USDA Announces Demonstration Project in Arkansas to Improve Child Nutrition During Summer Break (May 11, 2010)

USDA Announces Demonstration Projects to Improve Child Nutrition During Summer Break (May 11, 2010)

USDA Announces Resources to Improve Emergency Food Assistance Programs and Infrastructure (April 1, 2010)

USDA to Provide Incentives to States Expanding Access to Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants, and Children (March 31, 2010)

USDA Announces Efforts to Increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation (March 25, 2010)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Funds Available to States to Improve Participation in Summer Food Service Programs (March 24, 2010)

USDA Targets Improvement of School Meal Enrollment With Aid to States (March 9, 2010)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Addresses the School Nutrition Association, Issues Call to Action for Child Nutrition Stakeholders (March 3, 2010)

USDA Invests in the Quality of School Meals and Administration of the National School Lunch Program (March 2, 2010)

USDA Working to Develop More Nutritious Humanitarian Food Aid Packages

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Food Purchases or Domestic Nutrition Programs

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Millions to Promote U.S. Food and Agricultural Exports (January, 26 2010)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Millions to Promote U.S. Food and Agricultural Exports (January, 26 2010)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Cheese Purchase of $60 Million to Assist Struggling Dairy Producers, Aid Nation's Food Banks (December 18, 2009)

New USDA Study Helps Identify Strategies to Improve Nutrition of School Meals (December 2, 2009)

Latest USDA Study Shows State Participation Rates for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Vary Widely (November 24, 2009)

USDA Awards More Than $5 Million in Grants to Support Local Foods Initiatives (November 18, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Discusses Importance of Addressing Child Hunger, Health and Nutrition (November 17, 2009)

USDA Report Reveals Highest Rate of Food Insecurity Since Report was Initiated in 1995 (November 16, 2009)

Secretary Vilsack Joins Massachusetts Officials to Support Anti-Hunger Initiative (November 9, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $18 Million to States for Outstanding, Timely Nutrition Aid (September 30, 2009)

Secretary Vilsack Awards $8.5 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Selected States for The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (September 23, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces 86 Grants Under the Farmers Market Promotion Program (September 17, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Outreach Grants In Six States (September 17, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Nearly $5 Million to Help Low-Income Households Access Healthy, Nutritious Food (September 9, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Support for Domestic Nutrition Programs and Pork Producers (September 3, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces $5.8 Million in Nutrition Grants to Improve Health of America's Children (September 1, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Brings Obama Administration's "Rural Tour" to Iowa (August 19, 2009)

Top Obama Administration Officials Hold 'Rural Tour' Community Forum in Alaska (August 12, 2009)

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Kicks-Off Obama Administration's 'United We Serve' Initiative (June 22, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Grants to Strengthen National School Meals Programs (May 08, 2009)

Vilsack Announces Purchases for Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs (May 04, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Nutrition Benefits Increase (April 3, 2009)

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Plan to Benefit Nutrition Programs and Dairy Farmers (March 26, 2009)

USDA to Award $5 Million in Grants to Increase Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (March 11, 2009)

Secretary Vilsack Teams Up With Sesame Workshop, National WIC Association (March 10, 2009)

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) WIC provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.

The Food and Nutrition Service FNS provides children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education. We help nearly one in five people. Check out our programs to see if we can help you or your family.