Skip to main content
Skip to main content

YMCA


University of Kentucky Collaboration Empowers Louisville's Homeless Youth

August 31, 2015 Kelly Flynn, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that every year more than 1.7 million teens experience homelessness in the United States. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, Louisville, Kentucky, had 555 young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 stay in homeless shelters over the past year. When...

Initiatives

How FNS Partners Take Their Summer Feeding Sites to the Next Level

August 11, 2014 Kristin Caulley, Program Analyst, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service partners serve a vital role in the success of the federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). These important relationships are critical to helping operate and expand summer meals and sites so that no child or teen goes hungry when school is out. Evaluating their...

Food and Nutrition

Healthy Food and Physical Activity – The Right Start to Life

October 21, 2009

Secretary Vilsack credited First Lady Michelle Obama for the beautiful weather in Washington, D.C., as the White House hosted students from seven local schools for the Healthy Kids Fair. The First Lady and USDA teamed up with local chefs and nutritionists for cooking demonstration and nutrition...

Food and Nutrition
Subscribe to YMCA

AskUSDA

One central entry point for you to access information and help from USDA.