More than 6,500 school nutrition professionals, industry members, and allied organization representatives attended the School Nutrition Association’s 70th Annual National Conference last week in San Antonio, Texas. This was my second year attending and I was joined by one of my FRAC colleagues.
A new Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) study released last week adds to the evidence that higher Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will improve the health and well-being of low-income Americans.
Could you choose between the basics — between food and medicine, food and utilities, or food and transportation? These are impossible choices, yet more than 1 in 11 Americans 65 or older struggle with hunger, and are forced to make these decisions every day.
Jim Weill had the opportunity for a one-on-one conversation with USDA Secretary Vilsack about the importance of federal nutrition programs. The complete transcript is below, or you can jump to specific sections…
Jim Weill had the opportunity for a one-on-one conversation with USDA Secretary Vilsack last week to talk about the importance of federal nutrition programs. We are posting excerpts from the conversation here on FRAC’s blog, FRAC Chat.
