Tulsa Community Foundation

Double Up Oklahoma COVID-19 Rapid Relief Program Seeks to Meet the Pandemic-induced Increase in Demand for Nutrition Incentives. This Funding Will Address Critical Food Security Needs of Low-income Communities, Enhance the Resilience of Food and Healthcare Systems, and Maximize Funding Reaching Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Recipients to Increase Purchase and Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables by Providing Incentives at the Point-of-sale. With a Proven Record of Providing Services in Under-resourced Communities and an Ability to Scale Statewide Program Implementation, This Project Is Administered by Hunger Free Oklahoma.this Project Meets the Guscrr-nis Goal of Incentivizing Purchases of Fruits and Vegetables by Maintaining a 65.1% Benefit Ratio to Total Project Budget, Using Direct-to-consumer Marketing, Targeting Locally Grown Produce, Expanding a Snap-for-produce Model in Traditional Grocery Stores (open Extended Hours), and Coordinating Diverse Stakeholders. Included in This Project Is a Comprehensive Evaluation That Will Coordinate With Ntae to Collect Core Data to Inform Quality Improvement, Measure Growth Through Incentive Redemption and Firm Participation, and Assess the Duo for Health Program. the Duo for Health Program Equips Medical Providers to Better Support Low-income and Food Insecure Patients.this Project Will Allow Over 8,400 Oklahoma Households to Stretch Grocery Budgets, Improve Food Security in Up to 23 Counties, and Improve Referrals Given by 40 Medical Providers to Food-insecure Patients. This Means an Additional $423,385 in Fruits and Vegetables Purchased by Snap Participants - Supporting Local Economies and Increasing Both Consumption and Availability of Healthy Produce in Historically Marginalized and Under-resourced Communities