UNT Transition to Adulthood Disability Food Security & SNAP Participation Discussion

Question Description

About the Experiential Learning- Alternative to the Food Insecurity Challenge :

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1) Create a hypothetical family based on your own family, your roommates, or a similar situation. This hypothetical family must qualify for SNAP benefits (see step 4, below). Assign ages to all family members, family income (work, child support, etc…) and expenses (rent, medical expenses, transportation, utilities).

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2) Make a 30-day menu of what you would like to eat for a month, including amounts. You will not have discretionary funds to eat out, purchase coffee at shops, or buy snacks from vending machines. Be sure to include everything you will need for all your meals for a month (3 meals per day X 30 days = 90 meals per person). Your family’s 30-day menu should conform to the SNAP recommended USDA MyPlate dietary guidelines (Please notice that highly processed junk food is not included):

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https://www.choosemyplate.gov/dietary-guidelines

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3) Make a complete 30-day grocery-shopping list from your menu plan.

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4) Research SNAP allocations for your “family”:

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https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipient/eligibility#How%20much%20could%20I%20receive%20in%20SNAP%20benefits?

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Or check the following link:

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https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits

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Follow the instructions carefully. Note that it is easy to make mistakes, which may result in false allocation amounts for your “family.” If your allotment seems generous, it is wrong and you should recalculate.

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5) Once you have determined how much the food stamp amount would be for your “family,” take your grocery list and “shop” for those items. You will actually have to leave your residence and go to a grocery store – Online shopping is not allowed. “Shop” for your family’s food for the month (do not actually buy anything, just walk up and down the aisles with a cart and write the costs beside each item on your list). You may make substitutions, change your menu, and revise your grocery list, but you must make sure that everyone in your household will eat something at least three times per day for one entire month. Do not fill a basket with food, then walk out, and leave it in an aisle (we do not want to be a burden on the supermarkets).

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6) Document your efforts in a 4-6 page paper (excluding the three required attachments). You should use a title, introductory and concluding paragraphs, headings and subheadings, and address ALL of the following points:

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  1. Very brief introduction. Do not use a heading for the introduction, but do use headings for the other items.
  2. Define Poverty
  3. Your thoughts about the purpose of this paper
  4. Describe your “family” composition
  5. How you found the amount of SNAP funds you would receive. Show the actual calculations.
  6. How you created your menus (using the Government nutritional guidelines)
  7. Describe the process of creating your grocery list. How long did it take? Was it easy or hard?
  8. Where you shopped and why?
  9. Did you have to change your original shopping list, or was it within your budget?
  10. What decisions did you make when adjusting your original grocery list?
  11. How the process of shopping and adjusting your list made you feel, reporting any stress, anxiety, frustration, satisfaction, confidence, etc.
  12. Your opinions of the food stamp allotments (adequate, inadequate, difficult, easy)?
  13. What changes should be made to the SNAP program? You must recommend at least two macro changes.
  14. Any understandings gained about living with a low income
  15. The implications of the SNAP program for social work practice – what have you learned that will help you as a social worker?
  16. What did you learn from this experience…provide at least three points
  17. Very brief conclusion

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Also include three attachments:

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  1. The original grocery list (attachment)
  2. Your 30 day menu plan (attachment)
  3. The list of groceries you “purchased” (attachment)
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