Feasibility of Strategies to Increase SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program Use for Families With Food Insecurity

Feasibility of a Pilot Intervention Designed to Increase SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program Use for Families With Food Insecurity

The Veggie Vouchers pilot intervention aimed to increase awareness and utilization of an existing SNAP F&V incentive program in South Carolina for families with food insecurity. Social determinants of health screenings were leveraged in a pediatric clinic to identify eligible families and provide information about this program. A free trial was then offered, with the long-term goal of increasing program use after the free trial ended. The primary aim was feasibility and acceptability of the Veggie Vouchers intervention among pediatricians and families.

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• Had a child 2-17 years of age
• Child lived in their home 50% of the time or more
• Child was a patient of the general pediatrics clinic enrolled in this study
• English-speaking
• Enrolled in SNAP
• Experiencing household food insecurity

Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:

• Had purchased fruits and vegetables within the past year at the community food site participating in this study