FNS
works with State Agencies to
provide food assistance and nutrition
education to low-income families.
Despite efforts to reach those in need,
low-income Latino households
remain underserved in accessing federal
nutrition programs. Latinos also
experience higher rates of food
insecurity and obesity, which can be
combated with access to nutrition
programs and good nutrition education.
We
need your help to make
sure that the Latino
community has access to
nutrition assistance.
The resources on this
website include
materials in both
English and Spanish that
should help enable
organizations to offer
food and nutrition
education - as well as
information about
nutrition assistance
programs - to those they
serve. We hope you
will use these tools to
help us meet the
nutrition needs of our
nation's diverse Latino
community.
Featured Resources
La Mesa Completa Webcast
-
The webcast, all in
Spanish, introduces the
new, interactive La Mesa
Completa Toolkit.
This e-tool in Spanish is made
for faith-based and community leaders to
learn about various ways in which they
can partner with USDA to ensure that
Latinos have access to nutrition
programs. The toolkit is a .PDF
file that navigates like a website
with helpful links, best practices,
stories, and even videos of personal
testimony.
Download and share!
FNS Overview
Overview • Reaching Low-Income
Hispanics with Nutrition
Assistance
English
/
Spanish •
How to Get Food Help
(Brochure for Potential
Participants)
English /
Spanish • Ending
Hunger. Improving
Nutrition. Combating
Obesity. (Brochure
for Potential Service Providers)
English
/
Spanish
• FNS Program Fact
Sheets
English /
Spanish
FNS Programs
[Click here for
resources]
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance
Program
(SNAP) • SNAP Brochure with
FAQs
English
/
Spanish
•
Guidance
on
Non-Citizen
Eligibility
for SNAP
English
• SNAP Immigrant
Eligibility Q&A
English /
Spanish
• SNAP
Pre-Screening
Tool
English
/
Spanish
• 5
Easy Steps to SNAP Benefits
English
/ Spanish
• SNAP
Retailer
Locator
- Find
stores
that
accept
SNAP
benefits
English
/
Spanish
• Toolkit
of SNAP Resources
English
• SNAP
Outreach
Page
English
•
Promising
Practices
in Food
Stamp
Program
Outreach
Targeted
to
Hispanic
Populations
English
• SNAP Outreach and
Nutrition Education
Download
or
Order Materials
Special Supplemental
Nutrition
Program
for
Women,
Infants,
and
Children
(WIC)
• About
WIC
English
/
Spanish
•
Serving
Migrants
in the
WIC
Program
English
• WIC
Fact
Sheet
English
• WIC
Prescreening
Tool
English
and
Spanish
• WIC
Works
Resource
Center
(Download
Materials)
English
/
Spanish
•
Breastfeeding: A
Magical
Bond of
Love (WIC Hispanic Breastfeeding and Promotion Project)
English
•
Ordering Center for Free
Resources English
Child
and
Adult
Care
Food
Program
(CACFP) • About
CACFP
English
/
Spanish
• CACFP
Materials and
Handouts for
Potential
Providers
Spanish
•
Building for the
Future (Brochure
for
Potential
Service
Providers)
English
/
Spanish
•
At-Risk
Afterschool
MEALS in the
CACFP (Brochure for
Potential
Service
Providers)
English
/
Spanish
•
Nutrition and
Nutrition
Education
Resources and
Publications
English
• Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
English
Summer
Food
Service
Program
(SFSP)
• Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
English
•
Outreach
Toolkit
for Sponsors and Feeding
Sites
English
/
Spanish
• SFSP
Fact
Sheet
English
/
Spanish
• A Guide To Starting
The SFSP In Your
Community
English
• Seamless
Summer
English
School Meals Programs
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP)
• NSLP Fact Sheet
English /
Spanish
• NSLP Eligibility
Manual for Service
Providers
English
• Afterschool Snacks Frequently Asked
Questions
English
• Seamless Summer Option
English
School Breakfast
Program (SBP)
• SBP Fact Sheet
English
• SBP Program Facts
Spanish
• Expanding Your School
Breakfast Program
English
Farmers'
Market
Programs WIC
Farmers'
Market
Nutrition
Program
(FMNP)
•
Frequently
Asked
Questions
English
/
Spanish
Senior
Farmers'
Market
Nutrition
Program
(SFMNP)
•
Fact
Sheet
English
Commodity Supplemental Food
Program (CSFP) •
Frequently Asked Questions
English
The Emergency Food Assistance
Program (TEFAP)
English
•Frequently Asked Questions
English
•
Fact Sheets
English
Team Nutrition
• Team Nutrition Website
English
• Healthy Meals Resource
System
English
Eat Smart. Play Hard.
• Eat Smart. Play Hard.
Brochures, Mini-Posters,
and Handouts
English
• Eat Smart. Play Hard.
Activity Sheets,
Bookmarks, Comics, and
Stickers
English and Spanish
Other Resources for
Partners
[Click here for resources]
• Get Involved -
Partnerships
Page
English
• USDA
Faith-Based and
Neighborhood
Partnerships
Website
English
• La Mesa
Completa -
Overview of
USDA's
Initiative to
Reduce Hunger in
Latino
Communities
English /
Spanish
• Pastor's
Toolkit - E-tool
for faith-based
and community
leaders
Spanish
Reports
• Building a
Healthy America
- A Profile of
SNAP Report
English
• 2010 ERS
Report on
Household Food
Security in the
U.S.
English
•
SNAP
Household
Characteristics
Reports
English
•
A Profile of
Hispanic
Participation in
SNAP
English
Call
1-866-3HUNGRY -
to find food
help near
where you
live.
Llame al1-877-8HAMBRE -
para
conseguir
alimentos
cerca de
usted.
Contact Us
•
Email -
getinvolved@fns.usda.gov
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) State Agency
Contacts
English
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC) State Agency
Contacts
English
•
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP),
National School Lunch Program (NSLP),
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP),
Summer Food Service Programs (SFSP),
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
English
• Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) State Agency
Contacts
English
•
Commodity Supplemental
Food Program (CSFP)
State Contacts
English
• Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) State Agency
Contacts
English
