Issues in Food Assistance
Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No. (FANRR26) ,
October 2002
Nearly 1 in 6 Americans is served by 1 or more of the 15 domestic food assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture at some point during the year. In 2001, food assistance programs accounted for about half of total USDA outlays. ERS's Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program has created the Issues in Food Assistance series to address a variety of topics related to the USDA food assistance programs. Issues briefs that are currently available cover changes in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, food insecurity, the standard deduction in the food stamp benefit formula, low-income rural Americans, private food aid (food pantries, food kitchens, etc.), the Food Stamp Program and the U.S. economy, how unemployment affects the Food Stamp Program, self-sufficiency among former food assistance receivers, and whether food assistance programs improve the well-being of low-income families.
Keywords: child and adult care food program, food security, Issues in Food Assistance, food insecurity, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, low-income Americans, food pantries, unemployment, food stamp, well-being
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Updated date: October 1, 2002
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