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Welcome to the new USDA Foods E-Letter!
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service's Food Distribution Division is delighted to announce the launch of our new "USDA Foods from Farm to Plate"e-letters! We will be sharing resources, news, and best practices for allof our programs. Each month we will send out a letter, rotating among this general "all programs" letter and a trio of program-specific letters:"Spotlight on Schools," "Household Highlights," and "FDPIR Connection." These letters are part of our USDA Foods communications strategy which also includes webinars and blogs. We would appreciate yourinput on topics you would like to see covered in future letters and webinars as well as any feedback you have on this first edition. You may contact us through our USDA Foods mailbox at . We are sending this first letter out via the FNS Regions and State agencies, but to receive future letters you will need to sign up via GovDelivery.See the last section below for instructions on how to sign up!How to Sign Up for USDA Foods E-Letters
Here's how to sign up for these updatesvia GovDelivery:1. Go to the FNS website:
2. Click on the red envelope on the row of social media iconson the top right of the page.
3. Enter your email address and click "Submit."
4. Check the boxes to select your topics of interest. For these e-letters, scroll down to the Food Distribution category and click the plus sign to the left of the check box to expand the list and view all the sub-categories. Check these sub-categories to receive the corresponding e-letters:
*USDA Foods --> receive all"USDA Foods from Farm to Plate" general+ program-specific e-letters
*Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) --> receive "Household Highlights" e-letter
*The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) --> receive "Household Highlights" e-letter
*Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) --> receive "FDPIR Connection" e-letter
*Schools/Child Nutrition Commodity Programs --> receive "Spotlight on Schools" e-letter
5. Update your subscription preferences any time by following the above steps or clicking on the Subscriber Preferences Page link at the bottom of any ofthe e-letter email messages you receive from GovDelivery. Questions? Contact us at
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