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Community Food and Nutrition Program

Managing Agency U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/

Program Description

The goals of the Community Food and Nutrition Program are:

1) To coordinate private and public food assistance resources to better serve the food and nutrition needs of low-income populations
2) To assist low-income communities to identify potential sponsors of child nutrition programs in under-served or unserved areas
3) To develop innovative approaches at the State and Local level to meet the nutrition needs of low-income individuals, including displaced workers, elderly people, children, and the working poor and other low-income individuals

General Program Requirements

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must characterize your financial situation as low income or very low income .

Your Next Steps

The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.

Application Process

For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.

Program Contact Information

For more information please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs