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Food Assistance Landscape FY 2013 Annual Report

Oliveira, Victor - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2014

This report uses preliminary administrative data from USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), the agency responsible for managing the programs, to examine trends in the food and nutrition assistance programs through fi scal 2013 (October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013). The report uses ERS...

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Trends in Infant Formula Rebate Contracts: Implications for the WIC Program

Oliveira, Victor; Frazao, Elizabeth; Smallwood, David - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2013

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is the major purchaser of infant … formula in the United States. To reduce the cost of infant formula to WIC, Federal law requires that WIC State agencies … operate a costcontainment system for the purchase of infant formula. Typically, WIC State agencies obtain substantial …

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Characteristics of Low-Income Households With Very Low Food Security: An Analysis of the USDA GPRA Food Security Indicator

Nord, Mark - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

This Economic Information Bulletin describes characteristics of low-income households that had very low food security in 2005. The U.S. Department of Agriculture monitors the food security of low-income households to assess how effectively the Government’s domestic nutrition assistance...

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The Food Assistance Landscape, FY 2009 Annual Report

Oliveira, Victor - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2010

This report examines trends in USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs through fiscal 2009. It also discusses a recent ERS report that examines the prevalence, severity, and characteristics of food insecurity in households with children.

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Food Insecurity in Households with Children: Prevalence, Severity, and Household Characteristics

Nord, Mark - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2009

Eighty-four percent of U.S. households with children were food secure throughout 2007, meaning that they had consistent access to adequate food for active, healthy lives for all household members. Nearly 16 percent of households with children were food insecure sometime during the year,...

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The Food Assistance Landscape: FY 2006 Annual Report

Oliveira, Victor - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2006

, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the School Breakfast Program—accounted for 95 percent …

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The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2015 Edition

Oliveira, Victor; Frazao, Elizabeth - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2015

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental food, nutrition … participate in the program. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which authorized funds for WIC, is set to expire on … of the program and to consider improvements. This report explains how WIC works, examines program trends, and discusses …

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