Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress
http://www.fns.usda.gov/ORA/menu/Published/CNP/FILES/NSLPDirectCertification2009.pdf
Reports on the progress made by states and school districts in directly certifying eligibility for free school lunch programs for children from households that receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Asssistance Program (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program). Reports that 78% of all school districts directly certified some SNAP participants. From the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
