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As the economy continues to improve, USDA is looking toward the future with new ways of thinking about building a stronger next generation of Americans with a particular focus on our nation’s must vulnerable populations. In 2015, USDA launched the Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. The center is designed to use cutting-edge solutions in child nutrition to reduce child food insecurity in states with the highest numbers of persistently poor rural counties. As part of that commitment, last week we announced that the Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center awarded $1.3 million in grants to 17 rural communities for creative strategies to help families and children better access federal nutrition assistance. For example, recognizing that transportation is a barrier for area families, Fulton County Schools in Kentucky plans to create a mobile system to deliver meals to congregate meal sites in high need areas throughout the county as part of the agency’s summer meal program. For a full list of the projects and to learn more about the Center, visit the FNS website. Schools around the country also celebrated School Breakfast Week last week, marking the 50th anniversary of the School Breakfast Program by shining a light on the positive impacts of the program—better school attendance, better performance in the classroom and better health for our kids. Under the Obama Administration, we’ve seen over 14 million more students eating school breakfast each day—that’s an increase of almost 27%. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating National Nutrition Month by looking back on seven years of monumental changes to our nation’s nutrition programs under the Obama Administration. Catch up on Chapter III, Part I and Part II and follow along throughout the month by using #USDAResults or by visiting our Medium site at: www.usda.gov/medium.
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