0447A
PROPERTY OF THE
liRRARY
JAN G b 1Y7G
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
AT GREENSBORO
ANNUAL
STATISTICAL
REVIEW
FOOD
AND
NUTRITION
PROGRAMS
FY--1973
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- FNS-126-
HIS/ Program Reporting Staff
August 1974
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PREFACE
This preliminary review and analysis of Food and Nutrition Service program covers their
progress during Fiscal Year 1973. There are two major program areas: Family Food Assistance
(Food Stamp and Food Distribution); and Child Nutrition (National School Lunch,
. Nonfood Assistance, School Breakfast, Special Food Service and Special Milk).
The report was prepared under the general direction of Anneva C. Hackley and Vernice C.
Mitchell.
Special acknowledgment is extended to the FNS Program Divisions (Child Nutrition, Food
Distribution, and Food Stamp) for assistance in preparing this report.
Preface
Progress in the "War on Hunger" .
Summary ......... .
Family Food Assistance Programs
Food Stamp . . ..
Food Distribution
Child Nutrition Program
National School Lunch
School Breakfast . .
Special Food Service
Nonfood Assistance .
Special Milk. . . .
Table: Summary of Food and Nutrition
CONTENTS
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PROGRESS IN THE "WAR ON HUNGER"
1973 vs. 1969
The Food and Nutrition Service was established in August, 1969 to concentrate exclusively
on the administration of Federa l foorl programs, to fulfill the Nation's commitment to end
hunger in America. The substantial ga1ns made since FY 1969 included:
• More than twice as many needy people- 15.2 million -were getting food stamps or
donated foods during the peak months of f1scal year 1973 than four years earlier.
• Federal spending for all food assistance was almost three and one-half times the
. Sl. l billion spent in fiscal year 1969.
• Virtually all needy Americans had access to family food assistance by the end of
fiscal year 1973. Only a handful of ru ral counties remained without such a program,
whereas four years earlier the number was over 400.
FNS FEDERAL EXPENSE AND PROGRAM RECIPIENTS
1973 vs. 1969 L)
>< J7JJM/ X X t ~CH IL D NUTRITION
79%
y 'XS(
9.6
M•l.
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><
~F:~~~v ' ><l >'
$1,074 Mil.
FY 1969
$2,444 Mil .
FAMILY FOOD
ASSISTANCE
63. 7~~
$3,835 Mil.
FY 1973
\
ASS ISTANCE
2 1% ........
46.6 Mil. Recipients
FY 1969
42.2 M,l.
CHILD NUTR ITION
69% :xxxx
Yx
y ....
18.8
~ ~ '"AS"S'I:S'T;'A 'N"C~E ;)<t '
31 "'
61.0 Mil. Recipients
FY 1973
FY 1973 COMPARED WITH FY 1969
Program Activity
Child Nutrition
Family Assistance
Total FNS
Expenditures
More than doubled
Almost quintupled
3% times greater
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Recipients
Up14%
Up 96%
Up 31%
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(.)
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NEEDY CHILDREN REACHED WITH
FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS 1
1970 1972 1973
1 1ncludes NSLP, Breakfast and SFS Programs. Overlapping in participation occurs in these programs.
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1969
All PERSONS REACHED WITH FAMILY
FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 1
1970 1971 1972 1973
1974
1974
1 1ncludes F.S., F.D., F.C., Sup. F., lnst. and Disaster Relief Programs. Overlapping in participation occurs in these programs.
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SUMMARY ...
ANNUAL PRELIMINARY
STATISTICAL REVIEW
The Food and Nutrition Service continued to expand and improve food assistance to lowincome
families and school children during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, the fourth
year of the agency's operation.
New legislation tying food stamp allotments to changes in the Consumer Price Index brought
the average benefits per person to new highs. Other legislation increased Federal payments
to assist schools operating food service programs and broadened the scope of the school
breakfast program. These actions enhanced the FNS capacity to combat poverty-related
hunger and malnutrition.
During fiscal year 1973 participation in the needy family food programs and in the school
lunch program began to level off after four years of rapid growth. Attainment of this growth
plateau indicated that the majority of Americans in need of food assistance were being
reached.
In fiscal year 1973:
• Recipients in all Food and Nutrition Service programs totaled 63.7 million, up 1.1
from fiscal year 1972. (Overlapping in participation occurs in these programs.)
• The average government subsidy in food and cash per recipient increased by 12
percent.
• Government expenditures for all food programs reached $3.8 billion-up 13 percent
from FY 1972.
• A family food assistance program was operating in all but six of the nation's 3,129
counties and independent cities. Thus, food help for the needy was available in areas
where 99.98 percent of the total U.S. population lives.
• About 8.9 million children were reached with free or reduced price lunches during ·
fiscal year 1973, a gain of 8 percent over fiscal year 1972.
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AVAILABILITY OF FAMilY FOOD ASSISTANCE
FY 1973
AlA~a HAWAIIAN
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~Food Distribution m Both Programs
NATIONAl SCHOOl lUNCH PARTICIPATION·
As a Percent of Enrollment, FY 1973
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AlAJI\SKA HAWAIIAN v ISlANDS IG'q; ICiJ
~~ '-----...:....1
{Preliminary)
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NSLP PARTICIPATION
RANGE
• 75% and over
~ 35-54%
0 34% and under
FAMILY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ...
{Excludes Institutions and Supplemental Food Program)
BENEFITS PER PERSON rzlZj FOOD STAMP.
D FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD STAMP
FY 72 vuffml1 ~~~;;;;m ;m uJ Jma~ ]g~fufiu JIu l! filiif if illu fi v iM
FY 1973
COMPARED
TO FY 1972
FY 73 VfluMIIIIff~JJmuuffm;;a~~+:~~~~~~$mJJflmJIUUffiVIImuiJ uP 7.9%
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FY 72 $7.24
FY 73 $7.57 UP 4.6%
PARTICIPATION
(MILLIONS OF RECIPIENTS-PEAK)
FY 72 wauJJ&mflfiJ!fiZ}J;1mM;mu;u&lulfiA 3·6
TOTAL 14.7
FY 73 wfim u;;g;;;;;f iJffi§ ;1 4~;~.w;;;u JJff!§ffi;;u §JflM 3·0 1 UP 3.4%
TOTAL 15.2
EXPENDITURES
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
FY 72 WJflu JM uluf iu lm a, ~?~?;~ v;;;m ;md fffilm ;M 298
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6 1
TOTAL 2,095.9
FY73 YluPft&mmmum;!&ffi/l~gfVNfim;;;;;;m!!!$$/M 241.41 uP 13.3%
TOTAL 2,374.0
HIGHLIGHTS
Food or the means to buy food are provided to low-income households through two major
Federal-State-local programs: food distribution and food stamps.
In fiscal year 1973:
• Some 15.2 mi Ilion people benefited from one or the other program-a I most 500,000
more than the previous year.
• The average Federal contribution per person per month rose to $14.54 in the Foo<;l
Stamp Program, an increase of nearly 8 percent from fiscal year 1972; in the Food
Distribution Program the Federal cost of the food "package" increased to $7.57 per
person-some 4.6 percent more than a year earlier.
• Federal expenditures for family food assistance totaled nearly $2.4 billion, or almost
$280 million more than in fiscal year 1972.
• "PROJECT FIND" was initiated in a Government-wide attempt to inform elderly
people of programs available to them. As a result, an estimated 190,000 senior
citizens received food or food stamps for the first time.
In addition to the two major programs, aid to needy persons was also provided through:
• Supplemental foods distributed to mothers and infants. The cost of these foods
increased 3.4 percent in fiscal 1973 compared to a year earlier.
• Disaster relief to victims of hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and tornadoes. During
fiscal year 1973, the need for prolonged food assistance for 300,000 victims of
Hurricane Agnes in Pennsylvania and New York was the principal factor in a significant
increase-some 628 percent-in the value of donated foods and food stamps,
compared to a year earlier. The number of disaster victims aided was up 20 percent
from fiscal year 1972.
• Charitable institutions which provide meals to indigent patients and residents.
Program participation and the quantity of food donated both increased 2 percent
in fiscal year 1973, with the cost of the food distributed up 6 percent from the
previous year.
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FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ...
PROJECT AREAS
FY721 ~-------------------2._12-6----------------~
FY 73 2,227
e PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
PARTICIPATION (PEAK) D NON-PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
(MILLIONS OF RECIPIENTS)
FY 72 4.2
TOTAL 11 .1
FY 73 4.8
TOTAL 12.2
FEDERAl COST OF BONUS STAMP
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
FY 72 I 1,797.3
'FY731 ~-------------------2._13_2._6------------------~
TOTAl FOOD STAMPS ISSUED
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
FY 72 I 3,308.6
FY731 ~-------------------3._89-o._o __________________ ~
BENEFITS PER PERSON
FY72 ~~------------------$1_3.48----------------~
FY731 ~-------------------$1_4.54------------------~
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FY 1973
COMPARED
TO FY 1972
UP 4.8%
UP 9.9%
UP 18.7%
UP 17.6%
UP 7.9%
HIGHLIGHTS
The Food Stamp Program enables low-income households to buy more food of greater
variety to improve diets. Participants pay a specified amount of money, based on family
size and net monthly income, and receive an allotment of food coupons worth more than
they paid, when spent for food in participating retail stores.
In fiscal year 1973:
• Participation averaged 12.2 million people, or 10 percent more than the previous
year. The peak reached in March 1973 was 12.6 million-about one million more
than the previous year's peak.
• The program continued to expand geographically, due mainly to the switchover of
project areas from the Food Distribution Program. The number of food stamp projects
rose to 2,227-101 more than in fiscal year 1972. As a result, about 83 percent
of the U.S. population was in areas operating the Food Stamp Program at the end of
fiscal year 1973.
• The allotment of food stamps was raised to adjust for higher food costs. For
example, the monthly allotment of stamps for a family of four persons increased
from $108 to $112.
• Recipients paid almost $1.8 billion and received nearly $3.9 billion in food stamps.
Thus, bonus coupons totaled $2.1 billion, which was $336 million or about 19
percent more than the previous year.
• The value of bonus coupons per person averaged $14.54 per month-up $1.04 or
nearly 8 percent above fiscal year 1972.
• The number of authorized firms accepting food stamps climbed to nearly 180,000-a
gain of about 10,000 during the fiscal year.
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FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ...
(Excludes Supplemental Food Program)
PROJECT AREAS
FY 72 1,089
FY 73 977
PARTICIPATION !PEAK)
(MILLIONS OF RECIPIENTS)
m PUBLIC ASSISTANCE [Jill DISASTER
D NON-PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
FY 72
FY73~~
FEDERAl COST OF DONATED FOOD
FY 72
FY 73
I(M. .IL.L.I.O.N.S. .O.F. .D..O.L.L.A.R.S.). ............ ·~ It I I Itt I It It I I I • • • • • t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
t t t t t t t t t t I It It tIt I I Itt t t t t tIt
I •I •I •I •I •I •I •I •I •I •I •I• I• I• I ,165.2 •I •I •I •I •I •I •I •I•t• I •I• I• I• I• I •,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,·,· ,·,·, ·,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,•,·.·.·.·.·.· r.··. ··.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· · . ·- ·- ·- ·. ··. ··. ··. ··. ··. ··.· ·.· ·.· ·.· ·.· .·· .··1 •I •I •I •I •I •I •I •I •I •I• I• I• I• I ,152.3 •I •I •I•t• I•t•t• I•t• I• I• I• I
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BENEFITS PER PERSON
POUNDS
FY 72 28.4
FY 73 28.8
DOLLARS
FY 72 7.24
FY 73 . 7.57
1.4 II?;H
TOTAL 3.6
1.0 II:~-~: II
TOTAL 3.0
146.3
TOTAL 311.5
102.4
TOTAL 254.7
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FY 1973
COMPARED
TO FY 1972
DOWN 10.3%
DOWN 16.7%
DOWN 18.2%
UP 1.4%
UP 4.6%
HIGHLIGHTS
Foods bought by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in its price-support and surplusremoval
activities are donated for distribution to needy families through cooperating State
and local agencies.
In fiscal year 1973:
• An average of 2.7 million needy persons per month received donated foods in some
977 project areas-a decrease of nearly 780,000 people and 112 project areas compared
to fiscal year 1972. These declines were due mainly to the continuing switch
to the Food Stamp Program.
• Peak participation totaled 3 million people, including about 317,000 victims of
natural disasters who received 948,000 pounds of food worth over $287,000.
• Recipients got a monthly average of almost 29 pounds of food per person costing
the Government $7.57. That was nearly one-half pound and 33 cents more per
person per month than a year earlier. The equivalent retail value of the food
"package" averaged $13.25.
• The Federal cost of foods donated to families totaled $254.7 million, down 18
percent from 1972.
• In the last half of the year, USDA experienced difficulty in purchasing some foods,
especially nonfat dry milk, which resulted in a decrease of some nutrients in the
food "package."
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CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS ...
PARTICIPATION
(CHILDREN REACHED-PEAK)
NATIONAL SCHOOL
LUNCH
(MILLIONS OF
RECIPIENTS)
SCHOOL BREAKFAST
.THOUSANDS OF
RECIPIENTS)
SPECIAL FOOD SERVICE
(THOUSANDS OF
RECIPIENTS)
~FREE/REDUCED PRICE D PAID
Fv 12 VIJZ&:~W/1 16.6 1
TOTAL 24.9
FY 73[0/j/8.9(///2 16.2 1
TOTAL 25.1
t'ZI FREE/REDUCED PRICE D PAID
FY 7217/////A~#.#V////A 246.8 I
TOTAL 1,140.0
TOTAL 1,319.6
D YEAR ROUND E8l SUMMER ONLy
FY 721 215.5 R88885;)~o~~I88883
TOTAL 1,295.3
FY 731 221 .1 E888888Sf~L6J~
TOTAL 1,698.4
FEDERAL COST OF PROGRAMS
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
(INCLUDES NONFOOD ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL MILK PROGRAMS)
FY 72
t:::~ CASH D COMMODITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---. . . . . . . . . . . .·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.•.907.7·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.· 314.8
TOTAL 1,222.5
FY 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ - - -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·~.~~7.1.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.
TOTAL MEALS SERVED
(MILLIONS OF MEALS)
330.9
TOTAL 1,388.0
FY72 ~~----------------4,_31_7._7 ________________ ~
FY731 ~------------------4.4_1_6._6----------------~
FREE/REDUCED PRICED MEALS SERVED
(MILLIONS OF MEALS)
FY72 ~~---------------1,_57_6_.6 ________________ ~
FY731 ~------------------1._12_o_.5----------------~
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FY 1973
COMPARED
TO FY 1972
UP 0.8%
UP 15.8%
UP 31.1%
UP 13.5%
UP 2.3%
UP 9.1%
HIGHLIGHTS
Through several Child Nutrition Programs, FNS provides cash and food assistance to help
foster food services to children in public and nonprofit private schools, child care centers,
settlement houses, summer day camps and recreation facilities.
In fiscal year 1973:
• Approximately 86 percent of all children enrolled in public and private schools had
the federally-assisted lunch program available to them.
• The total number of meals served in all the Child Nutrition Programs amounted to
4.4 billion, or about 100 million more than in fiscal year 1972. The bulk of the
meals-about 4 billion-were provided through schools under the National School
Lunch Program.
• Federal expenditures for all Child Nutrition Programs totaled almost $1.4 billion, of
which over one billion was in cash apportioned to the States and approximately
$300 million represented the Federal cost of donated foods. The total expenditure
was 13.5 percent above that of a year earlier.
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NATIONAl SCHOOl lUNCH PROGRAM ...
SCHOOlS
FY 72 ,__, ------8-3,3-33--------,~
FY 73 I 86,148 I
PARTICIPATION
(CHILDREN REACHED-PEAK)
'MILLIONS OF RECIPIENTS)
FY
72 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIK~IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
FY
73 ~IIIIIIIIIIIIII~·MIIIIIIIIIIIIII~
TOTAl lUNCHES SERVED
(MILLIONS OF LUNCHES)
FY
72 111111111111 :iar:~.:~ 11111111111
FY
73 111111111111 m:.M~?~~ 111111111111
TOTAl FEDERAl COST
IDIIIl1 FREE/REDUCED PRICE
DPAID
16.6
TOTAL 24.9
1a2 I
TOTAL 25.1
IDIIIl1 FREE/REDUCED PRICE
DPAID
2,686.8
TOTAL 3,972.1
~64~4 1
TOTAL 4,032.4
307.0
TOTAL 1,045.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FY 73 • •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. •. .• . . 8 7.1 ..8 -..• . .• .. • .. • .. • . .• . .• . .• . .• . .• . .• . .• .. • . 322.6
TOTAL 1,194.4
COST PER lUNCH D FEDERAL COST • ALL OTHER
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FY 1973
COMPARED
TO FY 1972
UP 3.4%
UP 0.8%
UP 1.5%
UP 14.2%
UP 4.1%
HIGHLIGHTS
Oldest and largest of the Child Nutrition Programs is the National School Lunch Program,
enacted in 1946 to assist the States in establishing, maintaining, and expanding nonprofit
lunch service in elementary and high schools.
In fiscal year 1973:
• Participation in the lunch program peaked at 25.1 million, an average of about 57
percent of the children enrolled in participating schools nationally.
• Some 8.9 million needy children were reached with free or reduced price lunches,
compared with 8.3 million a year earlier. These lunches accounted for more than
one out of every three lunches served.
• About 86,000 schools-some 2,800 more than in the previous year-took part in the
program.
• The total cost of the National School Lunch Program was $3 billion, nearly 10
percent above fiscal year 1972. The Federal contribution amounted to some $1.2
billion, or approximately 40 percent of the total program cost. The remainder came
from State and local contributions including children's payments for lunch.
• The average Federal contribution per lunch totaled 29.6 cents-21.6 in cash and 8
cents in donated foods. That was 12.5 percent higher than the per-lunch contribution
in fisca I year 1972, due in part to new legislation increasing the rate of Federa I
reimbursement and liberalizing the standards of eligibility for free and reduced
price lunches.
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SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM . . .
SCHOOLS
FY 72 7,865
FY 73 ..__I ------9-,85-9 ______ ___,
PARTICIPATION
(CHILDREN REACHED-PEAK)
(THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN)
IIIIIll FREE/REDUCED PRICE
DPAID
FY
72 11111111111111111111111111111111111 :~?~-:~ 1111111111111111111111111 246
•
8 I
TOTAL 1,140.0
FY 73 11111111111111111111111111111111111111:1:.:~t~-:~ 11111111111111111111111111111111111111 229
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TOTAL BREAKFASTS SERVED
(MILLIONS OF BREAKFASTS)
llllll FREE/REDUCED PRICE
DPAID
TOTAL 1,319.6
FY 72 111111111111111111111111111111111111 m:~t:?: 111111111111111111111111111111 36
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3 1
TOTAL 169.3
FY 1973
COMPARED
TO FY 1972
UP 25.4%
UP 15.8%
FY 73 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 m:~?:~:lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 33
·
7 UP 14.7%
TOTAL 194.2
TOTAL FEDERAL COST ::::: CASH D COMMODITIES
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
FY 72
TOTAL 30.0
UP 33.3% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FY 73 :•:•:•:•: •:•:•:•:• :•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:• 34.2 •:•: •: .. . . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . •:. • :. • :. •:. • :. • : .• : .• : .• : .• : .• :. • :. • : .• :. • :. • : 5.8
TOTAL 40.0
FEDERAL COST PER BREAKFAST
FY 72 17.7¢
FY 73 20.6¢ UP 16.4%
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HIGHLIGHTS.
Initiated on a limited basis in 1966, the School Breakfast Program was made available to all
schools desiring it through new legislation enacted in 1973.
In fiscal year 1973:
• The breakfast program reached over 1.3 million children in nearly 10,000 schools,
compared with slightly more than 1.1 million children and approximately 8,000
schools in fiscal year 1972.
• Federal expenditure for the program amounted to $40 million-over $34 million in
cash and nearly $6 million worth of donated foods. The total was 33 percent greater
than in the previous year.
• The average Federal contribution per breakfast amounted to 20.6 cents, including
3 cents worth of federally-donated foods. The contribution in fiscal year 1972
totaled 17.7 cents per mea I.
• Some 83 percent of the 194 million breakfasts served were provided free or at
reduced prices to eligible needy children. A year earlier, 78.5 percent of all breakfasts
were free or reduced in price.
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SPECIAL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM ...
OUTLETS
FY 72 9,774
FY 73 15,497
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE D YEAR ROUND
(THOUSANDS OF PERSONS)
FY 72
FY 73
TOTAL MEALS SERVED
(MILLIONS OF MEALS)
FY 72 176.3
FY 73 190.1
TOTAL FEDERAL COST
(INCLUDING EQUIPMENT) D COMMODITIES
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
FY 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --. .••. ••. •• .•• .•• .••.• •.• •.• •.• •.• ••. ••. ••. ••. •• .•• .. 37.1 •.•.• .• .• .• .•. • .•. • .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .•. • .• .• .• .• .• .• .•. •. • .• .• .• .•
TOTAL 39.8
FY 73
FEDERAL COST PER MEAL
(EXCLUDE EQUIPMENT)
FY 72 22.3¢
FY 73 26.0¢
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TOTAL 1,698.4
TOTAL 49.8
FY 1973
COMPARED
TO FY 1972
UP 58.6%
UP 7.8%
UP 16.6%
HIGHLIGHTS
The Special Food Service Program Provides assistance for meal service in year round day
care centers primarily for preschool children of low-income and working mothers. It also
gives service to needy school -age children during the summer in parks, playgrounds, and
recreation programs.
In fiscal year 1973:
• Nearly 1.7 million children were reached; almost 1.5 million in the summer phase-
37 percent over the previous year-and 221 ,000 in the year round program, or 3 percent
above fiscal year 1972. The net result was a 31 percent increase in participation
in both phases over the previous year.
• Federal expenditures climbed 25 percent, from $39.8 million a year earlier to
$49.8 million. The summer activities accounted for $29.2 million while the yearround
program used the remaining $20.6 million.
• The Federal contribution per meal averaged 26 cents-3.7 cents more than in the
previous year. For the summer phase, the Federal cost averaged 39.8 cents, an
increase of about 10 cents-one-third more-than a year earlier. Year-round program
contributions averaged 17.7 cents per meal, which was about a half cent above the
rate in fiscal 1972.
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NON-FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ...
SCHOOLS
FY72 ,-----------------6,-60-3--------------~
FY73 ~~------------5-,7-58------------~
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IN ASSISTED SCHOOLS IPEAKI
MILLIONS OF RECIPIENTS)
FY 72 I 3.1
FY73 ~~--------------2--8---------------
TOTAL FEDERAL COST
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
FY 72 I· 16.6
FY 73 I.... . _____________ ,3_.3 ___________ __.
FEDERAL COST PER CHILD
FY72 I..... - ---------------$5_.4_,_ _____________~
FY731 '---------------~_.a_, ___________ ____.
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FY 1973
COMPARED
TO FY 1972
DOWN 12.8%
DOWN 9.7%
DOWN 19.9%
DOWN 11.1%
HIGHliGHTS
The Non-food Assistance Program helps State educational agencies to finance food service
equipment to enable schools in low-income areas to establish, expand, and maintain food
service programs. Schools receiving this aid must participate in the National School Lunch or
School Breakfast Programs.
In fiscal year 1973:
• Average daily attendance in schools receiving non-food assistance totaled 2.8 million
children, down about 10 percent from fiscal year 1972.
• New legislation set a reserve of 50 percent of non-food assistance funds for needy
schools that were without a food service, and exempted them from the requirement
that at least 25 percent of equipment costs be raised locally.
• Some $13.3 million was provided to nearly 5,800 schools to buy equipment. More
than half of it-almost $7.1 million-went to 1,400 schools new to a federallyassisted
lunch or breakfast program. Expenditures in the previous fiscal year totaled
$16.6 million for 6,600 schools.
• The average expenditure per school exceeded $2,300-about a 9 percent decrease
frotn a year earlier.
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SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM ...
OUTLETS
FY 72
: ): ~::::::>:::.::: ,:i:''t~?:.~:~?4::::: . :
t:::::·:< :
. . . . . .
1·::-:·:::·:·:: : : . : (,,,,,:,,,, t.~~~~.i5:
: . . . :::::::::: : FY 73 . .
NUMBER OF !;2 PINTS OF MILK
(BILLIONS OF 'h PINTS)
TOTAL FEDERAL COST
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
FY 72 I 90.3
. .
: ::::::.
SCHOOLS
D CHILD CARE CENTERS
. . ,6,397
-~ 97,21 1
: .. :
.. : 7,6351
TOTAL 98,010
SCHOOLS
D CHILD CARE
CENTERS
TOTAL 2.53
FY73 ~~---------------9-0.5--------------~
FEDERAL COST PER !;2 PINT OF MILK
FY72 ~I ______________ 3.-61_¢--------------~
FY73 ~~ ---------------3.5-7¢--------------~
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FY 1973
COMPARED
TO FY 1972
UP 0.8%
UP 1.2%
UP 0.2%
DOWN 1.1%
HIGHLIGHTS
The Special Milk Program reimburses schools, child care centers, settlement houses, and
summer camps, for part or all of the cost of milk served. Thus, the cost to the children is
reduced. This program i.s especially important where no regular food service exists.
In fiscal year 1973:
• Milk served under the Special Milk Program totaled 2.5 billion half-pints. This represents
the first increase in three years in the number of half-pints served.
• The program was available in over 98,000 outlets-over 90,000 schools and nearly
8,000 child care centers.
• Federal cash contributions to the States totaled $90.5 million-$88.2 million went
to schools while the remaining $2.3 million went to child care centers. The Federal
contribution per half-pint of milk averaged nearly 3.6 cents.
• Total number of half-pints of milk served in all child feeding programs-National
School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Food Service, and Special Milk-totaled
6.9 billion, up almost two percent from the previous fiscal year.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AG!l.ICUl.TURE
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
WASHINGTON, 0, C, 20250 UNITED STATES
SUMMARY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS
FY 197 3
Preliminary
I· TOTAL P'IEDERAL OUTLAY FOR ALL FNS PROGRAMS
CASH COMMODITIES TOTAl. PERCENT OF U.S. TOTAL
Federal F.xpenditures (Hil. $ 3, 222 $ 613 .~ $ 3,835 * 100.0 1.
* Includes $70.8 million in c~sh in lieu of commodities as authorized under P.L. 93-13
II· AVAILABILITY OF CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS
I
TOTAL NATIONAL 'CHOOl. l.UNCH BREAKFAST NONFOOD ASSISTANCE
l'I'EM PUBLIC AND Percent Percent
PRIVATE Number of Number of
SCHOOLS Total Total
l'otal Schools 109,661 86,148 78.67. 9,859 9.07.
Eligible Schools 109' 129 86,148 78. 97. 9,859 9.07.
Total E'ntoll. (COO's) 51,400 44,128 85. 97. 4,853 9.47.
Eligible Enroll. (COO's) 51,263 44,128 86.17. 4 ,.8.53 9.57.
Ill • CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS .U
ITEM
Participants (peak reached) ••••••••••••
Receiving Free and Reduced Price
Lunches (peak reached) •••••••••••••••
Total Meals Served •••••••••••••••••••••
Percent Free and Reduced Price •••••••
Total Meals Served Daily •.•••••••••.•••
All Federal Outlay ................... ..
Total Program Cash Outlay ••••••••••••
State Administrative Expense (SAE) •••
Federal Cost of Commodities ••••••••••
Total Value of Food Used •..••......••••
Local Food Purchases ••...........••••
Federal Program Outlay (Excluding SAE).
Per Child •.. ••.••••.••. .... .. .•••••••
Per Meal (cents) .................... .
TOTAL
NATIONAL
SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAM
25,101
%
SCHOOL
BREIUCFAST
PROGRAM
1,320
1,090
194 ,213
82.6
!/ All numbers rounded to thousands. * Includes $70.8 million in cash in lieu of commodities as authorized under P.L. 93-13.
IV • SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM
TOTAL SCHOOLS CHILD
Number of Outlets ............... 98,010 90,375
Number of Half-Pints Served 1/ .. 2,533,810 2,405,238
Federal Expendi turesl/ ••••• , •••• $ 90,534 $ 88,179 $
!/ All numbers rounded to thousands.
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Percent
Number of
Total
5,758 5. 37.
5,758 5. 37.
2,996 5.8%
2,996 5.87.
NONFOOD
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
CARE INSTITUTIONS
7,635
128,572
2,355
UNITED STATES
V - SPECIAL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
SUMMER ONLY YEAR ROUND SUMMER ONLY
Thousands
Number of ~rtlets (Peak) •• ___ __!_~~ ---~~Federal Contributions •• $ 29.225
YEAR -ROtiiiiJ"
Thousands
$ 20.625
ADA: (Thous. Peak) ••••••• l 477 ___ m_ Cash ................. $ 28.2.11_ $ lll.JJil
Total Meals Serve~ (Thous.) 23,451 ll!l,!lQZ Corrrnodities .......... $ 25!1 ~ 2, 21lZ
Percent Free Meals •••••••• 9J,5 '· ll!l.2 '1. Per Meal (cents) ••••• __ _li..ll___i lZ.Z
Institutions Receiving Nonfood Assistance Funds: Outlets --~5uZ~Il--- ADA 7LZ25 Dollars$ 511,916
Outlets
Schools .................. .
Sections 32 and 416 •••••
Section 6 .............. .
Special Food Service ••••
Institutions ••••••••.•••••
Year Round ••••.•••••.••••
Surrrner Camps •.•..•..•.•••
Needy Persons •••.•••.•••.••
Needy Families ••••••...••
Supplemental Food ••••••.•
Diaster Relief ••.••••.•••
VI - FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM .!/
Persons
Participating
28,119
2,736
1,274
1,462
3,135
2,658
160
317
Pounds
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Federal Cost for
r.orrrnoditi<'s
980,206 260,206 *
771,418 198,084
199,215 59,581
9,573 2,541
127 '929 27,351
115,516 24,188
12,413 3,163
981,694 254,127
919,068 241,135
61,678 13,305
948 287
TOTAL 33 542 284 *
Cash Assistance to States for Needy Family Program .. . ................................ $ 15,159
Total Program Cost (Cash and Corm>odi ties) ............................................ $ 557,443
1/ All numbers rounded to thousands. II Annual Average.
* Excludes $70.8 million in cash that was authorized in lieu of commodities under P.L. 93-13.
VII - FOOD STAMP PROGRAM -1/
c 0 u p 0 N 5 I S S U E 0
PROJECTS PERSONS BONUS
e
PARTICIPATING Total r,.h Tnt>l Mo. Avfl., Per Person
St
To
11
ate Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands
tal 2,227 12,221 11 $ 3,890,023 $ 1,757,375 $ 2,132,648 $ 14.54 -
Does not include: Food Certificate Program which provided $920,775 in Food Certificates for 10,596
participants in 5 project areas during FY 1973, and Food Stamp Disaster Program which provided
$12,824,942 in Bonus Stamps for 662,668 persons in 158 project areas during FY 1973.
Annual Average.
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