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School Meals
 
Public Law 108-265  
(amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966). Bill Number S. 2507.  Signed into law on June 30, 2004 
Reauthorization Memoranda 2004
National School Lunch Program provides nutritious lunches and the opportunity to practice skills learned in classroom nutrition education.  This program also offers afterschool snacks in sites that meet eligibility requirements.
School Breakfast Program provides nutritious breakfasts to promote learning readiness and healthy eating behaviors.
Special Milk Program offers milk to children who do not have access to other meal programs.
Team Nutrition provides schools with nutrition education materials for children and families; technical assistance materials for school food service directors, managers, and staff; and materials to build school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity. State agency partners provide training and technical assistance to support these programs in local schools.
Immigration Status in the Child Nutrition Programs
  
Other Links
-- Summer Food Service Program
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Child and Adult Care Food Program
-- State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
-- Evaluation of the USDA Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program:
    Report to Congress.

 

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