Sentences with phrase «nutrition safety net programs»

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bringing food safety net programs up to scale at the national level with investments that target better health, nutrition and formal education programs.

These nutrition and safety net programs are vital to our children's future, and we can not afford to lose them as Congress hammers out a solution to budget - slashing «sequestration» cuts.

FRAC works with a broad range of national and state partners to protect and strengthen the federal nutrition programs and ensure a strong and effective national nutrition safety net for vulnerable, low - income individuals and families.

Nationwide, school nutrition programs serve as safety nets for families that are facing financial difficulties as the economy falters.

This review is a summary of proposed reductions to SNAP and an overview of how other critical nutrition programs and other social safety net programs fare in the president's budget.

«Public safety net programs do not operate in silos; health can not be addressed without attending to proper nutrition.

Their safety net program offers nutrition assistance, financial aid for housing and utilities, and support for immigrant and refugee families.

The Academy advocates to protect and expand federal anti-poverty and safety net programs, including those that provide health care (and access to health care through Medicaid and CHIP), early education (such as Head Start and Early Head Start), quality child care, affordable housing and home visiting, as well as critical nutrition assistance programs like WIC, SNAP, school meals, and summer feeding programs.