SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 AKA Farm Bill
$87 billion bill that funds: —food stamps 80% —crop insurance —conservation —& other agriculture related programs
CHAMPS: cities combating hunger through the afterschool and summer nutrition programs
aims to reduce childhood hunger by expanding participation in federally subsidized afterschool and summer nutrition programs.
Community eligibility
allows high-poverty schools and districts to offer breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students
SNAP Household
everyone who lives together & purchases & prepares meals together
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
federal gov't program providing funds for nutritious food to low income families
SNAP Employment and Training program
funds training and work activities for unemployed adults who receive SNAP
EQIP: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
gets a $275 million-per-year boost as Congressional leaders reallocated money from the Conservation Stewardship Program pays farmers to adopt conservation improvements
Net Income
gross income minus allowable deductions
Gross Income
household's total, non-excluded income, before and deductions have been made
SNAP Certification Period
how long one will receive SNAP benifits
Thrifty Food Plan
low-cost but nutritionally adequate diet established by the U.S. Agriculture Department
MFAP: Minnesota Food Assistance Program
made for legal noncitizens
ESSA: every student succeeds Act
offers important opportunities for anti-hunger advocates to increase participation in the federal nutrition programs, particularly the school, summer, and after school nutrition programs
CSP: Conservation Stewardship Program
pays farmers who enter into multi-year contracts with the government to carry out multiple conservation practices on their land
CRP: Conservation Reserve Program
pays landowners to preserve land from being plowed for crops
School Breakfast Program
provides breakfast to kids who cannot afford it
Summer Nutrition Program
provides free meals and snacks to children who might otherwise go hungry.
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, & Children
provides low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants, & children with nutritious foods, nutrition education, & improved access to health care in order to prevent nutrition related health problems in pregnancy, infancy, & early childhood.
Breakfast for Learning Education Alliance
purpose is to inform our members, affiliates, and networks about the important educational benefits of school breakfast and to promote the broader implementation of proven strategies to increase School breakfast participation
National School Lunch Program
the nation's second largest food and nutrition assistance program behind SNAP makes it possible for all school children in the US to receive a nutritious lunch every school day
allotment
total amount of SNAP benefits a household gets each month
anti lunch shaming Act
would end practices that single out children who do not have money in their school lunch account or in hand to pay for their meal