According to FRAC's 2011 Food Hardship report (pdf) 18.6 percent of respondents reported there were times they didn’t have enough money to buy food that they or their families needed - an increase from 18 percent in 2010 and the highest annual rate in the four years that FRAC has been tracking these data. More...
The budget proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) would abandon the many strengths of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), increase hunger and joblessness, and harm the economy. Seventy-seven percent of voters, moreover, oppose cutting SNAP. More...
Urge your Senators and Representatives to oppose any proposals that would change SNAP’s structure or reduce funding, restrict eligibility or reduce benefits. Congress should strengthen, not weaken SNAP, including the President’s proposal to restore the cut in the ARRA boost.
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May 10, 2012: FRAC Condemns House Vote to Slash SNAP and Other Vital Low-Income Programs
May 1, 2012: More than 46.3 Million Americans Participated in SNAP in February 2012
April 27, 2012: USDA Publishes Rule on Compliance Process for Schools to Meet the New Healthier Meal Standards
April 26, 2012: Farm Bill Proposal Would Cut $4 Billion from SNAP, Resulting in Lost Meals for Struggling Americans
April 26, 2012: FRAC's Comments on the Proposed Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Rule (pdf)
April 25, 2012: Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Mark Up Scheduled for April 26
April 18, 2012: FRAC Decries House Agriculture Committee Vote to Slash SNAP
April 17, 2012: New FRAC Analysis Finds Food Hardship Prevalent in Rural Districts
March 20, 2012: FY2013 Ryan Budget Proposal on Food Stamps Would Increase Hunger, Eliminate Jobs, and Slow the Economy
February 29, 2012: Food Research and Action Center Welcomes Dan Glickman as New Board Chair
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