healthy food - HUNGER DOESN�T TAKE A SUMMER VACATION - SIBEJO

After three years of significant growth, national participation in the Summer Nutrition Programs plateaued last summer. During July 2015, the programs served nearly 3.2 million low-income children across the country, a modest increase of 11,000 participants from July 2014. The Child...

healthy food - Summer food programs successful in Vermont - SIBEJO

While the distances and low population density of the North Country make providing summer meals to children in need challenging, our neighbors in Vermont seem to have figured it out.The Food Research and Action Center�s summer meals report found that Vermont�s rank in serving children...

healthy food - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS REDUCE CHILD HUNGER - SIBEJO

Providing low-income children with $30 to $60 a month during the summer reduced severe food insecurity, according to a USDA report. The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children (Summer EBTC) demonstration project was also associated with positive nutrition changes in participating...

healthy food - HOUSE COMMITTEE WORKS ON CHILD NUTRITION BILL - SIBEJO

The House Education and Workforce Committee, on which Representative Stefanik serves, completed drafting its bill last week to reauthorize the Child Nutrition and Education Act. The bill, critics contend, contains a number of damaging provisions, including: shrinking coverage of...

healthy food - Power up with summer meals in schools - SIBEJO

USDA and Department of Education are pleased to invite you to the iForum: Power Up with Summer Meals in Schools!! � co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, May 11th, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET. This online webinar will discuss...

healthy food - Webinar: Farm to Summer: Incorporating local foods in Summer Food Service Programs - SIBEJO

MSU Center for Regional Food SystemsMay 3, 2016 2:00-3:30 pm ETSummer Food Service Programs can be an ideal time to start looking at local purchasing. At the height of the Michigan farming season, there is more local product available than at any other time in the year. Farmers are...

healthy food - Help kids get meals in the summer - SIBEJO

HOW DOES THIS PROGRAM WORK?Purpose: To serve free, healthy meals to low-income children and teens during summer months when school is out.  Where: Any safe place for kids (for example: school, park, rec center, library, faith organization, etc.) can be a summer meal site.Who:...

healthy food - Summer EBT extended, but not to the North Country - SIBEJO

USDA recently announced $26.9 million in grant funds to be distributed among eight grantees to continue administering pilots of the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) programs, providing summertime nutrition assistance to children who receive free and reduced price meals during...