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|OrganizationType=Government | |OrganizationType=Government | ||
|Mission=FNCS works to end hunger and support nutrition by administering federal nutrition assistance programs. Its mission includes ensuring that all Americans have access to nutritious food to lead healthy lives. | |Mission=FNCS works to end hunger and support nutrition by administering federal nutrition assistance programs. Its mission includes ensuring that all Americans have access to nutritious food to lead healthy lives. | ||
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | |||
|CreationLegislation=National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act | |||
|Budget=$170.5 billion (combined budget of nutrition programs) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Kumar Chandran, Acting Under Secretary for FNCS | |OrganizationExecutive=Kumar Chandran, Acting Under Secretary for FNCS | ||
|Services=SNAP; WIC; School Meals; Commodity Distribution | |Services=SNAP; WIC; School Meals; Commodity Distribution | ||
|Regulations=7 CFR § 2.19; SNAP regulations; WIC regulations | |Regulations=7 CFR § 2.19; SNAP regulations; WIC regulations | ||
|HeadquartersLocation=38. | |HeadquartersLocation=38.99321, -77.03109 | ||
|HeadquartersAddress=1325 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | |HeadquartersAddress=1325 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | ||
|Website=https://www.fns.usda.gov | |||
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'''Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS)''' oversees a variety of federal programs aimed at combating hunger and improving nutritional health among Americans. FNCS manages significant programs like SNAP, WIC, and school meal programs, ensuring that nutritional support reaches those in need. | '''Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS)''' oversees a variety of federal programs aimed at combating hunger and improving nutritional health among Americans. FNCS manages significant programs like SNAP, WIC, and school meal programs, ensuring that nutritional support reaches those in need. | ||