A program that allows SNAP recipients to afford more fresh produce is expanding across North Texas.
It is called Double Up Food Bucks, a program from North Texas Healthy Communities that allows people on food stamps to increase their daily purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables. They can get 50% off fresh produce or double the value of their purchase, up to a certain amount.
It's an effort to improve nutrition for people receiving SNAP benefits. The program was started three years ago thanks to the help of local merchants like Bonton Farms, Foodland Markets, the Saginaw Farmers Market, the Cowtown Farmers Market in White Settlement and starting tomorrow the Dallas Farmers Market.
North Texas Healthy Communities continues to push for more expansion to help more and more Texans eat healthier.
“Double Up Food Bucks is designed to remove the barriers that many families face when they try to put healthy food on the table by making fresh produce more affordable and accessible,” said Matt Dufrene, vice president for Texas Health Resources. “By expanding this program, we are able to reach more people and ultimately improve well-being throughout our community.”
Participating locations include:
Dallas
- Dallas Farmers Market, 920 S. Harwood St.
- Southpoint Community Market, 2839 S. Ervay St.
- Bonton Farms, 6911 Bexar St.
- For Oak Cliff Farmers Market, 907 E. Ledbetter Drive
Northwest Tarrant County
- Saginaw Farmers Market, 752 S. Knowles Drive, Saginaw
- Lake Worth Farmers Market, 7005 Charbonneau Road, Lake Worth
Fort Worth
- Elrod’s Cost Plus, 1524 NW 25th St.
- Foodland Markets, 1212 S. Ayers Ave.
White Settlement
- Cowtown Farmers Market, 8901 Clifford St.,
Forest Hill
- Foodland Markets, 3320 Mansfield Hwy.
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