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Colorado’s Agencies Create Recipe Frameworks for Communities through the Healthy Corner Store Partnership

August 23, 2022 Max Young, SNAP Nutritionist and Divyani Pendleton, Colorado SNAP Education and Outreach Administrator Mountain Plains Regional Office

Small community-based stores, such as corner stores, are convenient places to shop for simple food items. However, smaller stores often have limited inventory – especially for nutritious options. Cooking Matters Colorado and Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center’s School Wellness Programs...

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FNS Programs at Work in the San Francisco Bay Area

August 23, 2022 Cindy Long, FNS Administrator

In early August, Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean and I travelled to San Francisco for meetings and events related to the work the USDA Food and Nutrition Service does to support local communities. On August 3, we spent the day visiting programs around the Bay Area that have an impact on addressing...

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FNS Honors Traditions and Supports the Sovereignty of Tribal Nations

August 18, 2022 Alison Hard, Senior Policy Advisor for the Food and Nutrition Service

Tribal nations across what we now consider the Great Plains relied for millennia on their buffalo relatives for food, medicine, clothing, tools, and shelter. Yet today it is hard to find buffalo meat on school meal trays in the very areas where they once sustained Native communities. The Food and...

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USDA Issues Helpful Reminders for Your School Lunch Prep

August 16, 2022 Jesus Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

More than 50 million youth are expected to attend U.S. schools this fall, and a good portion will be taking their own lunches to school. To help parents and caregivers prepare to-go meals safely, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers some advice.

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USDA Celebrates 30th Anniversary of SNAP-Ed at a California School

August 10, 2022 Mary Kay Gominger, Public Affairs Director, Western Region Food and Nutrition Service

In honor of the 30th Anniversary of SNAP-Ed, Western Regional Administrator, Jesus Mendoza, Jr., and I attended Rosemary Elementary School in Campbell, CA. The local SNAP-Ed team – which is officially referred to as CalFresh Healthy Living – led a presentation on nutrition education and discussed...

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Mary’s Center Provides Meaningful Support for WIC Families

August 03, 2022 Emily C. Kelley, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

“Hello, Mommy!” These are the first warm, welcoming words moms participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, hear when arriving for an appointment at the Mary’s Center (Petworth) WIC Clinic in Northwest D.C. If English isn’t mommy’s...

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Utah Legislature Enlists Local Nutrition Coalition in Fight Against Food Insecurity

July 26, 2022 Sandra MacMartin, Public Affairs Specialist with guest author Paul Birkbeck, SNAP Program Specialist, Utah Department of Workforce Services

My name is Paul Birkbeck, and I have worked with SNAP for 26 years and have been honored to chair Utah's State Nutrition Action Coalition (SNAC) for the past eight years. Throughout the United States, SNACs are an innovative, collaborative strategy to improve community health through partnerships. I...

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Oregon School District Uses USDA Equipment Grant to Bring Efficiency to the Kitchen

July 20, 2022 Julie Yee, Public Affairs Specialist, Western Regional Office

As any parent can attest, the ability to get nutritious food on the table fast is key. But when you’re cooking for not just your family but a whole school – efficiency is everything.

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Enrollment in Head Start Programs Now Easier for Families

July 15, 2022 Mary Kay Gominger, Public Affairs Director, Western Regional Office of Food and Nutrition Service

On May 9, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and USDA’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) partnered to celebrate a step forward in streamlining access to crucial government programs.

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USDA is Moving Quickly to Reduce Childhood Hunger in the Summer

July 08, 2022 Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

School meals are foundational to the health and nutrition for millions of our nation’s children.

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