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Shames, Lisa – US Government Accountability Office, 2011
Through its commodity program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides commodity foods at no cost to schools taking part in the national school meals programs. Commodities include raw ground beef, cheese, poultry, and fresh produce. Like federal food safety agencies, the commodity program has taken steps designed to reduce microbial…
Descriptors: Safety, Purchasing, Federal Regulation, Food Standards
Urban Inst., Washington, DC. – 1987
This report uses data collected during the National Evaluation of School Nutrition Project (NESNP-II) in 1983-84 to describe the characteristics of students and households eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), and the characteristics of NSLP and SBP participants and their households. The NESNP-II…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Children's Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1974
This booklet, which describes federal food assistance programs, is designed to help large families, families on small budgets, and elderly people on fixed incomes get more food for less money. The book is divided into four chapters: Kids, Women and Children, Families, and Senior Citizens. Each chapter describes in detail the food assistance…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Children, Community Services, Family Programs