Food and nutrition programs remain a focal point for USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, including the Farmers to Families Food Box Program (FFFBP) launched by the Trump administration during the pandemic.
The agency will hold listening sessions on the FFFBP to determine what worked and what did not work, he told an Anti-Hunger Policy Conference Wednesday. The aim of the listening session is to develop adjustments to the program to make sure as it is “is refashioned, and redesigned, if you will, [and] it's done in a way that provides the greatest amount of help to the most people.”
He also touted increases in benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other nutrition-related efforts at USDA.
This is more evidence that the FFFBP will continue under the Biden administration which is not surprising given the popularity of the program and creating a closer link between farmers and consumers. As with any new government program, actual implementation often brings changes or tweaks, but the underlying concept is fully expected to continue.