...According to the Urban Institute and New America Foundation report, federal spending on children's nutrition programs increased by a tenth of a percent from 2006 to 2007.

Other children's programs that have seen at least some increase in federal spending, the report notes, include school improvement (.4 percent), and foster care (.8 percent). Those in decline include Head Start (down 2.5 percent) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (down 2.8 percent)...LINK

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