Accessing Federal Food Programs to Assist Children in Shelters
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Accessing Federal Food Programs to Assist Children in Shelters
Food Research and Action CenterGeri Henchy
AdvocacyOutreachTool Kit
Participation
SheltersShelters
Importance of CACFP
Increasing Need for CACFP
Advocacy PartnershipsCACFP SheltersRegulatoryLegislative
Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2009
• Advocacy Options • Recommendations
USDA Request for Comments
2009 Child Nutrition Programs Reauthorization
““Advocacy Action Opportunities ”Advocacy Action Opportunities ”
USDA Listening Sessions
Inform & Persuade Congress
Outreach for CACFP in Shelters
Feed the Most Vulnerable Tool Kit
http://www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/programs/homeless/homeless_index.html
Reducing Barriers to Shelter Participation
Best Practices
Good nutrition for children in shelters.
Geraldine HenchyFood Research and
Action Center
(202) 986-2200 ext. 3025
www.frac.org