II. Indications
III. Resources: Food Insecurity Resources for Children and Families (Publicly Funded U.S. Resources for Healthy Meals and Nutrition)
- Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp
- Funds healthy meals and snacks at childcare, daycare, after school programs
- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
- https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/capacity-grants/expanded-food-nutrition-education-program-efnep
- Grants for limited budget related education regarding shopping and cooking healthy food
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/fdpir/food-distribution-program-indian-reservations
- SNAP alternative for families without access to SNAP offices or authorized stores
- School Food Programs
- Reimbursement for public and private schools providing healthy free or low cost meals
- National School Lunch Program
- School Breakfast Program
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program
- Temporary benefits for families and older adults to purchase approved healthy foods
- Additional programs available for education on purchasing and preparing healthy foods
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic
- Support for healthy foods in pregnancy, postpartum, Breast Feeding and children up to age 5 years
- Participants are considered to be at nutrition risk and meet income and state residency requirements
- Summer Food Service Program
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-food-service-program
- Reimburses schools, local government, camps or non-profits providing free, approved healthy meals (up to 3/day)
- Eligible children are enrolled in an activity program at approved site during a time frame when school is not in session
IV. Resources: Food Insecurity Resources for Older Adults (Publicly Funded U.S. Resources for Healthy Meals and Nutrition)
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/program/assistance-seniors
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/csfp/commodity-supplemental-food-program
- Supplementation of dietary intake for low income adults age 60 years and older
- Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs
- https://acl.gov/programs/health-wellness/nutrition-services
- https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/IF10633.pdf
- Healthy meals and congregate services for adults age 60 years and older
- Congregate Nutrition Services
- Home Delivered Nutrition Program
- Nutrition Services Incentive Program
- Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfmnp/senior-farmers-market-nutrition-program
- Nutrition Support (via coupons) for eligible low-income seniors to purchase food at farmers' markets
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program
- Temporary benefits for families and older adults to purchase approved healthy foods
- Additional programs available for education on purchasing and preparing healthy foods
V. Resources: Food Insecurity Resources for Any Age (Publicly Funded U.S. Resources for Healthy Meals and Nutrition)
- Emergency Food Assistance Program
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/tefap/emergency-food-assistance-program
- U.S. grown foods supplied to states to freely supplement low income diets
- USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/partnerships/national-hunger-clearinghouse
- Resource to find local meal sites, food banks and other social services
- Includes text and phone contacts in english and spanish