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USDA Study Shows States Failing To Connect Many Needy Children to Free School Meals
March 3, 2009
Over the past three years, school districts and the state agencies that run the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program) have been implementing a federal requirement designed to provide food assistance to needy children who are eligible for it and eliminate unnecessary paperwork for families and schools.… -
Understanding Errors in the School Meals Programs
Revised February 19, 2008
The Agriculture Department recently published a rigorous study of error in the school lunch and breakfast programs. The results show a troubling degree of error in the programs. As USDA notes, changes to reduce program errors should improve accuracy without impeding program access or increasing paperwork. Moreover, the study could easily be misunderstood by … -
President's Vetoes Could Cause Half a Million Low-Income Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children to be Denied Nutritional Benefits in One of Nation’s Most Effective Programs
Revised December 10, 2007
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutritious foods, counseling on healthy eating, and health care referrals to low-income pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children under age five who are at nutritional risk. Unlike other key low-income nutrition programs, such as food stamps or school meals, there … -
How Will the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Affect Food Stamp Program Operations?
October 26, 2006
On June 30, 2004, the President signed into law, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-265). While the legislation focuses primarily on the child nutrition programs, it does amend the Food Stamp Act and will have some impact on Food Stamp Program operations. State food stamp agencies will now be … -
Budget Process Bill Threatens Federal Nutrition Programs
July 6, 2006
The Senate Budget Committee has approved a bill that would radically alter federal budget procedures and could lead to massive cuts over time in the vast majority of domestic programs, including nutrition programs. The bill may come to the Senate floor this summer. Senator Judd Gregg, Chairman of the Budget Committee, has described the bill as offering “common sense and fiscally … -
School Meals Program Applications Online: Highlights of Ways to Reduce Access Barriers and Links to Available Materials
April 17, 2006
In 2004, Congress reauthorized the school meals programs and enacted numerous changes to program rules regarding the application, enrollment, and eligibility verification processes. As a result of these changes, every school district in the country had to revise its school meals application for the 2005-2006 school year. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has reviewed state … -
Reducing Paperwork and Connecting Low-Income Children with School Meals
November 16, 2004
In enacting the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, Congress made several changes in the eligibility determination process for free and reduced-price school meals.[1] (The eligibility determination process has two parts: “certification,” in which children are approved to receive meal benefits, and … -
WIC-Only Stores and Competitive Pricing in the WIC Program
May 17, 2004
Over the past decade, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has successfully leveraged market forces to contain program costs. Food prices have risen by 28 percent over the last ten years while WIC food costs have grown by only 18 percent. If left …
