| − | The USDA agency whose goals are to provide needy people with access to a more nutritious diet, to improve the eating habits of the nation’s children, and to stabilize [[farm]] prices through the distribution of surplus [[food]]s. It administers 15 domestic [[food]] assistance programs (including the [[food]] stamp program, child nutrition programs [e.g., school feeding programs], and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children [WIC]). FNS works in partnership with the states and reimburses most of the administrative costs the states incur for carrying out local program administration. | + | The USDA agency whose goals are to provide needy people with access to a more nutritious diet, to improve the eating habits of the nation’s children, and to stabilize [[farm]] prices through the distribution of surplus [[food]]s. It administers 15 domestic [[food]] assistance programs (including the [[food]] stamp program, child nutrition programs [e.g., school feeding programs], and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children [WIC]). FNS works in partnership with the states and reimburses most of the administrative costs the states incur for carrying out local program administration.<ref>[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]</ref> |