Food and Nutrition Service

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component of the United States Department of Agriculture federal agency government organization

The Food and Nutrition Service is a U.S. federal agency that administers national food assistance and nutrition programs such as SNAP and school meals to improve food security and dietary health.

Aliases (2)

MyPlate nutrition guidance ×1
National School Lunch Program ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the United States Department of Agriculture → federal agency → government organization →
abbreviation	FNS →
appliesToJurisdiction	District of Columbia → U.S. territories → United States →
collaboratesWith	local education agencies → state governments of the United States → territorial governments of the United States → tribal governments →
country	United States →
employerOf	federal civil servants →
fieldOfWork	child nutrition → food assistance → food security → nutrition → public health →
goal	improve dietary quality → improve food security → reduce hunger among low-income populations →
hasProgram	Child and Adult Care Food Program → Commodity Supplemental Food Program → Community Eligibility Provision → FDPIR → Farm to School Program → Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations → Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program → National School Lunch Program → Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program → SNAP → School Breakfast Program → Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program → Special Milk Program → Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children → Summer Food Service Program → Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program → TEFAP → Team Nutrition → The Emergency Food Assistance Program → WIC → WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program →
hasTagline	Putting Healthy Food Within Reach →
headquartersLocation	Alexandria, Virginia →
industry	public administration →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalBasis	Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 → Child Nutrition Act of 1966 → Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 → Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Virginia →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
missionStatement	to increase food security and reduce hunger by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education →
operatesInTheSector	nutrition assistance → social welfare →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
parentOrganization	United States Department of Agriculture →
partOf	United States Department of Agriculture →
targetAudience	children → infants → low-income households → postpartum women → pregnant women → young children →
website	https://www.fns.usda.gov →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program →	administeredBy
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program →	monitoredBy
United States Department of Agriculture ("National School Lunch Program") →	offersProgram
United States Department of Agriculture →	oversees
Let's Move! ("MyPlate nutrition guidance") →	usesProgram