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Detroit’s Eastern Market: A Food Hub in a Food Desert
Shed Two at Detroit’s Eastern Market Look up Wayne County, Michigan, home to Detroit, in USDA’s Food Environment Atlas and it is obvious that local residents have some significant challenges in...
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USDA Food and Nutrition Initiatives Thrive in the Windy City
Chicago SFSP partners kick off the city’s summer feeding season. During my recent trip to Chicago, I had the great fortune to visit several places that were doing tremendous work with many of USDA’s...
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Fresh from the Garden
I get to learn about a lot of great local initiatives when I make visits around the country. On a recent trip to Dallas, I visited Metrocrest Social Services, a community resource agency in Farmers...
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Expanding SNAP Farmers Market Access through Innovative Partnerships
Customers scoop up a handful of the healthy, fresh produce available at one of the many farmers’ markets found in communities across America. America’s farmers’ markets are a great source of fresh...
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Be Prepared! Do YOU Know USDA’s Role in Helping Families Following Disasters...
USDA wants the public to know about the resources available to their families following a disaster or emergency. Ensuring our Nation’s children and families in need have access to healthy meals is a...
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The Many Reasons USDA is Celebrating 50 Years of SNAP
SNAP continues to serve as the first line of defense against hunger in the United States. Half a century ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act of 1964, making the Food Stamp...
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Food Insecurity in U.S. Households Essentially Unchanged from 2013, but Down...
The Economic Research Service has released Household Food Security in the United States in 2014. ERS has also conducted recent research on the impact of economic conditions and policies on the...
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NIFA-Funded Obesity Prevention Project Sparks Community-wide Health Changes
The Ninos Sanos, Familia Sana program uses NIFA-administered grant funds to teach a new culture of healthy living to residents of Firebaugh, Calif. (Poster courtesy of Elizabeth Bishay) This post is...
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SNAP Farmers Market Webpage Streamlined, Updated
Shoppers explore the healthy food choices available at one of America’s farmers markets. Expanding access to the healthy foods available at farmers markets and farm stands for those participating in...
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NIFA Programs Key to Reducing U.S. Household Food Insecurity
Many NIFA-funded programs make it easier for low income families to access fresh, nutritious foods and stretch their food-buying dollars. (iStock image) The National Institute of Food and Agriculture...
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USDA Seeks Grant Applications for Projects to Test Fruit and Vegetable...
FINI grants help make fresh fruits and vegetables an affordable choice for SNAP households. Like other Americans, folks participating in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...
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SNAP Employment and Training (E&T): USDA Study Finds Skills, Credentials...
SNAP E&T helps participants develop skills to find better jobs. The vast majority of jobs in the future will require some level of education beyond high school. Unfortunately, these jobs are out...
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