SUMMARY OF MAJOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE PROGRAMS
(Data as of February 01, 2012)
            November October November
NAME OF PROGRAM 2010 2011 2011
                       Preliminary Initial
                        
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:  1/                       
  People participating (thous.) 43,596 46,228 46,134
  Households participating (thous.) 20,405 21,970 21,926
  Value of benefits ($ mil.) 5,811 6,236 6,209
  Average benefit ($) 133.29 134.89 134.59
  Total program cost ($ mil.) 2/ 5,820 6,247 6,221
                       
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM:      
  Children participating (thous.) 32,274 32,089 32,076
  Children reached w/Free-Reduced Lunch (thous.) 21,131 21,564 21,584
  Total Lunches Served (mil.) 531.4 584.1 533.0
  Percent Served Free (%) 56.94 58.54 58.59
  Percent Served Reduced Priced (%) 8.53 8.66 8.70
  Total NSLP Cost 3/ ($ mil.) 1,121 1,314 1,171
       
SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM:      
  Children participating (thous.) 12,503 12,776 12,916
  Total Breakfasts Served (mil.) 208.0 234.0 217.1
  Percent Served Free-Reduced Priced (%) 83.39 83.44 83.81
  Total SBP Cost ($ mil.) 305.2 352.9 328.6
                    
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD:                        
  Total meals served (mil.) 160.1 165.2 158.0
     Child care centers (mil.) 107.9 112.7 107.4
     Day care homes (mil.) 46.5 46.7 45.1
     Adult care centers (mil.) 5.7 5.7 5.5
     Percent served free/reduced-price (%) 82.67 82.44 82.64
  Total program cost ($ mil.) 2/ 3/ 206.5 218.1 210.4
                               
WIC (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION):                   
  Women-infants-children participating (thous.) 9,002 9,028 8,931
  Food cost ($ mil.) 379.5 388.2 411.1
  Average food cost per person ($) 42.16 43.00 46.03
  Total program cost ($ mil.)  473.7 475.9 596.3
                       
TOTAL USDA FOOD DONATIONS (ALL PROGRAMS) 4/:                  
  Entitlement foods ($ mil.)  132.5 185.6 136.9
  Bonus foods ($ mil.) 5.8 5.2 9.6
  TEFAP--Emergency Food Assistance ($ mil.) 53.7 40.8 60.1
All data are subject to revision; initial November 2011 and preliminary October 2011 numbers are subject to substantial change.  See Annual Summary for more detailed notes. 
1/ Excludes Nutrition Assistance Grants, which provide benefits analogous to SNAP 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.