Senior Mobile Market Loyalty Program

Application Deadline EXTENDED: September 15, 2020 4:30pm ET
Application Link: https://forms.gle/8hndv8yNMi45y4qWA
Application Review and Rolling Selection Begins: August 17th, 2020

About the Program

The Veggie Van Study received funding from the AARP Foundation, as part of their initiative to improve food security among older adults, to implement and evaluate a mobile market incentive program serving lower-income seniors. The Senior Mobile Market Loyalty Program (SMMLP) is modeled after the USDA’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), but eliminates many barriers for both mobile market operators and seniors associated with the current program. Any eligible senior (age 50+, 150% or less of the federal poverty level) who visits a participating mobile market will be asked to enroll in the loyalty program, through which a $5 discount is instantly applied to their purchase any time they visit the mobile market. The Veggie Van Study is implementing the SMMLP through 10 mobile markets serving a high percentage of seniors (>50% of customers are 50+), and will conduct implementation research via periodic short surveys on food security amongst those senior customers enrolled in the loyalty program. We anticipate the SMMLP program, when combined with an evidence-based mobile market program optimized for reaching seniors, will help improve food security and diet among lower-income seniors.

Interested in Applying?

The Senior Mobile Market Loyalty Program is a discount for lower-income seniors applied at checkout using Farmers Register software each time they visit a participating mobile market. We are excited to start this new mobile-market specific program and need your help to test it in a variety of mobile market settings.

By participating, you  will have the opportunity to learn more about who is coming to your market and how to serve them better. You may also get the chance to offer a new incentive designed just for mobile markets, attract more customers, and increase sales.
If you are interested, we would ask you to fill out a short application to be part of this pilot testing. The Veggie Van team will select 20 mobile markets from the applicant pool to participate in one or both phases of the pilot program.
 
PHASE 1: Testing out Data Collection Through Farmers Register
Markets will be asked to use Farmers Register to collect  demographics on current customers. All markets selected for Phase 1 will receive:

1. A small operational grant to support data collection (TBD based on your organization’s needs), including but not limited to incentives to increase customer participation
2. Technical support for collecting demographic data, including (if desired) support with market evaluation

PHASE 2: Testing out the Senior Incentive Program Through Farmers Register
Using the data collected in Phase 1, the Veggie Van team will select 10  markets serving a high volume of lower-income seniors (out of the initial 20) to implement the Senior Mobile Market Loyalty Program for 6 months. This phase includes: 

1. Incentive funding (estimated at $5 per eligible senior per week) to implement the Senior Mobile Market Loyalty Program for a minimum of 6 months
2. Farmers Register programming to automatically apply the Senior Mobile Market Loyalty Program to qualifying orders
3. Continued support from the Veggie Van team to execute the loyalty program and related data collection amongst lower-income seniors at your market

 
If you are interested in participating in the study, please complete our brief application. Review of applications will begin on August 17th, 2020 on a rolling basis with priority given to those organizations who have submitted by that date. The application process will close on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 4:30pm ET (this closing date has been extended to allow as many interested markets as possible to apply during what has been a unique and challenging season).

If you have any additional questions, you can contact our team directly at: [email protected].