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Food and Nutrition

Programs and resources for addressing hunger and food security issues.
Image of hands holding cantaloupeNutrition Assistance Programs
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Provides children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education.
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Nutrition Assistance for Older Americans
American Association for Retired Persons
Provides background information on the nutrition assistance programs available for the elderly.
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Logo for Share Our StrengthShare Our Strength
Share Our Strength.
One of the nation’s leading anti-hunger, anti-poverty organizations, works with individuals in the culinary industry to organize events, host dinners, teach cooking and nutrition classes to low-income families, and serve as anti-hunger advocates.
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America's Second Harvest
America's Second Harvest
The Nation's Food Bank Network is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization with a network of more than 200 regional member food banks and food rescue programs.
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Logo for Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension ServiceHunger and Food Security
USDA. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
Addresses food security through Land-Grant University System partnerships, federally funded state nutrition education programs, grant-funded private nonprofits addressing community food security issues, and partnerships across USDA.
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Food Research and Action Center
Food Research and Action Center
FRAC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan research and public policy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of thousands of individuals and agencies across the country.
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logo for United Nations World Food ProgrammeWorld Food Programme
United Nations. World Food Programme.
As the food aid arm of the UN, WFP uses its food to meet emergency needs and support economic & social development. The Agency also provides the logistics support necessary to get food aid to the right people at the right time and in the right place.
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Food Security Action Resources
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Resources from USDA/FNS to assist professionals working to combat food insecurity.
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Collage of US Capitol, food programs, and feeding childrenFood and Nutrition Assistance Programs Briefing Room
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Studies and evaluates food assistance program outcomes, operations and integrity, vulnerable populations, the relationship between food assistance programs and the general economy, and food security in the United States.
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Last Modified: Oct 1, 2008  
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