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SUMMARY OF MAJOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE PROGRAMS
(Data as of April 24, 2008)

           

February January February
NAME OF PROGRAM 2007 2007 2008
           

          

Preliminary

Initial

                        
FOOD STAMP :  1/                       
  People participating (thous.) 26,153 27,690 27,660
  Households participating (thous.) 11,643 12,393 12,399
  Value of benefits ($ mil.) 2,485 2,779 2,779
  Average benefit ($) 95.02 100.36 100.47
  Total program cost ($ mil.) 2/ 2,491 2,785 2,785
                   
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH:                
  Children Participating (thous.) 30,536 30,895 30,761
  Children Reached with Free/RP Lunches (thous.) 18,189 18,161 18,439
  Total Lunches Served (mil.) 496.4 536.8 529.0
     Percent Served Free (%) 49.48 48.66 49.75
     Percent Served Reduced-Price (%) 10.09 10.12 10.19
  Total Program Cost ($ mil.) 3/ 857.6 960.0 935.1
                   
SCHOOL BREAKFAST: 

      

         
  Children Participating (thous.) 9,887 10,259 10,275
  Total Breakfasts Served 164.4 177.7 179.9
     Percent Served Free and Reduced-Price (%) 80.78 80.29 80.67
  Total program cost ($mil.) 206.8 229.1 233.1
                 
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD:                        
  Total meals served (mil.) 148.5 162.4 157.0
     Child care centers (mil.) 95.4 104.6 102.0
      Day care homes (mil.) 48.5 52.6 50.1
      Adult care centers (mil.) 4.6 5.2 4.9
      Percent served free/reduced-price (%) 81.8 81.6 81.8
  Total program cost ($ mil.) 2/ 3/ 162.1 184.9 178.1
                               
WIC (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION):                   
  Women-infants-children participating (thous.) 8,086 8,584 8,523
  Food cost ($ mil.) 305.1 372.6 372.3
  Average food cost per person ($) 37.73 43.41 43.68
  Total program cost ($ mil.)  438.7 519.1 500.9
                       
TOTAL USDA FOOD DONATIONS (ALL PROGRAMS) 4/:                  
  Entitlement foods ($ mil.)  114.1 143.5 117.1
  Bonus foods ($ mil.) 1.8 1.0 .990
  TEFAP--Emergency Food Assistance ($ mil.) 13.2 25.5 18.1

All data are subject to revision; initial February 2008 and preliminary January 2008 numbers are subject to substantial change.  See Annual Summary for more detailed notes.

1/ Excludes Nutrition Assistance Grants, which provide benefits analogous to Food Stamps in several outlying areas (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Marianas).  

2/ Administrative costs are reported on a quarterly basis (March, June, September and December).

3/ Includes cash reimbursements and commodity costs (entitlement and bonus).

4/ Commodity costs are based on the value of food distributed to participants or delivered to State warehouses.