Voters Say Don't Cut SNAP/Food Stamps

By an overwhelming margin, American voters oppose cutting SNAP/Food Stamps as a way to reduce government spending, according to poll data from FRAC.

Seventy-seven percent of voters say cutting SNAP/Food Stamps is the wrong way to reduce spending. Find out more...

New FRAC Report Highlights Low-Income Households' Struggle to Access/Afford Healthy Food

A Half Empty Plate: Fruit and Vegetable Affordability and Access Challenges in America (pdf) finds households with incomes less than $24,000/year reported struggling to afford and access fresh fruits and vegetables 2.5 times more frequently (13.8 percent) than those with incomes between $60,000 and $89,999 (5.7 percent). More...

Urge President Obama to Support SNAP in his FY2013 Budget

Congress is home on recess, but President Obama is completing work on his FY2013 budget recommendations, due out in early February. Anti-hunger advocates must urge the President to continue his support for SNAP and other nutrition and low-income safety net programs. This includes restoration of the SNAP benefit boost scheduled to be cut in 2013. More...