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GOVERNMENT NUTRITIONAL RESOURCES

• Community Food and Nutrition Program- To coordinate private and public food assistance resources to better serve the food and nutrition needs of low-income populations.

 

• Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)-The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture (CSA) programs.

 

• Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)- ensures that low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. This summer, USDA plans to serve more than 200 million free meals to children 18 years and under at approved SFSP sites.

 

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)- The Food and Nutrition Service works with state agencies, nutrition educators, neighborhood and faith-based organizations to ensure that those eligible for nutrition assistance can make informed decisions about applying to the program.

 

• The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)- helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost.

 

• Women, Infants and Children (WIC)- This website link provides information about the supplemental nutrition program, WIC. This Women, Infants and Children program provides health care referrals, supplemental foods for low-income pregnant women and women with children under five years old.

 

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