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Food Assistance Landscape September 2005

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  • Oliveira, Victor

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USDA administers 15 domestic food assistance programs that serve an estimated 1 in 5 Americans at some point during the year. Each program targets specific populations with different nutritional needs. These programs work individually and in concert to provide a nutritional safety net for children and low-income adults. The Economic Research Service (ERS) is responsible for conducting studies and evaluations of USDA's food assistance programs, focusing on the benefits of improved diets and food choices, factors that influence diet and nutrition, and program outcomes. This report uses preliminary data from USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), the agency responsible for administering the Nation's food assistance programs, to examine trends in the programs at the midpoint of fiscal 2005. It also discusses a recent ERS report that presents findings from an evaluation of projects aimed at testing ways to increase Food Stamp Program participation among eligible elderly individuals.

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  • Oliveira, Victor, 2005. "Food Assistance Landscape September 2005," Economic Information Bulletin 33891, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersib:33891
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.33891
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