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Food Assistance
Food assistance programs increase food security and reduce hunger by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition.
 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

The WIC program helps safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risks by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to healthcare.

 Food Stamp Program

The Food Stamp Program serves as the first line of defense against hunger by helping low-income families buy nutritious food.

 School Meals

The School Meals Program provides nutrition education and nutritious meals, such as breakfast, lunch, and after-school snacks, to children in order to promote learning readiness and healthy eating habits.

 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

The Summer Food Service Program is the single largest federal resource available for local sponsors who want to combine a feeding program with a summer activity program.

 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

The Child and Adult Care Food Program provides nutritious meals to low-income children and adults who receive daycare outside of their home.

 Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP)

The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program analyzes food assistance programs to determine the diet and nutritional outcomes and well-being of needy Americans.

 Issues in Food Assistance

The Issues in Food Assistance are a series of reports created to address a variety of topics related to the USDA food assistance programs.

 Food Assistance Research Briefs

The Food Assistance Research Briefs are a series of briefs that provide concise and timely insights from recent research of Federal food assistance programs. These briefs look at issues currently facing food assistance programs specifically targeted towards children.

 Food Stamp Nutrition Connection (FSNC)

The Food Stamp Nutrition Connection is a resource system for Food Stamp Program nutrition education providers.

 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Works Resource System

The WIC Works Resource System provides nutrition service tools for health and nutrition professionals.

 Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation (OANE)

The Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation conducts program analysis and assessment that informs policymaking and management of Federal nutrition assistance.