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Washington state's Fruit & Vegetable Incentives

Program (FVIP) receives temporary funding to increase participant benefits

OLYMPIA – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will receive additional support towards fruit and vegetable purchases, thanks to the passage of SHB 1784. The bill provides an additional $2 million for the Washington State Department of Health (DOH)’s Fruit and Vegetable Incentives Program.

Funding will increase the SNAP Produce Match benefit from $5 for every $10 spent on e...

 

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