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Nutrition Assistance Programs

USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) FNS Programs Work in Every Community to Fight Hunger and to Improve Nutrition!. Nutrition Assistance Programs. SNAP School Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, After School Snacks ) Special Milk Program Summer Food Service Program

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Nutrition Assistance Programs

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  1. USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)FNS Programs Work in Every Community to Fight Hunger and to Improve Nutrition!

  2. Nutrition Assistance Programs • SNAP • School Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, After School Snacks) • Special Milk Program • Summer Food Service Program • WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program • WIC Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program • Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program • Child and Adult Care Food Program • The Emergency Food Assistance Program • USDA Foods • Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program • Commodity Supplemental Food Program • Food Distribution of Indian Reservations

  3. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net. SNAP offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities.

  4. School Nutrition Programs • National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs: Federally assisted meal programs operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. • Provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost breakfast or lunch to children each school day.

  5. Special Milk Program (SMP) • Provides milk to children in schools, childcare institutions, and eligible camps that don’t participate in other federal child nutrition programs.

  6. Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) • Bridges the nutrition gap by providing children 18 years and younger with the food they need when they are out of school to keep learning, playing, and growing • Helps families with tight food budgets in the summer

  7. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) • Supplemental nutrition program in operation since 1974 • WIC serves: • Pregnant & postpartum women • Infants • Children up to age 5 • 1 in 2 babies in the US participate in WIC • Eligibility: • Income • Residency • Nutrition risk

  8. Farmers Market Programs • WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) • Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)

  9. Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) • Helps child and adult care institutions and family or group day care homes provide nutritious foods to adults, young children, and at-risk youth. • Afterschool care centers and emergency shelters can also participate.

  10. The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) • Helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans including the elderly by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost.

  11. USDA Foods for Child Nutrition Programs • Nutritious, domestically sourced and produced food provided to the National School Lunch Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Summer Food Service Program. • Foods include high-quality vegetables, fruits, dairy products, whole grains, lean meats, and other protein items.

  12. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) • Provides free, fresh fruits and vegetables to children at eligible elementary schools during the school day. • Goal is to introduce children to new fresh fruits and vegetables and increase their acceptance and consumption of the produce.

  13. Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) • Works to improve the health of low-income elderly persons by supplementing their diets with nutritious, domestically sourced and produced food.

  14. Food Distribution on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) • Provides USDA Foods to income eligible households living on or near Indian reservations • Is an alternative to SNAP when there is no access to SNAP offices or authorized food stores

  15. Other FNS Efforts • Disaster Assistance • Community Food Systems

  16. For More Information: https://www.fns.usda.gov/

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