dr. hillary slugman and around the healthy supplementals. >>i am happy to talk to you about this program. we started this as a demonstration project with the center for vulnerable populations that we conducted in 2010 and 2011 and basically what you see in your packets is a sample of a paper voucher that we distributed to low income women with children. the voucher was redeemable for $10 worth of fruits and vegetables to women who lived in bay view hunter's point and the mission district and in order to get this system up and running we asked vendors in the neighborhood all of whom are wic approved vendors if they were willing to participate in the program and we approached 26 vendors with some trepidation. 25 of the 26 vendors wanted to participate in the program. they wanted people coming into buy more fresh produce. it helps with the turn over of perishable foods which they have trouble stocking and they reported it was a benefit to the neighborhood and they wanted to be involved in doing positive things in the neighborhood. the participa