The current Ethiopian food security programs have started to operate in 2005 in order to bring stabled food security by ending the cycle of dependency on food aid. Due to gender based inequality, ... Abstract femole headed households tend to arise in situations of poverty and continue to remain chronic food insecurity. However, there i? information gap on the impact of the current food security programs on female headed households' food security. The general objective of the study was therefore; to examine • the impact oJ PSNP and HAE programs in improving FHHs food security in the case of lay Gayint 6';o. sample t-test were used to see the correlation of variables. Moreover, binary logistic regression modei was used to identify the determinant factors for the dependent variable. The study revealed that • PSNP transfer has contributed more in smoothing the beneficiaries' food and other consumption. The beneficiary households' number of meals per day improved after ta~geted by PSNP and the paired t­ test assured that there is statistically significance difference between before and after targeted. the program intervention (p<0.01). The study revealed that among the livestock units, oxen ownership of • - ... Woreda. Questionnaire survey, key informants interview, focus group discussions and observation were employed to collect the primary data. A total of 110 safety net beneficiary households were covered by the questionnaire survey. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as tables, percentages and frequencies. Similarly, an inferential statistics such as Chi-square and paired the household had reduced after targeted by PSNP. It was found out that 18.2% and 3.6% respondents, respectively had one and two oxen before the program intervention while, the study found out that only 7.3% respondents had one ox after targeted by PSNP (P <0.01). It was found out that there was only 20% of households were benefited from the HABP. Due to the criteria and restricted business alternative, only 19.1% beneficiaries could participate in credit service. It was also found out that credit access has relation with HAE program membership and it was statistically significant (P<O. OJ). Based on the per capita food requirement of 2100 kcal, the result revealed that only 16.4% FHH beneficiaries of PSNP were food secured. The binary logistic regression results found out that farm land size, education status, PSNP transfer and fertilizer using were determinant factors of households' vulnerability to food insecurity. Therefore, in order to bring sustainable solution for the FHHs food insecurity problem, the integration of PSNP transfer with other income earning activities (HABP) were found to be crucial. These call upon policy makers and government officials to put considerable efforts in revising the HABP targeting criteria as well as to restricted business plan alternatives.