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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 will officially launch in the summer of 2024 and provide food assistance to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed over the summer.
New York City provides over 40,000 meals a day to children through the SchoolFoods program. Most of the fruit served in public and charter schools operated by New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is local. A project to bring New York State apples to city school cafeterias has also increased fruit consumption among school children.
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.
Iowa will not participate this summer in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out, state officials have announced ...
Oklahoma has opted out of a new federal summer food program for children.Gov. Kevin Stitt's office cited uncertainty about how the federal government would administer the program as the reason.
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 ...
Governor's office says USDA rules aren't clear and Oklahoma already has multiple programs to serve children experiencing food insecurity.