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| Gordon, Anne; Briefel, Ronette. |
| The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), funds meals for children in low-income areas when school is not in session. The first comprehensive study of the SFSP since 1986 found that, in fiscal year 2001, more than 4,000 local sponsors provided about 130 million meals at more than 35,000 feeding sites. The number of children served in July 2001 (2.1 million per day) was about 14 percent of the number who received free or reduced-price school meals each day during the previous school year. On average, SFSP meals provided the levels of key nutrients recommended for school meals. However, breakfasts were slightly lower in food energy than recommended, and lunches were higher in fat. Half the SFSP sponsors were school... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Summer Food Service Program; SFSP; Child nutrition programs; Nutrient content; Plate waste; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33817 |
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| Briefel, Ronette; Jacobson, Jonathan; Clusen, Nancy; Zavitsky, Teresa; Satake, Miki; Dawson, Brittany; Cohen, Rhoda. |
| During a typical month in 2001, food pantries served about 12.5 million people, and emergency kitchens served about 1.1 million people. Food pantries and emergency kitchens play an important role in feeding America's low-income and needy populations. These organizations are part of the Emergency Food Assistance System (EFAS), a network run largely by private organizations with some Federal support. This report presents findings from a national study of EFAS clients, which surveyed clients who received emergency food assistance from selected food pantries and emergency kitchens. The study finds that food pantries and emergency kitchens serve a diverse clientele, but that almost three-fourths of those served are food insecure. The majority of EFAS households... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Emergency food; Food pantry; Soup kitchen; Community kitchen; Emergency kitchen; Food bank; Emergency food organization; Hunger; Food insecurity; Food security; Food assistance; Faith-based organization; Food Security and Poverty. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33861 |
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