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Resource | History FDPIR Food Package Review Work Group Minutes

Meeting and conference call notes from the FDPIR Food Package Review Work Group.

11/08/2023
Resource | History USDA Proclamation: National WIC Breastfeeding Week

Secretary of Agriculture, do hereby proclaim August 1–7, 2023, as National WIC Breastfeeding Week.

06/21/2023
Resource | Research, Analysis & Background | Assessing/Improving Operations USDA Literature Review on Wage Subsidies and Work-Based Learning for SNAP

​This study describes the wage subsidy and work-based learning models that aid in improving employment outcomes, the extent to which these models promote strong connections between government programs and employers, and the implications of previous findings on how to best implement wage subsidy and work-based learning programs within the SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) program.

02/21/2023
Resource | History A Short History of SNAP

1939 – The First Food Stamp Program

09/11/2018
Resource | History Program History

The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 authorized the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Pilot in 4 states and 1 Indian Tribal Organization (Zuni, New Mexico). The purpose of the pilot was to determine the best practices for increasing fruit (both fresh and dried) and fresh vegetable consumption in schools.

09/12/2013
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