Before the 1960s, just a few federal programs provided food to individuals: the Food Distribution Program, established in 1936, distributed commodities the government acquired to support farm prices to low-income families; the National School Lunch Program (1946); and by the Special Milk Program (1955), which established supported milk prices while encouraging children to drink more milk.
After President Johnson declared war on poverty in 1964, Congress expanded the Food Stamp Program, which was then a pilot program operating in a limited number of counties. It created the School Breakfast Program in 1966 to provide breakfasts to children. The Child and Adult Care Food and Summer Food Programs were established in 1968 to ensure that children receive nutritious meals while in childcare and during the summer when schools are closed. Soon after, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (1969) and WIC (1972) were established to address malnutrition among low-income mothers and children.
Source: USDA, 2/3/14, Food in the War on Poverty
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