Increasing Access to Affordable & Nutritious Food
Food Bucks Win in the PA Budget!
For the first time, Food Bucks have been included in Pennsylvania's 2025-26 budget! With the great efforts of the Food Bucks coalition, more Pennsylvanians who receive SNAP benefits will have greater access to affordable fresh fruits and vegetables. The funding includes $2 million for the expansion of nutrition incentives. Learn more about the Food Bucks program run by The Food Trust and implemented at Fresh Access Farmers Markets below.
Food Bucks, a program implemented by The Food Trust, provides SNAP shoppers an extra $2.00 to spend on fruits and veggies for every $5.00 they spend.
In recent years, Food Bucks have enabled Pennsylvanians to purchase an additional $300,000 annually in fruits and vegetables. The program reaches nearly 55,000 households in PA every year.
If PA invested $2 million to support Healthy Food Incentives, we could: double the number of households reached, help families buy more fruits and veggies, and support 25 additional retailers!
