USDA's food and nutrition assistance programs help address the needs of low-income Americans.

ERS examines how income, income volatility, and participation in various food and nutrition assistance programs relate to:

• economic well-being,
• diet and nutrition,
• food security and food spending,
• child poverty, and
• food accessibility and the food environment.

Last updated: Monday, March 04, 2013

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