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v. t. e. In the United States, school meals are provided either at no cost or at a government-subsidized price, to students from low-income families. These free or subsidized meals have the potential to increase household food security, which can improve children's health and expand their educational opportunities. [1]
August 5, 2020 NCES Blog Editor FAQs, General. Every year in the Common Core of Data (CCD), NCES releases data on the number of students eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meal program that provides nutritionally balanced low-cost or free meals to children during the school day.
Direct certification is the process by which children are certified for free meals based on household participation in one or more means-tested federal assistance programs--such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)--without the need for a household application. 4 Imputation for survey nonresponse. State-level imputations for ...
In the United States, 1 the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL). 2 The percentage of students in a school who are eligible for FRPL can provide a substitute measure for the concentration of low-income students in the school. 3 In this indicator, public schools (including both traditional and charter) are divided into ...
The Summer Food Service Program ( SFSP) began in 1968. It was an amendment to the National School Lunch Act. Today, the SFSP is the largest federal resource available for local sponsors who want to combine a child nutrition program with a summer activity program. [2] Sponsors can be public or private groups, such as non-profit organizations ...
Free school meals in Finland are viewed as an investment for the future; the aim is to maintain and improve children's health, well-being, and learning. The school meal is used as a pedagogical tool for teaching table manners, food culture, nutrition, and healthy eating habits, as well as for increasing the consumption of vegetables, fruits and ...
Better health and more food security: A 2023 study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that children who received onsite meals and snacks provided by their child care ...
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-265) expands federal child nutrition programs in several ways to assist homeless, migrant, foster, and runaway children and youth by providing: Automatic eligibility for free school meals. Streamlined procedures for documenting eligibility. Full school year eligibility for free ...