2024 Detroit Food Summit Resource Guide
This resource guide contains information sources on the topic of online grocery delivery, including the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot, transportation insecurity, and the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study.
For questions, please contact erykahb@umich.edu.
This Research is Supported By:
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
USDA SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot (SNAP OPP)
Since 2014, the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot (SNAP OPP) is a program to allow those receiving food assistance to redeem SNAP/EBT benefits online through a website or app.
Check out these sites to check your food assistance eligibility, status, and manage your account online.
Click here to learn more about Michigan's SNAP Online Purchasing guidelines and a full list of participating grocery store and retail outlets.
Learn about how to protect yourself from EBT scams and fraud. Stay up to date with scam alerts here.
Research on SNAP OPP's impact on food access:
SNAP Spending Rose and Fell With Pandemic-Era Changes to Benefit Amounts by Jordan Jones (2024)
SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot Reduced Food Insufficiency Among Low-Income Households by Jordan Jones (2024)
Promoting Equitable Expansion of the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot by Healthy Eating Research (2021)
Photo by Eduardo Soares on Unsplash
2024 Farm Bill Renewal
Learn more about the 2014 Farm Bill, which initiated the online purchasing pilot.
The 2018 Farm Bill expired in 2023 is now up for renewal:
Learn more about updates to the Farm Bill and how to get involved.
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The Detroit Metro Area Communities Survey (DMACS)
DMACS is a representative survey of residents living with in the City of Detroit. It provides reliable and timely public opinion data in a changing Detroit.
Learn more on the DMACS official website.
Today's presentation uses data from fall of 2023. Click here to view topline findings from our fall survey.
Click here to learn more about other topics we have covered, including policy priorities, voting behavior, and neighborhood satisfaction.
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Resources on Transportation Insecurity
Transportation insecurity is defined as the inability to move from place to place in a safe or timely manner, and impacts one's ability to connect jobs, healthcare, school, or other activities.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a way to understand key symptoms of transportation insecurity.
Click here to learn more about the Transportation Insecurity Index.
The Center for Neighborhood Technology developed the Housing and Transportation Affordability Index to measure affordability in the United States.
Click here to learn about housing and transportation affordability in Detroit.
Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash
For questions, contact me at erykahb@umich.edu