Category: CSBG
Only One in Seven Were Fed: How the Limited Reach of the Summer Nutrition Programs is Affecting Low-Income Children
– Gloria-Deo Agbasi, NASCSP – School’s Out, Should Lunch Be Too? School’s out and summer vacation is in full swing! Are Summer Nutrition Programs, the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), in full swing as well? Feeding low-income students should not end when school does. The need for good nutrition is never-ending. Children, who rely on NSLP
2012 CSBG State Fact Sheets Are Now Available!
2012 CSBG State Fact Sheets provide state-by-state highlights of the CSBG Network. Data within each State fact sheet includes: How many families were served (including the percentage breakdown of
CSBG Legislative Update: July 17, 2012
-- Mark Schmeissing, Senior Policy Analyst -- This week, on Wednesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will begin considering their FY 2013 Appropriations bill. Today, ahead of the consideration, Subcommittee Chairman Rehberg released the draft funding bill that will serve as the starting point for negotiations. The
READ MOREJust Released! 2012 CSBG Highlights
NASCSP just released the 2012 CSBG Highlights -- a quick reference guide to featured data from the 2012 CSBG Annual Report. It showcases the the impacts of the CSBG Network's latest efforts to ensure
The Benefits of Access: Eliminating Siloed Programs for Low-Income Americans
The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a nonpartisan forum for exchanging ideas, research, and data, recently published The Benefits of Access: Eliminating Siloed Programs for Low-Income Americans, a commentary co-written by Tim Warfield, Executive Director, and Mark Schmeissing, Senior Policy & Research Analyst. The article addresses the issues around funding cuts to low-income programs
