Child nutrition programs make a positive difference. They can mean the difference between empty tummies and the ability to function productively and healthfully. For children, they can make the difference between healthy growth…and failure to thrive. The more families who use them, the closer we come to our goal of ending childhood hunger in America by 2015.
1 in 5 Americans use at least one of USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs during the year.xvi
Nearly half (49.2%) of American children will receive SNAP benefits at some point in their lives.xvii
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly “food stamps”):
35.5 million Americans used SNAP on average per month during 2009, 6.1 million more per month than in 2008.
The average monthly SNAP benefit in 2009 was $128.45 per person, or less than $1.50 per meal.
17.7 million American children received SNAP benefits on average per month in 2009.xviii
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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC):
Nearly 9.2 million American women and children under the age of 5 participated in WIC on average per month in 2009.
7 million participants were children and infants in 2009.
$41.93 was the average monthly food benefit each participant received in 2009, $1.84 less per month than in 2008.
Every $1 spent on WIC results in $1.77 to $3.13 in Medicaid savings for newborns and their mothers.
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