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Participation in USDA's Summer Food Service Program remained high in 2011

  • by ERS
  • 7/27/2012
  • Child Nutrition Programs
  • Food & Nutrition Assistance
A chart showing the summer food service program distribution sites and average daily attendance in July, peak month, years 1989 to 2011.

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The Summer Food Service Program is one of five major domestic food assistance programs administered by USDA that exclusively or primarily serve the nutritional needs of children. The program served 137 million meals and snacks at a cost to USDA of $373 million in fiscal year 2011, primarily during summer vacation. The number of sites offering summer meals to children grew from 38,471 in 2010 to 39,063 in 2011, while participation remained steady at 2.3 million children after rising in each of the last four years. This chart is from the Child Nutrition Programs: Summer Food Service Program topic page on the ERS website, updated July 11, 2012.

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