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Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Very Low Food Security by State, 2013-2015

This poster, from Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity, can be used in health care settings to help connect at-risk children and their families to SNAP and other federal nutrition programs.

This document, from Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity, outlines key advocacy actions and strategies that pediatricians, as well as other health care providers, can take to address food insecurity in the U.S.

This poster, from Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity, can be used in health care settings to help connect at-risk children and their families to SNAP and other federal nutrition programs.

This poster, from Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity, can be used in health care settings to help connect at-risk children and their families to SNAP and other federal nutrition programs.

This paper provides background information on SNAP; briefly summarizes the harmful impacts of poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition on health and well-being; summarizes research on SNAP’s role in addressing these issues among low-income Americans; and describes how this role of furthering the public’s health would be enhanced if SNAP benefits were more adequate.

Approximately every five years, Congress reauthorizes the Farm Bill, a comprehensive piece of legislation that authorizes most federal policies governing food and agriculture programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

This primer includes information on: What is the Farm Bill?; What is at Stake in the Farm Bill’s Nutrition Title?; Scope of the Farm Bill; What Food Programs are up for Review?; In Congress, who has Responsibility for the Farm Bill?

Because school districts using CEP no longer collect meal applications at all schools, states have developed alternative data sources for assessing the poverty level of schools. The main approaches are described in this chart.

Geared to help summer food sponsors who are working to improve the quality of meals they serve to children, this guide outlines three key strategies to improve meal quality: strengthening contract language, improving vendor communication, and increasing competition on a bid. It also contains tips to help anti-hunger advocates work with sponsors on this important challenge.

This brief, which contains the most recent data available, explains the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child Nutrition Division policies regarding eligibility for free school meals for certain homeless, migrant, runaway, and foster students; addresses frequently asked questions about implementing these policies; and offers tools to ensure that these students can access food both inside and outside of school.

The report, by FRAC and the National Association of Elementary School Principals, provides guidance for principals interested in implementing Breakfast in the Classroom at their schools, and insights into the leadership they can provide to build a strong and sustainable program.

This brief outlines the benefits of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), describes CEP works, and includes key steps to adopting CEP.

This brief describes one of the key simplifications of community eligibility: participating schools no longer collect school meal applications. Eliminating applications reduces the administrative burden on school districts and reduces paperwork for parents struggling to put food on the table.

This brief reviews a variety of strategies proposed in the context of SNAP and dietary quality. It includes a review of SNAP participant characteristics, benefit redemption patterns, and purchasing habits. It summarizes the research on SNAP’s role in dietary quality, obesity, and other health outcomes, such as food insecurity.

This toolkit, from FRAC and the AARP Foundation, offers practical tips and examples to help organizations of all sizes address food insecurity in all types of communities with a goal of increasing senior SNAP participation. The toolkit walks through the basics of SNAP, and then provides practical resources to help organizations craft successful programs of education, outreach, and application assistance. It includes real examples of collateral and messages that have worked in communities across the nation, and offers strategies on how to measure success.