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USDA helping with food assistance after Sandy

USDA is working with the thirteen states affected by Hurricane Sandy to provide disaster nutrition assistance to people in those states. In New York, 1.1 million pounds of USDA foods will be distributed through nearly a thousand emergency feeding outlets. In New Jersey, 39,000 pounds of USDA foods will be delivered in support of the Community Food Bank with distribution through the Red Cross and Salvation Army.

The Ag Department has also granted waivers to allow SNAP recipients who have no electricity or have lost their homes to purchase hot foods. Normally SNAP benefits cannot be used to purchase hot, ready-to-eat foods

USDA and the Department of Education are partnering to remind states and schools of existing federal resources available through the Department of Agriculture. States and schools may use stocks of USDA Foods purchased for the National School Lunch Program to help prepare meals at schools, shelters or other feeding sites to help feed local residents who may be in need of nutrition assistance.

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