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USDA will continue Farmers to Families Food Box Program
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USDA will continue Farmers to Families Food Box Program

USDA will continue Farmers to Families Food Box Program

01/05/2021
by KHGI

(NTV) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase an additional $1.5 billion worth of food for nationwide distribution through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.In total, USDA has distributed more than 132 million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This new round of Farmers to Families Food Boxes will go a long way in helping American families access nutritious and healthy meals as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the President Trump’s leadership, we have helped tens of millions of families and countless farmers with this program,” said Secretary Perdue.

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January 18th, 2021|Categories: External posts|

GrowNYC delivers one millionth meal to New Yorkers in need during COVID pandemic
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GrowNYC delivers one millionth meal to New Yorkers in need during COVID pandemic

GrowNYC delivers one millionth meal to New Yorkers in need during COVID pandemic

01/02/2021

By Eyewitness News

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — A New York City-funded program delivered its one millionth meal to city residents hardest hit by the COVID pandemic.

The GrowNYC Emergency Fresh Food Box program, officially distributed its one-millionth meal on Saturday morning as part of its ongoing efforts to alleviate food insecurity in New York communities.

Since April, GrowNYC has distributed thousands of free emergency food boxes per week to residents in need through partner organizations throughout the five boroughs.

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January 18th, 2021|Categories: External posts|

U.S. Diet Guidelines Sidestep Scientific Advice to Cut Sugar and Alcohol
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U.S. Diet Guidelines Sidestep Scientific Advice to Cut Sugar and Alcohol

U.S. Diet Guidelines Sidestep Scientific Advice to Cut Sugar and Alcohol

12/29/2020

The government’s new nutritional recommendations arrive amid a pandemic that has taken a huge toll on American health.
By Roni Caryn Rabin

(NYT) Rejecting the advice of its scientific advisers, the federal government has released new dietary recommendations that sound a familiar nutritional refrain, advising Americans to “make every bite count” but dismissing experts’ specific recommendations to set new low targets for consumption of sugar and alcoholic beverages.

The “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” are updated every five years, and the latest iteration arrived on Tuesday, 10 months into a pandemic that has posed a historic health threat to Americans. Confined to their homes, even many of those who have dodged the coronavirus itself are drinking more and gaining weight, a phenomenon often called “quarantine 15.”

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January 18th, 2021|Categories: External posts|

Low-income children wait months for USDA food aid to replace school meals
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Low-income children wait months for USDA food aid to replace school meals

Low-income children wait months for USDA food aid to replace school meals

12/20/2020

“It should be a four-alarm fire,” says one expert, given the high hunger rates among families.”
By Helena Bottemiler Evich

(Politico)

Millions of low-income schoolchildren have gone almost an entire semester without receiving federal payments to help their families buy groceries months after Congress authorized the aid — even as child hunger reaches record highs in the U.S.

Congress first established the payments in March to replace the free or subsidized meals that students are missing while schools are closed or virtual during the pandemic. But lawmakers waited until the program was set to expire Oct. 1 to extend the aid for the current school year. The USDA then took several weeks to write guidelines for states to hand out the money.

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