N.J. Admin. Code § 10:87-1.4 - Program informational activities

(a) The Division of Family Development (DFD) will supply CWAs with posters and pamphlets concerning nutritional information, and, where available, explanations of Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) explanations. CWAs shall directly display the posters and make the pamphlets available at all NJ SNAP and public assistance offices.

(b) CWAs shall inform participant and applicant households of their program rights and responsibilities. The information may be provided through whatever means DFD deems appropriate.

(c) The CWAs shall provide both certification materials in the appropriate language(s) and bilingual staff or interpreters, as required by FNS bilingual guidelines (see 7 CFR 272.4(b)).

1. Certification materials shall include the NJ SNAP application form, change report form and notices to households.

2. The CWAs shall ensure that certification offices provide sufficient bilingual staff or interpreters for the timely processing of non-English-speaking applicants.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 10:87-1.4

As amended on an emergency basis, R.1981 d.398, eff. 9/30/1981 (oper. October 1, 1981), exp. November 30, 1981.
See: 13 N.J.R. 769(a).
Readopted, R.1981 d.517, eff. 12/31/1981.
See: 13 N.J.R. 769(a), 14 N.J.R. 103(a), 14 N.J.R. 208(b).
Old text concerning "outreach efforts" deleted are replaced with new text concerning "program informational activities".
Amended by R.1989 d.121, effective 2/21/1989.
See: 20 N.J.R. 2689(a), 21 N.J.R. 511(b).
Old text repealed and new text added.
Amended by R.2004 d.181, effective 5/17/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 28(a), 36 N.J.R. 2425(a).
Substituted references to the Division of Family Development (DFD) for references to the Division of Public Welfare (DPW) throughout; rewrote (c).
Amended by R.2009 d.94, effective 3/16/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 5932(a), 41 N.J.R. 1245(b).
Rewrote (c).
Administrative change.
See: 44 N.J.R. 1529(a).