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New Web Application Helps Families Find Summer Meals in Their Communities

July 01, 2015 Audrey Rowe, Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service

USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, a federally-funded, state-administered program, last year served more than 187 million meals to children in low-income areas to ensure that they continued to receive proper nutrition throughout the summer when schools were closed. But that number represents just a...

Food and Nutrition

Looking Back While Preparing to Move Forward with Summer Meals

June 04, 2014 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

This week is National Summer Food Service Program Kickoff Week, an important time to emphasize USDA’s commitment to ensure children and teens have access to safe, nutritious meals when school lets out. Through the Summer Food Service Program, federal assistance is provided for state agencies and non...

Food and Nutrition
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