The federal Food Stamp Program is an assisted nutrition program that helps millions of eligible low-income individuals and families (State Department of Agriculture -United). This program gives its beneficiaries extra money every month to try to help them have better food security. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is also the largest federal safety net program (U.S. Department of Agriculture). In Ohio's Appalachian counties, there are 515,300 beneficiaries, or 25.4% of the population (Job and Family Services). The Supplemental Nutrition Program is a good program, except for one problem that can be resolved relatively quickly and one problem that will take a little time to resolve. The problem that can be solved immediately is that the supplemental nutrition program can be abused by beneficiaries who buy junk food instead of healthy food. The problem that will take time to resolve is that some beneficiaries are making unhealthy food choices because they do not have access to a local supermarket. In order to address both of these issues, the food stamp program needs to better regulate what can be purchased with the food stamp card and items in convenience stores need to be better stocked in order to continue accepting food stamp cards. food stamps. In order to be eligible to receive assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the household must meet certain tests such as resources, income, deductions, employment requirements, immigrant eligibility and special rules for elderly or disabled people. To meet the requirements of the means test, the household may have two thousand dollars in countable resources, such as a bank account, but the house and land do not count (United States Department of Agriculture). In order to answer middle of paper......rch Complete. Internet. April 7, 2014. Price, Charles. “Reforming Postsecondary Education Policy for Welfare Reform: Two State Case Studies in Political Culture, Organizing, and Advocacy.” » Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 32.3 (2005): 81-106. Academic research completed. Internet. March 31, 2014. Swan, Richelle S. et al. “The Untold Story of Welfare Fraud.” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 35.3 (2008): 133-151. Academic research completed. Internet. April 5, 2014. VartaAnian, Thomas P., Linda Houser and Joseph Harkness. “Food Stamps and Addiction: Disentangling the Short- and Long-Term Economic Effects of Food Stamp Receipt and Young Mothers' Low Income.” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 38.4 (2011): 101-122. Academic research completed. Internet. April 5, 2014. United States Department of Agriculture. “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.” » December 20, 2013. Internet. March 28. 2014.