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School Breakfast: A Jump Start to a Great Day

April 25, 2023 Tony Craddock, Jr., Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

How you start your day sets the tone for the rest of your day! School breakfast programs are critical in building a healthier future for America’s children.

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USDA Takes Steps to Prevent Illegal Child Labor

April 12, 2023 USDA Office of Communications

Since 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has seen a 69 percent increase in children being employed illegally by companies. In the last fiscal year, the department found 835 companies it investigated had employed more than 3,800 children in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In February...

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USDA’s Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison Helps Military Vet Get a Job at USDA

April 06, 2023 Stephanie Ho, USDA Office of Communications

Veteran John Langdon served for 20 years of active duty in the U.S. Army, including deployments in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. He retired in July 2021, with a full career of service under his belt, but without a full appreciation of how challenging it would be to find a civilian...

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105-Year-Old Fondy Farmers Market Increases Access to Healthy, Local Food and Economic Opportunity in Greater Milwaukee Area

April 06, 2023 Penny Weaver, Acting Midwest Public Affairs Director, Food and Nutrition Service with guest author Stephen Petro, Fondy Farm Director and Chief Operating Officer

Last fall, Stacy Dean, USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services, visited the Fondy Farmers Market, Milwaukee's 105-year-old, largest, and first farmers market in Wisconsin to accept SNAP!

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Secretary Tom Vilsack Visits Greeley Evans School District

April 04, 2023 Anjali Budhiraja, USDA FNS Public Affairs Specialist with Dr. Deirdre Pilch, Superintendent, Greeley Evans School District 6, guest author

Greeley-Evans School District 6 in northern Colorado was honored and excited to welcome Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to Maplewood Elementary School on March 22. The Secretary and visitors were able to see just one school of more than 30 in District 6 that provide essential health and...

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Arturo S. Rodríguez: ¡Sí Se Puede! Improving the Lives and Livelihoods of Farmworkers

March 31, 2023 Cecilia Hernandez, Designated Federal Officer, USDA Equity Commission

March 31 marks César Chávez Day and serves as a reminder to all Americans of the importance of service, community, education, and commitment to advocating for farmworkers and their families. Chávez was a champion of farmworkers’ rights, calling for fairer wages and improved working conditions and...

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Poppy Sias-Hernandez: Working to Build Equity with Love, Integrity, and Generosity

March 14, 2023 Laura Crowell, USDA Equity Commission Communications Lead

As a Latina woman, raised in a black community by a single white mother, Poppy Sias-Hernandez understands how access to equitable support and resources can have a life changing impact.

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Michelle Hughes: Advocating for Equity People Can Feel and Trust

February 27, 2023 Laura Crowell, USDA Equity Commission Communications Lead

After Michelle Hughes graduated from Haverford College, she took a job on a hog farm at the University of Pennsylvania in preparation for veterinary school. While working on the farm, Hughes’ career interests shifted towards production agriculture and advocacy.

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Gary Matteson: Creating Rural Wealth and Improving Equity One Conversation at a Time

February 15, 2023 Laura Crowell, Communications Lead, USDA Equity Commission

Gary Matteson is a farmer with a passion for helping beginning farmers from all backgrounds and walks of life. During his 30-year farming career, he built a successful operation raising greenhouse wholesale cut flowers and beef cattle for local sales in Epsom, New Hampshire.

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USDA’s TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grant Expands Distribution in Rural Nebraska

February 08, 2023 Emily C. Kelley, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service with guest author Alynn Sampson, Vice President, Operations & Impact, Food Bank of Lincoln

The Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP, Reach and Resiliency – Round 1 grants are making an impact in communities across the nation. At the Food Bank of Lincoln, we have been able to leverage Reach and Resiliency sub-grant funding awarded by our Nebraska TEFAP agency to identify underserved...

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