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Text to Connect: Legal + Policy Considerations for Using Text Message Outreach to Reduce SNAP Churn

Text to Connect: Legal + Policy Considerations for Using Text Message Outreach to Reduce SNAP Churn
2022
Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University, Benefits Data Trust
Author(s): 
Katie Sullivan, Sara Soka, Keith Barnes
Text to Connect: Legal + Policy Considerations for Using Text Message Outreach to Reduce SNAP Churn
Source Sector(s)
Academic
Non-profit
Benefits Program
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Level of Government
State/Provincial
County
Location
United States
Format
Toolkit

This guide is the third part of a series designed to help SNAP administrators implement a text messaging program to reduce SNAP churn. This guide is intended to provide a general overview of the national statutory and regulatory landscape governing the legality of sending large volumes of text messages and sharing client information.