Strengthening SNAP and TANF is Essential to Support Children in Early Childhood

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Research brief examining participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Virginia during children's first six years of life. Uses administrative data from the Virginia Longitudinal Data System to explore differences in participation by race and residence in rural versus urban counties.

Colleen Heflin, Michah W. Rothbart, Mattie Mackenzie-Liu

09/2021

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Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion

Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Virginia