Child nutrition programs even when school’s out for the summer
Posted by Joe Theissen on Feb 15, 2012 at 3:49 PMSchool meals provide vital nutrition to children from low-income families, ensuring that everyone in class arrives ready to learn. But what about when school’s out for the summer?
Since 1968 the federal government has provided cities with…
Categories: Blog Child Poverty | Tags: child hunger feeding program food assistance food security low-income families poverty
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Child nutrition amendment passes!
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Jun 1, 2010 at 6:27 PMLast week we told you about an amendment in support for bolstering child nutrition programs. Well, we’re pleased to tell you that it passed. Thanks to everyone who called in!
The amendment, slipped into a recent defense bill,…
Categories: Blog Child Poverty | Tags: child hunger child nutrition child nutrition reauthorization feeding programs hunger nutrition
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The child nutrition movement grows
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on May 27, 2010 at 3:39 PMNearly one in four children lived at risk of hunger in 2008, but in 2010 we stand ready to make a difference.
Voices, with groups like Mission: Readiness and the Food Research and Action Center, has worked to show…
Categories: Blog Child Poverty | Tags: amendment Bishop child hunger child nutrition child obesity childhood hunger Emerson Food Research Action Center FRAC hunger McGovern Mission: Readiness nutrition obesity
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