Chapter 12

National school lunch program eligibility

1. All students attending school where the lunch program is operating may participate 2. Lunch is served free to students who are determined by local school authorities to live in households with income is at or below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines 3. Lunch is served at a reduced price to students who live in households with income between 130% and 185% of the poverty guidelines 4. Students from families with incomes over 185% of the poverty guidelines pay full price for lunch

Special milk program for children eligibility

All students attending schools and institutions in which the program operate may participate

Open sites

Are located in areas where 50% or more of the children come from families whose income is below 185% of the poverty guidelines. Any child in open site who is not enrolled in the program is free to participate free of charge. Sponsors may be reimbursed for all meals served regardless of income for each child provided that meals meet nutrition requirements

Enrolled sites

Are those where 50% of the children attending the program come from families whose income is greater than 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. Sponsored of enrolled sites unlike those open sites, must document the incomes of participating children in order to claim reimbursement

Child and adult care food program

Assist states in initiating, maintaining, and expanding nonprofit food service programs for children and older adults or impaired adults and non-residential daycare for Facilities. After school programs operated by community groups they also serve snacks to teenagers ages 12 to 18 in low income areas

School breakfast program

Assist states in providing a nutritious, nonprofit breakfast for school students. Eligible schools and residential childcare facilities are the same as for the national school lunch program

Summer food service program

Assists states in conducting nonprofit food service programs for low income children during the summer months and at other approved times, one area schools are closed for vacation

National school lunch program

Assists states in making the school lunch program available to students and encourages the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities . Public and nonprofit private schools of high school grade and under, public and private nonprofit residential childcare institution, presidential summer camps that participate in summer food service program for children, and private foster homes are eligible to participate

School breakfast program eligibility

Eligibility requirements are the same as for the national school lunch program

Food and nutrition service

Established in 1969 to administer the food assistance programs of the USDA

Summer food service program eligibility

Homeless children and children attending public or private nonprofit schools and residential camps or participating in the national youth sports program can receive free meals

Food distribution on Indian reservation

Improves the diets of needy people on or near Indian reservations and increases the market for domestically produced foods acquired under surplus removal or price support operations

Food distribution programs

Improves the diets of preschool and school age children and other groups and increases the market for domestically produced foods acquired under surplus removal or price support operations

Commodity supplemental food program

Improves the health and nutrition status of low income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women; infants and children up to six weeks of age; older adults through the donation of supplemental foods

Primary aim of nutrition programs

Make food assistance available to those who need it

Emergency food assistance program

Makes food commodities available to states for distribution to needy persons such as unemployed, welfare, and low income individuals

Five nutrition programs

National school lunch program School breakfast program After school snack program Special milk program for children Summer food service program

WIC

Provides at no cost supplemental foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health care to low income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women. Infants and children up to age five who are considered nutritionally at risk

WIC farmers market program

Provides fresh, nutritious unprepared foods such as fruits and vegetables from farmers markets to low income women, infants, and children. Expands the awareness and use of far,resources markets and increases sales at farmers markets

Special milk program for children

Provides subsidize to the schools and institutions to encourage the consumption of fluid milk by children. Any public or private nonprofit school or childcare institution of high school greater under may participate on request if it does not participate in a meal service program authorized under the national school lunch act or the child nutrition act of 1966

Head start

Providesvchildren from low income families with comprehensive social, education, health, and nutrition services. Eligible children age range from birth until they attend school. Parental involvement is emphasized. Head start projects provide meals and snacks as well as nutrition assessment and education for children and their parents. Nutrition services are meant to complement the health and education component of the program

SNAP

improves the diets of low income household by increasing their ability to purchase foods