FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration’s Actions to Reduce Food Insecurity Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
Release #:
USDA No. 0037.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team
Date:
03/03/2021
FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
Release #:
USDA No. 0034.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team
Date:
02/24/2021
USDA Deploys 354 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2021 — In January 2021, President [Read More]
Education Department Amplifies USDA Expansion of SNAP Benefits to Help Students Pursuing Postsecondary Education During Pandemic
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
02/23/2021
This press release was originally published on the Department of Education website.
February 23, 2021 – As part of its ongoing efforts to ease the [Read More]
The Mix Up Podcast – Episode 08 – Aaron Smith
Chef Patrick chats with Aaron Smith, Director of the Seattle Public School District. Join them as Aaron discusses how Seattle Public Schools has been serving students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
Release #:
0028.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
02/17/2021
USDA Deploys 301 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response
WASHINGTON, February 17, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released [Read More]
USDA Ready to Assist Farmers, Ranchers and Communities Affected by Winter Storms
Release #:
0027.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
02/17/2021
WASHINGTON, February 17, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses affected by the recent [Read More]
USDA Takes Action Against Brooklyn (NY) SNAP Retailers for Rules Violations
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
02/16/2021
BOSTON, MA, February 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced it has taken action against 59 Brooklyn, NY, [Read More]
The Mix Up Podcast – Episode 07 – Matthew Poling
Chef Patrick chats with Matthew Poling, Executive Chef for the Greeley-Evans Weld County School District 6. Join them as Matthew discusses how his team has navigated serving meals during the COVID-19 Pandemic. They also chat about Chef Matthews’s path to the child nutrition field.
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Biden Administration Expands P-EBT to Benefit Millions of Low-Income and Food Insecure Children During Pandemic
Release #:
0015.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
01/22/2021
USDA Says SNAP Benefits Are Inadequate for Most Participants and Begins Process to Extend Emergency Allotments to States and Update Thrifty Food Plan [Read More]
USDA Announces Three Deputy Under Secretaries in the Areas of Nutrition, Rural Development and Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Release #:
0013.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
01/21/2021
WASHINGTON, January 21, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced three senior appointments today.
USDA announced that nutrition [Read More]