FNS Documents & Resources

Las familias ahora tienen más formas de brindarles a sus hijos la nutrición que necesitan durante el verano, cuando las comidas escolares no están disponibles. Los SUN Programs del USDA ofrecen SUN Bucks, SUN Meals, y SUN Meals To-Go. Estas opciones de comidas ayudan a los niños a alcanzar su máximo potencial.

Families now have more ways to get their kids the nutrition they need in summer when school meals aren’t available. USDA’s SUN programs offer SUN Bucks, SUN Meals, and SUN Meals To-Go. These meal and grocery benefit options help kids reach their full potential.

Recording of April 18, 2024 briefing for external partners on the WIC Food Packages Final Rule.

Schools provide some of the healthiest meals that kids eat which play an important role in providing the nutrition they need to grow and learn and school meals are about to get even better We know you want the best for our nation's children and USDA is investing in school meals to make them even healthier over the next several years.

USDA is updating the WIC food packages to reflect current nutrition science.

USDA is working tirelessly to tackle food and nutrition insecurity. Dr. Caree Cotwright, Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity, reflects on progress and work ahead to advance food and nutrition security. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 authorized Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) as a permanent federal food assistance entitlement program beginning in summer 2024. Summer EBT has been tested through evaluations of demonstration projects since 2011. With pending implementation of this new program, this is an appropriate time to reflect on what USDA, FNS research has learned through more than a decade of study.