The Migrant Education KnowledgeBase

Increasing Access to Food and Nutrition for Migrant Children

This publication from the Migrant Legal Action Program "focuses on the Summer Food Service Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the after-school snack part of the National School Lunch Program."

CDC in Spanish

This links to the Spanish version Center for Disease Control's (CDC) website and provides information on health and safety topics.

Eligibility for Free School Meals

This document explains migrant children's automatic eligibility for free school meals under the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004.

Migrant Health

This link is to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Rural Initiative. This resource offers information on migrant health.

National Center for Farmworker Health

This link is to the National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc., a private, not-for-profit corporation located in Buda, Texas. As noted at its website, its mission is "to improve the health status of farm worker families through appropriate application of human, technical, and information resources. It is dedicated to improving the health status of farm worker families by providing information services and products to a network of more than 500 migrant health center service sites in the United States as well as other organizations and individuals serving the farm worker population."

National Rural Health Association (NRHA)

As noted at its website, "the NRHA is a national nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to provide leadership on rural health issues. The NRHA membership is made up of a diverse collection of individuals and organizations, all of whom share the common bond of an interest in rural health."

Nutrition Assistance Programs

This resource provides information on the federal nutrition programs available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service.