NOEP Conference Workshop Form

For: Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Please fill out the form (one per person).Rank you top 3 choices.

Due by Monday, April 17, 2017

Name: ______

AgencyName: ______

Helping Our Immigrant and Refugee Clients– Facilitated by Kyle Athayde, Office for New Americans

Many immigrant and refugee communities are currentlyafraid to apply for SNAP benefits, and some current SNAP recipients are even closing their SNAP cases due to afear of deportation or some other negative possibility. Come learn about the facts and what you can offer to your clients as reassurance and referral sources, as well as sharing what you have been experiencing through your work with different immigrant communities as a NOEP Coordinator.

Learning About Planned Parenthood– Facilitated byZanetta Gary, Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood

Healthcare referrals are a vital resource to offer to your clients. Come learn about the life saving services that Planned Parenthood provides to many low income New Yorkers, including preventative care like free mammograms, and how you can best make a referral for your clients.
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From Across the Nation: What’s Going on in Arizona?–Facilitated by Zachary Stringer, Arizona Community Action Association

SNAP is the largest nutrition assistance program in the country. Over 43 million Americans, including nearly 1 million Arizonans, participated in the program in 2016. Yet, many more are eligible to participate. This workshop will explore the similarities and differences between Arizona and New York, and what SNAP outreach efforts look like in Arizona, including outreach to immigrant and Native American households.
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Looking Deeper– Facilitated by Diana Lezette, Hunger Solutions New York

This interactive, group-work based, workshop will explore factors that may motivate individuals to apply for SNAP or may make them hesitant to apply for SNAP. As we “construct” a potential SNAP applicant, we’ll look at what motivations or roadblocks to the SNAP application process may exist, and what referrals we can make for this individual.

Family Feud (NOEP Style!)–Facilitated by David Reynolds, Hunger Solutions New York

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This interactive workshop will explore many best practices for all things NOEP – outreach practices, referral sources, tracking techniques, working with the LDSS/HRA and so much more. “Where are the top five best places to give a presentation? And the survey says….” (Answers will based on a survey that will be sent to all NOEP Coordinators prior to the conference!)

Please return to: Paige Cerulli.

Fax: 518-458-6068