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FNS Response
To Severe Storms
As part of the National
Response Framework, FNS
supplies food to
disaster relief
organizations such as
the Red Cross and the
Salvation Army for mass
feeding or household
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Chefs Move
to Schools
Chefs across the country
are answering Mrs.
Obama's call to get
involved with their
local schools as part of
the
Chefs Move to
Schools
initiative, run through
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
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Peoples Garden School Pilot Program
The People’s Garden School Pilot Program is part of a broad USDA effort to provide children with access to a nutritious and safe diet. This initiative offers great promise for teaching children about food production while letting them experience the joy of growing and eating their own food.
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SNAP
Retailer Locator
The new
SNAP Retailer Locator
finds stores that
welcome SNAP benefits.
It is easy to use. Click
on Retailer Locator
link. Enter a street
address, city and State,
or zip code. A map of
the closest approved
stores will appear. Pick
a store and use SNAP
benefits there to put
healthy food on the
table.
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Ending Childhood Hunger
by 2015
We invited stakeholders
from many organizations
including State
Governments, local
program offices,
professional
organizations, private
industry and advocacy
groups, as well as
program participants,
their families and other
interested parties to
attend listening
sessions across the
country in the coming
months.
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Farm to School
Initiative
This online resource was
formed to assist schools
in starting or expanding
their Farm to School
activities; assist in
the communication
between farmers and
schools; share
information about Farm
to School activities
across the Nation; and
keep you informed of the
legislative and
regulatory changes that
influence Farm to School
activities.
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Healthy Incentives Pilot
The Food, Nutrition and
Conservation Act of 2008
(also known as the Farm
Bill) authorized $20
million for pilot
projects to evaluate
health and nutrition
promotion in the
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP) to determine if
incentives provided to
SNAP recipients at the
point-of-sale increase
the purchase of fruits,
vegetables or other
healthful foods.
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Latest
H1N1 Influenza
Information
Also see:
FAQs About H1N1 Flu |
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FNS Core Nutrition
Messages
FNS has released a set
of 16 nutrition
education messages,
supporting content (such
as tips and recipes) and
implementation guidance
for use in the nutrition
assistance programs.
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Expanding Your School Breakfast Program
The School Breakfast
Toolkit has been
re-designed as an online
resource. In this area
of the School Breakfast
site, you will find
information to help
promote and expand
School Breakfast
Programs as a way of
supporting positive
outcomes for children.
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