entity. An "Ask the Expert" page is available to answer common questions and provide direction on where to find information. Everything from information about where to find food recalls, FNS program support, import/exporting plants, farmer support, conservation, civil rights, and many other topics are cataloged and available for searching. For information not found, questions can be submitted for a program expert to reply to you via email. The FNS, like all related government programs, actively encourage the reporting of fraud at any level to reduce improper use of federal funds. In addition to reporting fraud to the USDA Office of Inspector General directly, every state has contact points to report unlawful fraud. The Civil Rights Division is charged with ensuring lawful and timely delivery of services for all their employees and customers. History Several FNS programs pre-date the creation of the agency and trace their roots back to Depression-era programs. FNS was established on August 8, 1969 as an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The first Administrator was Edward J. Hekman, former President of the Keebler Company, who served until the end the Ford Administration. In 2018, 11.1% of the US population were deemed as being 'food insecure'. This is a 0.07% decrease from 2017. Food insecurity is deemed as a household not having enough resources or insufficient funds to provide for everyone in their family. This equates to 37.2 million people affected by food insecurity. Non-white ethnicity groups are most impacted, while groups such as poverty stricken (with an income-to-poverty ratio under 1.00) and single women with children lead with higher percentages of households affected. States with an affected food security average of 15% or more that were polled within 2016-2018 are New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Services FNS products and services are provided to one in five Americans; its main products and services include: commodities supplied as: prepared meals that are served at congregate feeding sites; food packages that may be used for home consumption; and disaster relief assistance food assistance through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards; nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free meals and snacks; vouchers; and, fresh, locally grown produce nutrition education and promotion materials and presentations delivered by expert staff and senior managers; and food safety and security efforts, technical assistance and informational materials Core Nutrition Messages is a consumer facing