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NALT Full

Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
human nutrition
food and nutrition programs
community nutrition programs
community feeding centers

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
economics
public economics
infrastructure
community facilities
community feeding centers

Preferred term

community feeding centers

Type

Topic

Definition

Organizations or facilities that prepare or assemble meals for distribution either onsite or offsite to needy recipients who do not reside on the premises. The meals are provided at little or no cost.
Source: Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report: Number 16. Economic Research Service, USDA
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

emergency kitchens
soup kitchens

In other languages

comedores comunitarios

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28288

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