The Missoula Valley Winter Market accepts SNAP (EBT) and participates in a Double SNAP program that organizers said can match up to $30 for purchases of fruits and vegetables. Market organizer Pam Walzer described the program during a televised interview on MCAT, saying that using the market’s EBT processing can double the purchasing power for eligible shoppers.

Walzer also told the program the market works with Providence Health Center on a produce-prescription partnership in which some clinic clients receive vouchers to spend on fruits and vegetables at the market. "We accept SNAP grant benefits and we also participate in what they call a Double SNAP dollars where if you swipe your EBT card you can get up to $30 match to buy fruits and vegetables," Walzer said.

What organizers did not specify: which nonprofit or government program is administering the Double SNAP match locally, the exact eligibility rules for Providence vouchers, and the total budget for those voucher programs. Those program details were described by the market organizer but not sourced to a specific agency during the interview.

Next steps: organizers encouraged shoppers to visit on Saturdays at the mall Events Concourse and suggested lower-income shoppers use SNAP/Double SNAP or inquire about Providence vouchers at the market for access to fresh produce.