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USDA, Partners Gearing Up for Summer Meal Service

March 27, 2014 Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Last week, about 250 Ohio lawmakers, educators, nonprofit directors, community leaders and others came together at the Mid-Ohio Foodbank for the third annual statewide Summer Food Service Summit. The focus of this summit was USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, as efforts are ramping up to ensure...

Food and Nutrition

Food That’s in When School is Out

August 14, 2012 Penny Weaver, Campaigns and Partnerships Specialist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

On a sunny July afternoon, a long line of students, ranging in ages from 4-18, listened eagerly as Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and representatives from USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and Boston Public School System kicked off for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Cafeteria staff from...

Food and Nutrition

Children in the Rio Grande Valley Enjoy Summer Food and Fun

June 18, 2012 Georgina Castillo, public affairs specialist, FNS Southwest Region

As summer time begins, I think of children playing with their friends and having a great time as they enjoy their vacation from school. I am also very aware that some children may go hungry during the summer months. Fortunately for children in the Rio Grande Valley on June 1, Catholic Charities...

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