Food Assistance Research Brief-Certifying Eligibility in the National School Lunch Program

[摘要] Nutritionally balanced National School Lunch Program (NSLP) meals are available in almost all public and many private schools. Any child at a participating school may purchase a lunch through the NSLP; over half of the 25 million NSLP lunches served on an average school day in 2001 were given to children free or at a reduced price. Current regulations allow children to be certified for free or reduced-priced lunches in two ways-direct certification based on documentation from State or local welfare offices, or certification based on an application from a child's parent or guardian. This report examines whether students who are not eligible for free or reduced-cost meals are receiving meals.

[发布日期] 2003-07-15 [发布机构] United States Department of Agriculture

[学科分类] 农业科学（综合）

[关键词] National School Lunch Program;Food Stamp Program;hunger;food insecurity;food assistance programs;nutrition;dietary and health effects;food security;program eligibility;poor families