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Millions of low-income children in the United States benefit from Federal nutrition programs. These include the School Lunch, School Breakfast, and other programs that provide free or reduced-price meals and snacks for students, and WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which helps pregnant and nursing mothers and children in their first years. Child nutrition programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and State education agencies.
In addition, more than 40 million Americans receive food stamps through in the Supplemental Nutrition Assista…
In This Issue
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Child Nutrition
Combating Hunger and Obesity in America
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Food Stamp Eligibility and Benefits
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Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs
Cost Issues and Proposed Expansion
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Federal Child Nutrition Programs
Food Assistance and Dietary Education
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Food Insecurity in the United States
Impact on Households With Children
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Food Stamp Timeline
Evolution of the Current Program
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Legislative Background on Child Nutrition
Recent Action in Congress
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Poverty in the United States
Census Population Report
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Pro & Con
Is S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, the Best Vehicle for Reauthorizing Child Nutrition Programs?
