Food assistance programs

ASP

After school snack programs (USDA) -healthy snacks -schools receive cash subsidies for each snack served -same eligibility as NSLP

Team Nutrition and School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children (SMI)*

By USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to support the child nutrition programs 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. Provides resources to schools, child care settings, and summer meal sites that participate in these programs. Helps schools to meet guidelines School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children (SMI)=reforming NSLP guidelines to be more healthy -Motivate child to make healthy choices, helps schools meet guidelines -provides recipes, training, and support

CHIP

Children's Health Insurance Program= for uninsured children whose family earns too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to afford private coverage

Congregate meals

Congregate center meals are free to those over sixty. There are no income guidelines for this program.

Feeding America

Feeding America is the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States and serves the greatest number of food insecure individuals in the United States.

FNS

Food and Nutrition Services= USDA- includes NSLP, TEFAP etc

Head Start

Head Start is administered by DHHS and provides comprehensive developmental services to low-income children. Early Head Start: birth to 3 years old Head Start: 3-5 years old Serves meals family style and introduces new foods with an activity first

FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization)

International agency-increases nutrition by increasing efficiency of food production and distribution

Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels (under OAA) provides home-delivered meals for homebound individuals.

Medicaid vs Medicare

Medicaid provides payment for medical care for all eligible needy that are United States citizens, including people of all ages, the blind, the disabled, dependent children, and pregnant women. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people over the age of 65 or of any age with end-stage renal disease. Medicare Part A provides hospital insurance. Medicare Part B provides optional insurance for supplementary benefits, such as doctor visits, test, and procedures. *Annual well visits are provided by Affordable Care Act to Medicare beneficiaries. RDs=eligible professionals.

NSBP

National School Breakfast Program (USDA) entitlement program must meet dietary guidelines On average over each school week: 1/4 daily recommended levels of protein, vitamins A and C, calcium, iron *Provides meals to an adolescent residential facility or JUVENILE JUSTICE residential facility

NSIP

Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) is a service to foster independent living for older Americans. Under this program, those 60 years old and above are eligible for the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program that provides one hot meal five days per week.

PPFP

Prepared and Perishable Food Programs - nonprofit programs that link sources of unused, COOKED and fresh foods with social services that feed hungry

USDA Commodity Food Donation/Distribution Program*

Provides food to help meet nutrient needs of children & adults, strengthens agricultural market for American farmers' products. Food is given to elderly feeding, NSLP, and other supplemental food programs. Includes CSFP and TEFAP.

The Nutrition Education and Training (NET or NETP) Program

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

FFVP (Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program)*

-USDA -introduces children to fruits and veggies -free to children nationwide in selected schools

Entitlement programs

Entitlement programs require payment and services to all eligible people that qualify as established by the law. Examples of these programs include SNAP, Medicare, NSLP, SFSP, and SBP. Programs and services that are provided to anyone who qualifies/meets eligibility requirements Medicare and Medicaid

American Red Cross and National Research Council

Quasi governmental agency- recieve both federal and private funds National research council= by Food and Nutrition Board= developers of RDAs

Not USDA

TANF, Maternal and Child health Block grant, Healthy start, NSIP (elderly programs), CMS, Head start

USDA vs DHHS

USDA provides Food Stamp program, school lunch, school breakfast, and the special milk program. The DHHS provides a, b, and c. (medicare?)

FFVP and SFMNP provide

fresh fruits and veg Fresh fruit and vegetable program Seniors farmers market nutrition program (low income seniors get coupons)

American Heart Association

Non-governmental agency; voluntary health agency- private, non-profit

SMP

The Special Milk Program (SMP) is a USDA program that encourages milk consumption by children. -Provides subsidy for milk served to children in participating schools, residential child care centers, summer camps not participating in other federallly subsizided meal programs, and free milk to needy

EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program)*

USDA funded- provides nutrition education to persons with incomes at or below 125 percent of poverty level who have children under 19 years of age= improves food practices of low income homemakers with young children -Works with small groups; teaches skills needed to obtain a healthy diet (how to budget, meal planning, shop, cook) -Provides grants to universities that assist in community development -Trains nutrition aides to educate the public THINK HOME EC CLASS TO SMALL GROUPS OF LOW INCOME MOMS --PREGNANT TEEN would learn how to cook with EFNEP

TEFAP*

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a USDA program that distributes commodity foods to local food distributors, but does not distribute to individual households. For all age groups. *Quarterly distributions of commodity foods by local, public, or private nonprofit agencies, food banks, soup, kitchens,homeless shelters. Supplements diets of low income households.

FDPIR

The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) provides USDA food to income-eligible households living on Indian reservations and to American Indians residing in specified areas near reservations or in Oklahoma. Better than SNAP because might not have access to SNAP-stores

SFSP (Summer Food Service Program)

USDA School Lunch ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM, purpose is to initiate, maintain or expand foodservice programs to children when schools is not in session. Objective is to provide meals or snacks to children at participating institutions in poor areas. Administered by FNS, state educational agencies, public or private nonprofit residential summer camps.

CSFP*

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) by the USDA provides monthly commodity canned or packaged foods to low-income women (pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum), infants and children up to 6 years old, and some elderly. At nutritional risk* Administered by state health agencies* (Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental food to infants and children up to 5 years old and women who are pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding.)

Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

DHHS -Under Title V of Social Security Act -Fosters public health nutrition programs at state and local levels -Provides training, consultation, funding -Women of child-bearing age, infants, children: state eligibility reg.

TANF*

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) is offered by the government to provide benefits and services to eligible families. TANF is the only option listed here that the 55-year-old father and his 8-year-old daughter would be eligible for. The family is not eligible for the other programs due to their ages (the daughter is too old for CSFP and WIC and the father is too young for NSIP). States determine eligibility and the benefits and services provided*

CCP

The Child Care Program (CCP) is administered through HHS and provides quality, affordable childcare.

CACFP*

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) funded by USDA provides nutrition education and partial reimbursement and commodity foods for meals and snacks to non-profit, non-residential day care facilities for adults, HOMELESS shelters for children, family day care centers, snacks to youth after-school programs. Meals must meet guidelines; must offer free or reduced price to eligible. Eligibility standards are same as NSLP PROVIDES FOOD AND NUTR EDUCATIOn

NSLP

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a USDA entitlement program that aims to improve the nutrition of children, especially low-income children, by providing cash grants, food donations, and reimbursement for school-based meals- dollars reimbursement of schools on basis of number of meals served. Also utilizes surplus production of foods LARGEST FEDERALLY FUNDED CHILD NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Implement the dietary guidelines: On average over the school week, must meet 1/3 of RDA for protein, vitamins A and C, iron and calcium -flavored, low fat milk OK -half grains, whole grains. Graham flour=whole wheat -100% full strength juice can only meet up to 1/2 weekly fruit servings -K-5: 3/4 cup veg= 1 serving -Grades 9-12: 2 oz meat serving, nuts must be combined and can only meet 1/2 protein reqs

OAA Nutrition Program

The Older Americans Act Nutrition Program (OAA) provides one hot meal per day, five days per week, and provides 1/3 of the RDAs. For: -Individuals over 60 years of age + spouse -Regardless!! of income. Congregate meals (transportation for rural) or Meals on Wheels -Provides counseling, nutr ed, referalls, social interaction -Under NSIP=nutrition services incentive program

SNAP

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a USDA program administered at the state level that offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities. SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net. The amount of SNAP benefits received by a household depends on the household's size, income, and expenses. Eligibility is based on residential and financial factors and cooperation with a job-training program. Income limits vary by household size and are adjusted to the cost of living SNAP provides coupons and electronic debit cards, known as electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, to the eligible needy. Each month SNAP food stamp benefits are directly deposited to the household's EBT card account, and the funds may be used to pay for food at supermarkets, convenience stores, and other food retailers. _LARGEST food assistance program -Designed to increase their purchasing power; only FOOD items -figures are adjusted to reflect cost of food in THrifty Food Plan for June of preceding year- least costly of USDA 4 food plans USDA THRIFTY FOOD PROGRAM!!!! SNAP nutrition education program- provided to program participants

WIC*

WIC is a USDA special supplemental nutrition program for women (pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding), infants, and children up to 5 years of age. WIC provides supplemental food, nutrition education, and health care (referral to other agencies). Eligibility is based on sex (women who are pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding), age (children and infants up to 5 years old), financial need (must be low-income), and nutrition risk (such as abnormal weight gain, BMI status, history of high risk, anemia, LBW etc.)- Low income women at nutritional risk= weight, height, head circumference in infants, hgb, hct and need for foods offered Health EXAM is REQUIRED Foods provided include: iron-fortified formula, cereal, milk, cheese, fruit juice NOT an entitlement program- cap on the amount of federal dollars allocated Priorities: pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants up to 1 year WIC FMNP= Farmers Market Nutrition Program- coupons to purchase fresh, locally grown foods at farmers market *TEACHES GOOD NUTRITION PRACTICES AND PROVIDES FOODS WITH CERTAIN NUTRIENTS (ex: iron) WIC would be the best program to provide support to a homeless breastfeeding woman. To learn about prenatal problems in the community, go to WIC -Reduces intant morbidity and mortality -Reduces iron deficiency anemia -Increases breastfeeding -Improves weight gain during pregnancy -Reduces low birthweight