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Download full textMoore, Quinn; Conway, Kevin; Kyler, Brandon; Gothro, Andrew – US Department of Agriculture, 2016
This report responds to the requirement of Public Law 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of State and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct certification is a process conducted by the States and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household…
Descriptors: National Programs, Lunch Programs, Certification, Eligibility
Moore, Quinn; Conway, Kevin; Kyler, Brandon; Gothro, Andrew – US Department of Agriculture, 2015
This report responds to the requirement of Public Law 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of State and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct certification is a process conducted by the States and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household…
Descriptors: National Programs, Lunch Programs, Certification, Eligibility
Moore, Quinn; Conway, Kevin; Kyler, Brandon; Gothro, Andrew – US Department of Agriculture, 2013
This report responds to the requirement of Public Law 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of State and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct certification is a process conducted by the States and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household…
Descriptors: National Programs, Lunch Programs, Certification, Eligibility
Moore, Quinn; Conway, Kevin; Kyler, Brandon – US Department of Agriculture, 2012
This report responds to the requirement of Public Law 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of State and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct certification is a process conducted by the States and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household…
Descriptors: National Programs, Lunch Programs, Certification, Eligibility
Ralston, Katherine; Newman, Constance; Clauson, Annette; Guthrie, Joanne; Buzby, Jean – US Department of Agriculture, 2008
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is one of the largest food and nutrition assistance programs in the United States, feeding millions of children every day. School meal providers face the task of serving nutritious and appealing school lunches, including free and reduced-price lunches for low-income students, and doing so under budget…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, National Programs, Nutrition, Program Costs
Food and Nutrition Service (USDA), Alexandria, VA. Office of Analysis and Evaluation. – 2002
Noting that fruit and vegetable consumption is an important component of a balanced diet consistent with the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans" and the Food Guide Pyramid, this report fulfills a request from the Appropriations Committee Directives to analyze current levels of fresh produce in Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritional…
Descriptors: Children, Lunch Programs, National Programs, Nutrition
Newman, Constance – US Department of Agriculture, 2006
Income volatility challenges the functioning of the safety net provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food assistance programs for low-income families in time of need. Low-income families may be on a see-saw of income changes that make it difficult for program administrators to accurately target benefits and to define sensible…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Income, Change
