CHILD NUTRITION LAW REAUTHORIZATION

Every five years, Congress must reauthorize child nutrition programs.  During this process, Congress will debate new funding levels, ways to strengthen and improve the programs, and develop new policies to make sure our nation’s children have access to healthy, nutritious food.  The current bill, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, is set to expire on September 30, 2015. Next year, the following programs are up for renewal: 

▪      The Summer Food Service Program: Provides free meals and snacks to low-income children during the summer months.

▪      Child and Adult Care Food Program:  Provides nutritious meals and snacks to children and adults in designated child and adult care centers, as well as snacks and suppers to children in afterschool programs. 

▪      WIC: Provides nutritious foods and nutrition education for low-income, at risk women, infants.

▪      National School Lunch and Breakfast programs: Provides nutritionally balanced meals to qualified children each school day. 

Source: Feeding America, 9/14, Child Nutrition Programs