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  • USDA’s School Breakfast Program served about 63 billion meals from 1975 through 2022
    3/4/2024
    USDA’s School Breakfast Program served about 63 billion meals from 1975 through 2022
  • USDA’s National School Lunch Program has served about 229 billion meals since 1971
    10/10/2023
    USDA’s National School Lunch Program has served about 229 billion meals since 1971
  • Summer Food Service Program distribution sites and average daily attendance in July, fiscal years 1989–2022
    9/27/2023
    Summer Food Service Program distribution sites and average daily attendance in July, fiscal years 1989–2022
  • Reports on whether paying for school meals contributed to household financial hardship varied by race and ethnicity, December 2022–May 2023
    9/20/2023
    Reports on whether paying for school meals contributed to household financial hardship varied by race and ethnicity, December 2022–May 2023
  • Inflation-adjusted USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance, fiscal years 1970–2022
    7/19/2023
    Inflation-adjusted USDA spending on food and nutrition assistance, fiscal years 1970–2022
  • Total spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs fell in FY 2022, but still higher than before pandemic
    6/21/2023
    Total spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs fell in FY 2022, but still higher than before pandemic
  • Schools obtained more fruits and vegetables through USDA Foods after school meal nutrition standards were updated in 2012
    10/24/2022
    Schools obtained more fruits and vegetables through USDA Foods after school meal nutrition standards were updated in 2012
  • USDA’s National School Lunch Program served about 224 billion meals from 1971 through 2021
    10/6/2022
    USDA’s National School Lunch Program served about 224 billion meals from 1971 through 2021
  • School districts get locally produced foods from a variety of sources
    10/4/2022
    School districts get locally produced foods from a variety of sources
  • Food insecurity in U.S. households with children reached two-decade low in 2021
    9/12/2022
    Food insecurity in U.S. households with children reached two-decade low in 2021
  • U.S. household food insecurity in 2021 unchanged from 2020
    9/7/2022
    U.S. household food insecurity in 2021 unchanged from 2020
  • Spending on USDA’s two major school nutrition programs dropped from 2019 to 2021 as other programs filled pandemic-related gaps
    8/30/2022
    Spending on USDA’s two major school nutrition programs dropped from 2019 to 2021 as other programs filled pandemic-related gaps
  • Fruits and vegetables top the list of locally produced foods purchased by U.S. school districts
    8/23/2022
    Fruits and vegetables top the list of locally produced foods purchased by U.S. school districts
  • Nominal USDA expenditures on food and nutrition assistance programs, fiscal years 1980–2021
    7/19/2022
    Nominal USDA expenditures on food and nutrition assistance programs, fiscal years 1980–2021
  • Temporary programs made up 17 percent of Federal food and nutrition assistance spending in FY 2021
    7/14/2022
    Temporary programs made up 17 percent of Federal food and nutrition assistance spending in FY 2021
  • Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $182.5 billion in 2021
    6/23/2022
    Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $182.5 billion in 2021
  • USDA’s School Breakfast Program served about 59 billion meals from 1975 through 2020
    3/7/2022
    USDA’s School Breakfast Program served about 59 billion meals from 1975 through 2020
  • Food insecurity in U.S. households with children became more prevalent in 2020
    2/7/2022
    Food insecurity in U.S. households with children became more prevalent in 2020
  • Food insecurity among children varies by household composition
    2/7/2022
    Food insecurity among children varies by household composition
  • In 2020, food insecurity affected 14.8 percent of households with children
    2/7/2022
    In 2020, food insecurity affected 14.8 percent of households with children
  • The prevalence of child food insecurity among Hispanic households with children increased significantly in 2020
    2/7/2022
    The prevalence of child food insecurity among Hispanic households with children increased significantly in 2020
  • Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer payments raised overall spending on USDA’s child nutrition programs in FY 2020
    12/17/2021
    Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer payments raised overall spending on USDA’s child nutrition programs in FY 2020
  • Free Meal Sites Expanded Rapidly To Provide Meals to Children During the Early Months of the Pandemic
    11/8/2021
    Free Meal Sites Expanded Rapidly To Provide Meals to Children During the Early Months of the Pandemic
  • USDA Seamless Summer Option and Summer Food Service Program meal sites expanded earlier in 2020 than in 2019
    10/29/2021
    USDA Seamless Summer Option and Summer Food Service Program meal sites expanded earlier in 2020 than in 2019
  • USDA's Summer Food Service Program served a record number of free meals despite fewer sites in fiscal year 2020
    10/22/2021
    USDA's Summer Food Service Program served a record number of free meals despite fewer sites in fiscal year 2020
  • Spending on food assistance in second half of FY 2020 outpaced spending in second half of FY 2019 by $4.5 billion a month on average
    10/4/2021
    Spending on food assistance in second half of FY 2020 outpaced spending in second half of FY 2019 by $4.5 billion a month on average
  • SNAP benefit payments increased 66 percent in second half of FY 2020
    10/4/2021
    SNAP benefit payments increased 66 percent in second half of FY 2020
  • Focus for child nutrition assistance shifted to Summer Food Service Program in FY 2020
    10/4/2021
    Focus for child nutrition assistance shifted to Summer Food Service Program in FY 2020
  • WIC participation increased for children but not for women or infants in the second half of FY 2020
    10/4/2021
    WIC participation increased for children but not for women or infants in the second half of FY 2020
  • P-EBT payments led to a rise in overall spending on programs targeted toward children
    10/4/2021
    P-EBT payments led to a rise in overall spending on programs targeted toward children
  • In fiscal year (FY) 2020, USDA’s four largest child nutrition programs provided the fewest meals since FY 2001
    9/15/2021
    In fiscal year (FY) 2020, USDA’s four largest child nutrition programs provided the fewest meals since FY 2001
  • Pandemic response contributed to 32 percent increase in Federal food assistance spending in FY 2020
    8/25/2021
    Pandemic response contributed to 32 percent increase in Federal food assistance spending in FY 2020
  • USDA’s Summer Food Service Program provided a record number of meals in fiscal year 2020
    7/16/2021
    USDA’s Summer Food Service Program provided a record number of meals in fiscal year 2020
  • Summer Food Service Program meals served by month, fiscal years 2019-2020
    7/15/2021
    Summer Food Service Program meals served by month, fiscal years 2019-2020
  • SNAP and P-EBT accounted for more than one-ninth of total food-at-home spending from April to September 2020
    6/7/2021
    SNAP and P-EBT accounted for more than one-ninth of total food-at-home spending from April to September 2020
  • For food-insecure and food-secure schoolchildren, school meal foods are of higher diet quality than foods from other sources
    5/3/2021
    For food-insecure and food-secure schoolchildren, school meal foods are of higher diet quality than foods from other sources