One of two graphics describing strengths of SNAP
Download the graphicSummer is finally here which means that you should be implementing your outreach plan and working out the kinks to your summer nutrition operations that naturally arise at the beginning of the year.
Read moreThis guide highlights best practices at the state and local levels to establish unpaid meal fee policies that protect children from stigma, ensure that eligible children are certified for free and reduced-price school meals, and make certain that children get the nutrition necessary to learn at school.
Find out moreThe Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 required the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make significant nutrition improvements in federally-funded school meals, as well as to improve the overall quality of the food sold at school.
FACT: 99 Percent of All School Districts Have Implemented the School Nutrition Standards
FACT: Parents Support the New School Nutrition Standards
FACT: More Low-Income Students Participate in School Meals
FACT: Children Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
The Center for American Progress, the Coalition on Human Needs, Witnesses to Hunger, the Food Research & Action Center, Feeding America, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics joined together to launch a national campaign that asked individuals across the country to share their personal experiences with the nation’s nutrition assistance programs. This booklet is a result of that call to action.
Read the reportInfographic listing economic struggles of seniors in the U.S.
Download the infographicInformation on using the StoryCorps app, a free mobile application which walks users through an interview by providing easy to follow, step-by-step guidelines.
Find out moreTables showing the per meal federal reimbursement rates for the Afterschool Meal Program and Summer Food Service Program, as well as projected annual program income based
on the number of children served.
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This report provides a status report on community eligibility implementation nationally and across the states and the District of Columbia in the 2016–2017 school year, based on school and school district participation and enrollment in community eligibility schools.
Read the reportChild and Adult Care Food Program: Average Daily Participation, Meals Served, and Cash Reimbursements, FY 2016
Read the reportThis toolkit provides guidance to principals in how to effectively partner with their school nutrition department to bring “grab-and-go” breakfast, second-chance breakfast, or breakfast in the classroom programs to their schools.
Learn moreInformation for sponsors and supporters on establishing logistics for this year’s Summer Nutrition Programs. Part of FRAC’s Summer Nutrition Programs Implementation Calendars and Guide.
Download the toolkitSummer programs that achieved gold and silver standards of excellence.
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