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Food insecurity remains one of the country’s most troubling conditions that plague many Latino families. Feeding America has determined that Latinos are more than twice as likely to be food insecure as Whites. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) established the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to support food and nutrition assistance programs giving aid to low-income households.
More than 20% of all Latinos are food insecure as compared to just 10% of all Americans and nearly 25% of all Latino children live in a food-insecure household. In 2014, of the 92 counties with a majority Latino/Hispanic population, 18% were among the top 10 of counties with the highest rates of childhood food insecurity.
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Latinos have been historically less likely to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits than whites. However, NIFA projects help fund programs that increase participant access to fruits and vegetables as part of SNAP through incentive programs.
The nutritionists at NIFA work with agencies throughout the USDA as well as university partners and communities throughout the country to increase access to healthy food.
Learn more about NIFA benefits here.
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