A Food Stamp Policy Memo is now available on our website that emphasizes the policies regarding distributing and/or accepting applications for the Food Stamp Program (FSP). The memo highlights the federal and state regulations that all LDSS/HRA centers must follow when distributing or accepting an application for the FSP.
To view the memo click here.
To view OTDA's Policy Memo 10-INF-22 click here.
If you have any questions about this memo, or any other food stamp related question, please contact Dawn Secor at (518) 436-8757, ext. 12, or by e-mailing Dawn.Secor@nutritionconsortium.org
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Implementation: Child Nutrition Reauthorization
The USDA is now releasing policy memos about the implementation of provisions in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
Visit the USDA's website to access these memos and learn how the new law will be implemented.
Click here to access and continue checking the USDA site for additional memos.
Visit the USDA's website to access these memos and learn how the new law will be implemented.
Click here to access and continue checking the USDA site for additional memos.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Winter 2011 CN e-News: What's in CNR, SB Scorecard, SF Webinar + More
The Winter 2011 edition of Child Nutrition e-News (CN e-News) is now available on our website (here).
Child Nutrition e-News is a digest of research and reports related to the School Breakfast Program (SBP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Child Nutrition e-News is a digest of research and reports related to the School Breakfast Program (SBP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
To receive CN e-News by e-mail, please visit our homepage and enter your e-mail address under "Sign Up for Our Newsletter" (here).
NYS Ranks 38th in Nation for School Breakfast Participation
Despite the record demand for school meals, school breakfast participation is still falling short, according to an annual study conducted by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).
While eating school breakfast can help all children focus in class and concentrate on school work, school breakfast particularly helps low-income children access essential nutrition they may not be eating at home.
According to FRAC, over 1.13 million low-income children ate school lunch daily in NYS, but less than 460,000 low-income children ate school breakfast daily.
Too many low-income children benefiting from school lunch are missing out on school breakfast. According to FRAC, NYS ranks 38th in the nation for low-income students eating both school breakfast and school lunch.
To read FRAC's report, the 2010 School Breakfast Scorecard, please click here.
While eating school breakfast can help all children focus in class and concentrate on school work, school breakfast particularly helps low-income children access essential nutrition they may not be eating at home.
According to FRAC, over 1.13 million low-income children ate school lunch daily in NYS, but less than 460,000 low-income children ate school breakfast daily.
Too many low-income children benefiting from school lunch are missing out on school breakfast. According to FRAC, NYS ranks 38th in the nation for low-income students eating both school breakfast and school lunch.
To read FRAC's report, the 2010 School Breakfast Scorecard, please click here.
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