SUMMARY OF MAJOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE PROGRAMS
Data as of June 07, 2013
            March February March
NAME OF PROGRAM 2012 2013 2013
                       Preliminary Initial
                        
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:  1/                       
  People participating (thous.) 46,405 47,558 47,727
  Households participating (thous.) 22,258 23,007 23,116
  Value of benefits ($ mil.) 6,181 6,304 6,341
  Average benefit ($) 133.20 132.54 132.86
  Total program cost ($ mil.) 2/ 7,178 6,317 7,292
                       
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM:      
  Children participating (thous.) 31,636 31,114 30,384
  Children reached w/Free-Reduced Lunch (thous.) 21,510 21,899 21,239
  Total Lunches Served (mil.) 576.2 514.2 496.8
  Percent Served Free (%) 59.28 61.83 61.41
  Percent Served Reduced Priced (%) 8.71 8.55 8.49
  Total NSLP Cost 3/ ($ mil.) 1,212 1,207 1,135
       
SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM:      
  Children participating (thous.) 12,938 13,094 13,163
  Total Breakfasts Served (mil.) 236.2 223.0 216.9
  Percent Served Free-Reduced Priced (%) 84.07 84.86 84.62
  Total SBP Cost ($ mil.) 358.5 351.6 340.8
                    
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD:                        
  Total meals served (mil.) 181.6 164.7 173.7
     Child care centers (mil.) 125.7 116.5 121.2
     Day care homes (mil.) 49.9 42.9 46.8
     Adult care centers (mil.) 6.1 5.3 5.7
     Percent served free/reduced-price (%) 82.07 82.62 82.68
  Total program cost ($ mil.) 2/ 3/ 309.3 231.1 315.3
                               
WIC (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION):                   
  Women-infants-children participating (thous.) 8,882 8,611 8,560
  Food cost ($ mil.) 396.2 374.5 364.4
  Average food cost per person ($) 44.61 43.49 42.57
  Total program cost ($ mil.)  542.2 496.5 482.6
                       
TOTAL USDA FOOD DONATIONS (ALL PROGRAMS) 4/:                  
  Entitlement foods ($ mil.)  115.6 113.5 116.1
  Bonus foods ($ mil.) 0.4 2.2 2.2
  TEFAP--Emergency Food Assistance ($ mil.) 28.3 67.1 76.1
All data are subject to revision; initial March 2013 and preliminary February 2013 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.