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Catholic Charities of Buffalo since 2009, when the county ended its WIC
administration. 35 The total value of foods purchased by WIC participants
with the vouchers in Erie County in 2009 was about $13 million. 36
Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
SFMNP provides low­income seniors over 60 years of age with
vouchers to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers’ market through
FMNP, which runs during harvest seasons, generally from May to October. 37
To be eligible for SFMNP in Erie County, a participant have a monthly
income less than $1,670 (or less than $2,246 for a senior couple) and
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Energy Assistance Program, or Section 8 Housing vouchers. 38
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
NSLP provides free or low­cost, nutritionally balanced lunches
to children from low­income families at school. In Erie County, NSLP is
operated by Erie County’s Department of Social Services. To be eligible for
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An increasingly larger proportion of students are eligible for the
NSLP in Erie County. In the 2009­2010 school year, 33 percent of students
in Erie County (43,689 students) were eligible for free lunch at school, an
increase by 3.5 percent from a decade ago. The proportion of those eligible
for reduced­price stayed at 8.0 percent (10,718 students) (See Figure 1.8).
C. Diet­Related Behaviors
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION
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vegetables per day. Only about a quarter of adults in Erie County (26.3%)
consumed this recommended healthy food intake between 2006 and 2008,
representing a slightly lower rate than the New York State average (27.1%). 40
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Figure 1.8 – Percentage of Student Eligible for NSLP,
Erie County, 1999­2000 & 2009­2010
(Source: The National Center for Education Statistics)