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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue (blue/green gingham shirt and tan mask) and Senator John Cornyn blue gingham shirt and blue bandana mask) tour the Houston Food Bank, one of USDA’s partners in the Houston area helping feed Americans in need through various nutrition programs administered by the USDA Food, including USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS); additionally the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed nearly 40 million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 16, 2020, in Houston, TX.
Houston Food Bank CEO Brian Green (black shirt and cap) and Chief Impact Officer Nicole Lander (red dress) lead them on a tour of the warehouse operations that include kitting (boxing and bagging) of food commodities by volunteers and servicemen of the Texas National Guard, and meal service preparation for after school food programs in the Keegan Kitchen. USDA FNS Southwest Regional Administrator Bill Ludwig (black coat and jeans) provided food program information.
For more information about Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Programs, please see fns.usda.gov/programs.
For more information about the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Farmers to Families Food Box Program, please see ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box
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USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.