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White Paper on the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
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White Paper on the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

Published: Aug 30, 2013
Publisher: Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research
Human Services Nutrition Nutrition and Food Assistance Programs

Clients

USDA

Authors

Charlotte Cabili

Esa Eslami

Ronette Briefel

This paper describes TEFAP, which manages and distributes food to the local emergency food assistance system and allows for scaling up distribution to those who need TEFAP foods most—particularly millions of low-income Americans who are experiencing short- or longer-term food insecurity, or food shortages due to a disaster.

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