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About 429,000 Missouri kids would be eligible for $51.5 million in food benefits next summer through a federal program — if the state accepts.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has enhanced the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (Summer EBT). The program will officially launch in the summer of 2024 and provide food ...
An exclusive NBC News analysis based on responses from all 50 states showed Missouri was the only one not to opt in to a federal waiver that permitted grab-and-go meals.
The Special Food Service Program for Children was created as an amendment to the NSLA in 1968. According to the USDA, “the 3 year pilot provided grants to States to help provide meals for children when school was not in session. [9] ” Under the umbrella of the Special Food Service Program were two categories: Summer and Child Care.
The program was established as a way to prop up food prices by absorbing farm surpluses, while at the same time providing food to school-age children. [2] It was named after Richard Russell Jr., signed into law by President Harry S. Truman in 1946, [3] and entered the federal government into schools' dietary programs on June 4, 1946. [1]
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During summer break, these 22 million children need to be able to access adequate sources of nutrition. The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), [2] provides meals to low-income children throughout the country in areas where at least 50% of children qualify for free or reduced lunches. Lunches are ...
A change to the summer meals program could help rural Kentuckians better access food.