Food, Nutrition and Child Hunger: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, Special Hearing, March 16, 2000, Green Bay, WI.

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Page 10 - Food security is access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life.
Page 20 - ... newly available. The researchers measured children's scores on standardized achievement tests as well as rates of lateness and absences prior to the implementation of the program. These variables were measured a year later (as well as three months after implementation of the school breakfast program) . Children who participated in the School Breakfast Program were shown to have significantly higher standardized achievement test scores than eligible nonparticipants. Children getting school breakfast...
Page 21 - Program began as a pilot project in 1966, and was made permanent in 1975. The...
Page 21 - Alaska and Hawaii. Schools may charge no more than 30 cents for a reduced-price breakfast. Schools set their own prices for breakfasts served to students who pay the full meal price.
Page 11 - Was that often, sometimes, or never true for (you/your household) in the last 12 months? • In the last 1 2 months, since last (name of current month), did (you/you or other adults in your household) ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?
Page 11 - ... ever not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food?
Page 20 - ... similar to WIC, CSFP also serves the elderly. As in WIC, food packages are tailored to the nutritional needs of participants. Average monthly CSFP participation for fiscal year 1998 was almost 377,000 people.
Page 21 - Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the Federal poverty income...
Page 16 - Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Nutrition Program for the Elderly, the...
Page 21 - NSLP percentage will reflect the percentage of eligibility rather than the percentage of actual participation. (i) The following guidelines will be used to determine the applicable NSLP percent for a particular application: (A) Public schools or non-profit private schools of high school grade or under will use the actual eligibility percentage for that particular school. (B) Schools and institutions of higher learning ineligible to participate in the NSLP and non-school end user sites (medical facilities,...

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