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Executive Summary (continued)
What Do We Know About Public Food Programs?
We know that:
- Only 16.3% of eligible women, infants and children in
Sacramento are getting WIC (Supplemental Feeding Program
for Women, Infants, and Children) benefits.
- 30,000 people who appear income eligible for Food Stamps
are not receiving them.
- While 60,324 students eat school lunches, only 16,806
participate in the School Breakfast Program.
- While 40,077 low-income students receive free or reduced
price lunches in Sacramento schools, less than 2,000 children
participate in the Summer Food Program.
- The Child Care Food Program is used by only 16% of the
local child care programs and less than 30% of the day care
homes.
- One valuable food assistance source, government commodities
such as cheese, rice, and flour, is being dramatically reduced.
- Programs originally established as temporary or emergency
measures are now becoming permanent.
(survey conducted summer 1988) |
"Low-income families and children are most vulnerable
when it comes to budget cuts. Some people blame the parents for
the impoverishment of the children. But those who think they're
punishing the parents really end up punishing the kids."
-Gordon A Raley, Child Welfare League of America
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