In this testimony Celia Hagert, senior policy analyst for the Center for Public Policy Priorities, testifies in support of CSHB 454, which relates to the provision of free lunch and breakfast to all enrolled students in certain school districts and campuses. Houston Independent School District (HISD) started serving free breakfast to all students…

This report, compiled by the Food Research & Action Center, details food and nutrition programs throughout the United States. The report provides a national profile, a profile for each state, and a look at national trends in food and nutrition. In addition to statistical portraits of hunger, unemployment, and poverty, statistics are presented…

This document presents testimony offered in conjunction with the reauthorization of federal child nutrition programs, and specifically reports on the United States Department of Agriculture's no-fee school meal pilot program. This alternative program aims to reduce administrative costs to schools and to increase student participation. In the pilot…

The USDA provides reimbursement for meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) to millions of children each school day. Children in families with income at or below 130 percent of the Federal poverty level are eligible for free meals, and children in families with income between 130 and 185…

Discusses food delivery techniques, new kinds of low-cost foods, and ideas for improving nutrition education. (JF)

Nutrition programs for the elderly, particularly those funded Federally, are reviewed with focus on career opportunities for administrators, dietitians, and nutritionists, and others. (JT)

Discusses federal subsidies to lunch and breakfast programs. (IRT)

This compilation of the oversight hearings of the ninety-sixth congress on federally funded child nutrition programs contains testimonies concerning the possible impact on these programs of a proposed reduction in federal spending for the fiscal year 1980. It was proposed that a reduction in spending be met through legislative changes in existing…

This report includes testimony and information with regard to: the National School Lunch Act and the supplemental feeding program for women, infants and children (WIC) in Vermont; and school lunch and WIC programs in Oklahoma. Remarks by Vermont and Oklahoma nutrition experts and WIC participants are recorded. Comments made by members of the…

When Yorktown switched to a flexible scheduling program it wanted to stretch the lunch hour to encourage students to spend their two free periods per day at school. The answer was a private food contractor who is responsible for equipment, personnel, and food preparation and is open from 7:30 a.m. to well into the evening. (Author/JN)

This is a guide designed to help school personnel to plan Type A school lunches and to understand the relationship of Type A lunch requirements to children's dietary needs. The nutritional requirements of the Federally established Type A lunch pattern, which utilizes agricultural surplus food, are described. Procedures and amounts for planning for…

Noting that persistent poverty, hunger, and food insecurity remain an important challenge in the United States, this report of the Food Research and Action Center details food and nutrition programs throughout the country. The report, designed for use by governments, advocates, religious organizations, schools, service providers, and non-profit…

In September 2003, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) contracted with ALTA Systems to conduct a project with the goal of providing a comprehensive overview of the relationship between poverty, program participation and obesity by conducting an in depth literature review; and convening an expert panel. The…

Details of recent federal regulations regarding child nutrition programs and ways that associations in the educational community can provide leadership and technical assistance in the direction of child nutrition programs. (Author/MLF)

During the school year, the School Lunch Program provides one-third to one-half of the nutrients low-income children consume every day. However, the rate of participation by eligible children in the Summer Food Service Program is only 15.5 percent of the target population. Created by Congress in 1968, the Summer Food Service Program is designed to…