Food and Nutrition Assistance

Links to the Food and Nutrition Service home page, the Food and Fibers Commission, Lone Star Technology Department, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program including information on child and adult care facility food programs, food distribution programs, food stamps, home delivered meals, national school lunch and breakfast programs, and nutrition education and training programs.

Resources

  • Federal Food and Nutrition Services

    Maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture, find information from the Food and Nutrition Service or the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion on access to nutritious and healthful diets for all Americans.

  • Food and Fibers Research

    The Food and Fibers Research Grant Program activities include surveys, research, or investigations of cotton, cottonseed oil or other related oilseed products, wool mohair, or other related textile products.

  • Lone Star Card Program

    The Food Stamp program is a federally funded program that helps low-income seniors, persons with disabilities, single persons, and families buy nutritious food from local retailers.

  • WIC Nutrition Services

    Eligible women, infants and children can come to one of more than 700 WIC clinics in Texas to receive nutrition services. WIC staff determines eligibility based on residency, income and nutritional risk.