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Disaster Response, Community Resilience, and Food:

Explore the vital role of USDA Food and Nutrition Service in disaster response, focusing on improving community resilience through strategic planning and resource allocation. Learn about FNS programs and assistance in disaster situations. Contact Eric Lai for more information.

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Disaster Response, Community Resilience, and Food:

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  1. Disaster Response, Community Resilience, and Food: The Role of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Eric Lai, PhD Regional Disaster Coordinator Western Regional Office USDA Food and Nutrition Service

  2. Improving Quality of Life • Improve Community Resiliency Planning – Align federal economic development policy and resources in a manner that enhances rural prosperity. It could also encourage community resilience at the local level by requiring that federal planning strategies… include identification of strategic industries for rural regions and plans for disaster preparedness and recovery. Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Secretary Sonny Perdue, Chair

  3. Camp Fire Butte County, CA November 2018

  4. About the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Our Mission: Increase food security and reduce hunger by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet and nutrition education in a way that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence. Our Priorities: Program Integrity Customer Service Self Sufficiency Our Vision:To End Hunger and Improve Nutrition in America

  5. FNS Nutrition Assistance Programs • Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) • Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) • Disaster Assistance • Farmers Market Nutrition Program • Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) • Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program • National School Lunch Program (NSLP), including the Farm to School program • School Breakfast Program • Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program • Special Milk Program • Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children (WIC) • Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) • The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) • USDA Foods for Child Nutrition Programs

  6. Disasters in FNS Western Region, FY18-FY19

  7. Primary Types of FNS Disaster Assistance • USDA Foods • Congregate feeding • Household distribution in specific circumstances • Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP)

  8. USDA Foods FNS coordinates with State, local, and voluntary organizations to: • Provide food for shelters and other mass feeding sites • USDA Foods for congregate feeding typically come from school program warehouses • Distribute food packages directly to households in specific situations • Requires prior FNS approval to operate • Provides foods to disaster survivors for home preparation

  9. Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) • FNS evaluates State requests to operate aDisaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) • Approval and operation of D-SNAP requires a Presidential disaster declaration that includes assistance to individuals (Stafford Act) • Through D-SNAP, State partners are able to offer short-term food assistance to families suffering in the wake of a disaster • Disaster survivors may not participate in D-SNAP and Disaster Household Distribution at the same time

  10. http://www.fns.usda.gov/disaster/disaster-assistance • FNS Disaster Assistance Website

  11. Thank you! • If you have questions, please feel free to contact me: • Eric Lai Regional Disaster Coordinator FNS Western Regional Office, USDA (415) 437-8543 Eric.Lai@usda.gov

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