In response to concerns expressed by regional staff, state agencies and sponsoring organizations of day care homes, we are issuing this memorandum to help ensure that sponsoring organizations have access to elementary school attendance area information for the purpose of classifying day care homes as tier I day care homes for the CACFP.
Data was collected from directors of 34 school food authorities participating in the Nutrient Standard Menu Planning demonstration during fall 1995 and winter 1996. This information was used to assess the implementation status of these sites and examine perceived strengths and weaknesses of the system.
Charting the Course for Evaluation: How Do We Measure the Success of Nutrition Education and Promotion in Food Assistance Programs? brought together nutrition educators, traditional evaluators, market researchers, and experts at evaluation of health promotion efforts to establish a dialogue to identify and push forward the state of the art in evaluating nutrition education and promotion efforts. The conference took place on July 13 and 14, 1995 in Arlington, Virginia.
This study presents a national assessment of the variety, quality and cost of food available at food retailers authorized by the Food Stamp Program (FSP).
As mentioned in Welfare Reform Advisory Memo #1, this memorandum provides implementation guidance on all remaining SFSP provisions contained in PL 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 amends a number of provisions in the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act. This letter provides implementation guidance on the provisions contained in PL 104-193 which affect the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Questions and answers on the two-tiered reimbursement structure for family day care homes in the CACFP.
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, restricts participation in most food assistance programs based on citizenship and alien status. WIC is specifically exempted from these restrictions, however, states have the option to limit participation to citizens and qualified aliens.
FNS asked Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., (MPR) to assess the CPS estimates in relation to alternative estimates from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), which collects longitudinal monthly income data.