The Michigan Fitness Foundation has reviewed primarily children’s books and created a SNAP-Ed Book List (links to PDF in new window or right click to download) (updated 1/26/17) to make it easy for MFF SNAP-Ed Partners to find books for their programs that are pre-approved for SNAP-Ed allowability. The books are divided into two categories for use in SNAP-Ed programming.
- Fully Approved. These books are highlighted in green on the book list and meet SNAP-Ed behavioral objectives or can be used very easily to reinforce a lesson meeting one of the SNAP-Ed behavioral objectives.
- Pre-approved Reader Notes Needed. These books are highlighted in yellow on the book list. The books needing Pre-approved Reader Notes may be used in Michigan SNAP-Ed programming only when they are used with supporting talking points that help the reader connect the book with a SNAP-Ed behavioral objective. These talking points (reader notes) must be pre-approved by your MFF SNAP-Ed Project Manager. The Pre-approved Reader Notes can include written connections between the book and your SNAP-Ed intervention, tip sheets developed for the book, etc. The Pre-approved Reader Notes must accompany your invoice when books are submitted for reimbursement.
If you have identified a need for your audience that cannot be met with a book on the book lists or in other available resources such as Health Through Literacy book sets, you may submit a request for an individual book review. Requests will be reviewed as the MFF review team’s schedule allows. Contact resources@michiganfitness.org for the form to detail your request.