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Resources Search Results for: Food Security

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141. Summer Food for Children: An Overview of Federal Aid
Date: Jul 2024

Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Highlights changes to the SFSP made in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, including the permanent authorization of the nationwide Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) Program for Children, and allowing Seamless Summer Option (SSO) sponsors to provide meals for off-site consumption to children in rural areas without access to congregate meal sites.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Legislation and regulations · Schools...

142. School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding
Date: Dec 2023

Provides an overview of federal child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), among others. Includes information on reimbursement rates for rural SFSP meal sites, as well as brief mentions of rural and tribal demonstration programs.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

143. School Meals Programs and Other USDA Child Nutrition Programs: A Primer
Date: Feb 2019

Describes how federal child nutrition programs operate under current law, including eligibility rules, participation, and funding. Features statistics including reimbursement rates with breakdowns by rural or urban locations.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

144. Social Determinants of Health for Rural People Topic Guide
Reviewed: Aug 2024

Information, resources, and frequently asked questions regarding a variety of social and environmental factors impacting the health experiences of rural residents.

...Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Housing and homelessness · Infrastructure · Maternal health and prenatal care...

145. The National School Lunch Program: Background, Trends, and Issues, 2024 Edition
Date: Sep 2024

Provides an overview on policy and participant changes of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) since 2008, focusing on school finances, program participation, and nutrition and food quality. Includes information specific to school characteristics, including those in rural areas.

...Organization USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Schools · Statistics and data...

146. Impact of USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Rural and Urban Economies in the Aftermath of the Great Recession
Date: Oct 2021

Reports on the effects of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit spending on employment, output, and household incomes between 2009-2014. Describes the different impacts of SNAP benefit outlays on urban and rural economies.

...Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

147. Rural School Districts Less Likely to Serve Local Food Frequently in School Meals
Date: Apr 2017

Bar chart comparing suburban, town, and rural school districts to city school districts, regarding how likely they were to serve local food daily during the 2011-2012 school year.

...Research Service Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

148. County Characteristics Associated With Receipt of Food Boxes Through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program
Date: Apr 2025

Reports on county-level food box distribution through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program between May 2020 and May 2021. Provides data on program funding and characteristics of food distributed by program round. Examines associations between likelihood of receiving food boxes and county-level rurality, access to food, and other demographic factors.

...Research Service Tagged as Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

149. The Share of SNAP Households That Live Far from a Supermarket or Large Grocery Store Varies by County
Date: Nov 2017

Map showing 2015 county-level data on the percent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that lived far from the nearest supermarket or large grocery store, more than 1 mile in urban areas or more than 10 miles in rural areas.

...USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as Access · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...

150. Number of Census Tracts Classified Low Income and Low Access to Foodstores Increased in U.S. Urban and Rural Areas from 2015 to 2019
Date: Jan 2025

Bar chart comparing number of rural and urban census tracts classified as either or both low-income and low foodstore access between 2015 and 2019. Discusses reasons for the changes over time.

...Service Tagged as Access · Food security and nutrition · Income · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...