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Core Nutrition Messages FNS Core Nutrition Messages
FNS has released a set of 16 nutrition education messages, supporting content (such as tips and recipes) and implementation guidance for use in the nutrition assistance programs.
 
School Breakfast Expanding Your School Breakfast Program
The School Breakfast Toolkit has been re-designed as an online resource. In this area of the School Breakfast site, you will find information to help promote and expand School Breakfast Programs as a way of supporting positive outcomes for children.
 
National School Lunch Week Proclamation National School Lunch Week Proclamation
Oct. 10, 2008 — "We underscore the importance of providing America's children with access to nutritious meals and helping them develop good eating habits," wrote President George W. Bush in proclaiming Oct. 12-18 National School Lunch Week.
 

Digital TV Converter Box Coupon
Congress created the TV Converter Box Coupon Program for households wishing to keep using their analog TV sets after Feb. 17, 2009. The Program allows U.S. households to obtain up to two coupons that can be applied toward the cost of eligible converter boxes.
 
SNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Putting Healthy Food Within Reach
As of Oct. 1, 2008, SNAP is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program. It stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and reflects the changes we’ve made to meet the needs of our clients, including a focus on nutrition and an increase in benefit amounts.
 
2008 FNS Hurricane Response Hurricane  Response &  Recovery Assistance
The Food & Nutrition Service is working with state and local officials to ensure that individuals and families affected by the 2008 hurricanes and tornadoes have access to food.
 
Midwest Flood Response and Recovery Assistance Midwest Flood Response &  Recovery
The Food & Nutrition Service is working with state and local officials to ensure that individuals and families affected by the Midwest floods and tornadoes have access to food. 
 
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Listening Sessions USDA Child Nutrition Reauthorization
Listening Sessions
The USDA is preparing for the 2009 Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Programs, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.
 
Food Inspector Hallmark/Westland Beef Recall
Feb. 17, 2008 — All ground beef products produced by Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company and delivered directly to Federal food and nutrition programs and further processed products that contain Westland products are covered by the recall.
 

 

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Last Modified: 06/02/2009