Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2005-0006
Food Stamp and Child Nutrition Agreements for Direct Certification
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 requires that children in food stamp households be directly certified for free school meals. To prepare for the phased in implementation of mandatory direct certification, which begins for the largest school districts in July 2006 and covers all school districts by July 2008, we convened a work group on Jan. 26–27, 2005.
02/15/2005
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2005-0002
Military Families and Eligibility in the Child Nutrition Programs
We have recently received questions regarding the child nutrition policy on the treatment of income from deployed military personnel engaged in long-term military campaigns overseas.
01/07/2005