Diet 425 Food Assistance Programs

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

An agency that spearheads worldwide efforts to defeat hunger. it helps increase efficiency of production and distribution of food in order to improve nutrition world

Commodity Foods and Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

CSFP is administered at the Federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. new mothers up to 1 yr postpartum <6 or >60 Preg/Lact <85% poverty line Can not be in WIC to qualitfy

(EFNEP) Extension Food and Nutrition Education Program (USDA Extension Service).

Directed at improving food practices of low income families. Trains nutrition aids to educate the public, works with small groups to teach skills needed to obtain a healthy diet (shopping, cooking, meal planning).

National School Lunch Program (NSLP)

Federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private school and residential child care institutions. Provides nutritionally balanced, low cost or free lunches to children each school day. Established under the National School Lunch act, signed by president harry Truman in 1946

Team Nutrition and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)

Has been successful in introducing school children to a variety of produce that they otherwise might not have the opportunity to sample. Various partnerships that FNS and state agencies have developed in the public and private sectors as well as the dedicated work of school administrators.

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Help public and private nonresidential child and adult day care programs provide nutritious meals for children up to age 12, older adults, and certain people with disabilities. Reimburses family day care centers, homeless shelters, neighborhood houses for meal costs. Offers free or reduced price meals that meet dietary guidelines. Provides commodity foods, also offers nutrition education materials.

Team Nutrition

Is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition program through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

SNAP-ED

Is to improve the likelihood that person eligible for SNAP will make healthy choices within a limited budget and choose active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Myplate.

SNAP

Low-income individuals and familes and provide economic nenefits to communities. largest program in the domestic hunger safety net. The FNS works with state agencies, nutrition educators, and neighborhood and faith based organizations.

The V Maternal and Child Health Program

Only federal program concerned with the health of mothers, infants and children. it provides federal support to the states to enhance their ability to "promote, improve, and deliver" maternal, infant and child health care and programs for children with special health care needs. Funds used for 1) services and programs to reduce infant mortality and improve child and maternal health and 2) services, program needs or who are at risk of physical or developmental disabilities. Administered federally by the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health in the Health Resources and services administration of the Public Health Service.

WiC Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (FMNP)

Provide fresh, unprepared, locally grown fruits and vegetables to WIC participants and to expand awareness, use of, and sales at farmers markets. Purchased with FMNP coupons

School breakfast program (SBP)

Provides cash assistance to states to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions. The FNS service administers the SBP at the federal level. State education agencies administer the SBP at the state level and local school food authorities operate the program in school.

Older Americans Nutrition Program (ENP)

Provides counseling, nutr edu, referrals, and one hot meal per day, 5x/week that meets 1/3 of recommended intake. ALL elderly aged 60 and older plus their spouses are eligible (regardless of income). Home delivered meals (Meals on Wheels) for the homebound, Congregate Meals and transportation for the ambulatory

Special Milk Program

Provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions who do not participate in other federal meal service programs. Reimburses schools for the milk they serve

(NET) Nutrition Education Training program (USDA).

Provides nutrition education training to teachers and school foodservice personnel. Amendment to the School Lunch Act.

Nutrition Assistance Program in Puerto Rico

Receives Block Grant funds that allow these United States territories to operate food assistance programs designed specifically for their low-income residents.

WIC

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Provides Federal Grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk.

Medicaid and EPSDT( Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

State-administered entitlement program built on the welfare model. Medicaid's prevention, early detection and treatment program for eligible children under 21. Benefits: Health screening, dental checks, health education, hearing, vision.

Afterschool snack Program

The national school lunch program offers cash reimbursement to help school serve snacks to children in afterschool activites aimed at promoting the health and well being of children and youth in our communities. The programs must meet state/local licensing requirmens, if available, or state/local health and safety standards.

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund/United Nation's Fund (UNICEF)

UN organization that delivers long term humanitarian and developmental support to children and mothers in developing countries. it focuses on child survival, basic education, gender quality, HIV/AIDS, and children, child protection and policy advocacy.

SFSP- Summer Food Service for Children

USDA: ensures that low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. serves children and teens age 18 The program operates in areas where half or more of the children are from households with incomes at or below 185% of the poverty guidelines or where half or more of the participants in a program are from households at that same income level, "Open Sites" "Migrant" sites primarily serve children of migrant workers and "camp" sites offer food service as part of a residential or day camp.

World Health Organization (WHO)

an international agency sponsored by the United Nations that complies statistics and information on disease, publishes health information, investigates serious global health problems

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program

awards grants to States, U.S. Territories, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments to provide low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs) at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs.

The Seamless Summer Option

combine features of NSLP, SBP, and SFSP and eases the paperwork and administrative burden of schools in low income areas in order to serve meals to children during traditional summer vacation periods and during long school vacations periods.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

part of the USDA Commodity Food Donation / Distribution Program. Quarterly distributions of commodity foods by local, public, or private nonprofit agencies, food banks, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters. Helps supplement diets of low income households. Can also get assistance from other programs.