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0 2022-23 & 2023-24 NCDHHS/COUNTY MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT <br /> FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES PERFORMANCE MEASURES <br /> Adult Child Support Child Welfare Energy Food and Nutrition <br /> Services Services Services Programs Services <br /> WHAT ARE THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES? <br /> In 2017, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Family/Child Accountability and Protection Act/ <br /> Rvlan's Law - Session Law 2017-41. The law requires all counties to enter into an annual agreement with the <br /> NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)for all social services programs excluding medical <br /> assistance (NC Medicaid). The goal of the annual agreements is to support the provision of consistent, quality <br /> child welfare and social services that ensure the safety, health and well-being of children,adults and families <br /> served across North Carolina. <br /> The law requires the agreement to contain performance requirements and administrative responsibilities. <br /> This fact sheet is one of six fact sheets describing the 21 performance measures in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 <br /> Memorandum of Agreement. The six fact sheets address: 1) Adult Services, 2)Child Support Services, 3) Child <br /> Welfare Services, 4) Energy Programs, 5) Food and Nutrition Services,and 6) Work First Services. <br /> Why Were These Food and Nutrition Services Measures Selected? <br /> The NCDHHS-County Memorandum of Agreement includes three Food and Nutrition Services(FNS) <br /> performance measures. Research shows that FNS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) <br /> benefits reduce poverty and food insecurity, and that this leads to improved health and economic outcomes <br /> over the long-term,especially for those who receive SNAP as children. <br /> BASIS <br /> The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (as amended through P.L.113-79, Effective Feb. 7, 2014) provides the <br /> foundational guidance for administration of the FNS program. <br /> FEDERAL COMPLIANCE AND STATE INSTRUMENTS <br /> The USDA is mandated by federal regulations to monitor program administration and operation of the FNS <br /> program. Monitoring of the state's compliance is completed through the Management Evaluation process. The <br /> Management Evaluation addresses and assesses State agency achievement of program objectives and FNS' <br /> strategic performance objectives and priorities. <br /> A Closer Look: Food and Nutrition Services Performance Measures <br /> 1.The County will process 95%of expedited FNS applications within the timeframe that allows the household to have <br /> access to the FNS benefits on or before the 7th calendar day from the date of application. <br /> RATIONALE <br /> The intent of this measure is to ensure all households which are considered expedited FNS applications are <br /> processed within the required timeframe. A food-secure household means that all members of the household <br /> receiving FNS benefits have access to healthy and nutritious food to support the health and well-being of the <br /> family including children, the elderly and people with disabilities. <br /> 1 of 2 <br />