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COVID-19 Working Paper: Filling the Pandemic Meal Gap: Disruptions to Child Nutrition Programs and Expansion of Free Meal Sites in the Early Months of the Pandemic

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Beginning in March 2020, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck the United States abruptly and unexpectedly, forcing the school and childcare center closures nationwide. These closures disrupted the provision of meals to children through the largest of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) child nutrition programs. In response, USDA issued a series of waivers to facilitate the continued provision of meals to children while prioritizing the health and safety of communities. This study assesses the extent to which the child nutrition infrastructure was able to rapidly adapt to meet the needs of children at the onset of the crisis. It documents disruptions in the provision of meals through the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program from March through May 2020. In addition, this report examines the extent waivers allowed for greater flexibility in the implementation of these programs and the expansion of free meal sites helped to compensate for these disruptions.

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  • Toossi, Saied, 2021. "COVID-19 Working Paper: Filling the Pandemic Meal Gap: Disruptions to Child Nutrition Programs and Expansion of Free Meal Sites in the Early Months of the Pandemic," USDA Miscellaneous 314932, United States Department of Agriculture.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:usdami:314932
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.314932
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    Cited by:

    1. Amanda A. Harb & Katherine J. Roberts & Julia E. McCarthy & Pamela A. Koch, 2022. "Comparison of Missing School Meals among Public Schools: How Did New York State Do during COVID-19?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(10), pages 1-11, May.
    2. Toossi, Saied, 2023. "Cost of School Meals and Households’ Difficulty Paying for Expenses: Evidence from the Household Pulse Survey," Economic Brief 340805, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Jones, Jordan W & Toossi, Saied & Hodges, Leslie, 2022. "The Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report," Economic Information Bulletin 327356, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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