{"id":1014,"date":"2025-02-05T17:03:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T17:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/snap-gap\/?page_id=1014"},"modified":"2025-02-20T21:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:11:10","slug":"year-2-2023-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/snap-gap\/year-2-2023-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>2023-2024<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Methods<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Caregivers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 focus groups\n<ul>\n<li>8 English, 4 Spanish<\/li>\n<li>115 participants<\/li>\n<li>Average length: 78 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Completed April \u2013 June 2024<\/li>\n<li>Conducted by the research team at Rutgers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Caregiver Surveys\n<ul>\n<li>931 responses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Schools:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 districts, selected on varying factors: geographic reach, ethnic and racial diversity, SNAP eligibility, rates of free and reduced meal participation<\/li>\n<li>School Staff Surveys: 134 responses<\/li>\n<li>School Administrators Interviews:\n<ul>\n<li>4 online interviews<\/li>\n<li>Average length: 41 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Completed between June and August 2024<\/li>\n<li>Conducted by Jennifer Taylor and Veronica Jones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SNAP Promotional Events:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 601px\" width=\"936\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"342\"><strong>Event Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>Number of Events<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"146\"><strong>Number of Participants<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"342\"><strong>Health &amp; 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effectiveness in improving knowledge levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">School Administrator Interviews<\/span>: School administrators interviewed shared insights about SNAP, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), working with families, and partnering in the community. 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