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December 26, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #50 |
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December 22, 2006 - National Anti-Hunger Organization Issues Statement on Priorities for 2007 Farm Bill: Strenghten Food Stamp Program |
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December 18, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #49 |
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December 14, 2006 - FRAC Special Analysis: 2006 U.S. Conference of Mayors/Sodexho Survey on Hunger and Homelessness
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December 13, 2006 - Food Stamp Participation in September Up Over Month, But Below Hurricane Katrina Disaster Aid Levels of Year Earlier.
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December 11, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #48 |
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December 7, 2006 -
FRAC Releases School Breakfast Scorecard 2006. National School Breakfast Program Served Record 7.7 Million Low-Income Children in 2005-2006. |
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December 4, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #47 |
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November 21, 2006 - 362,000 More People Participated in Food Stamps in August 2006 Than in August 2005, But Many Eligible People Missed. |
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November 21, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #46 |
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November 17, 2006 - FRAC Alert: Vote Now for Food Stamps to Be a National Coalition Priority |
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November 15, 2006 - More than 35 Million of Americans Lived In Food Insecure Households in 2005 |
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November 13, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #45 |
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November 8, 2006 - FRAC Alert: Post Election Appropriations Outlook |
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November 7, 2006 - FRAC Child Nutrition Director Lynn Parker Honored by American Public Health Association with Mary C. Egan Award |
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November 6, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #44 |
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November 3, 2006 - FRAC Partners with Taste of the NFL |
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October 30, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #43 |
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October 23, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #42 |
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October 18, 2006 - Food Stamps Continue to Serve as Crucial Support in U.S. Cities, But Millions Still Missing out, Finds FRAC Survey |
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October 17, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #41 |
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October 11, 2006 - FRAC Alert: Act Now! Model Comment Letter Available for Proposed WIC Food Package Regulations. Your Views Are Important. |
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October 11, 2006 - Food Stamp Participation Dip in July Still Leaves Caseloads Up Over Year; 420,000 More People Participated in July 2006 Than in July 2005, But Many Eligible People Missed |
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October 10, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #40 |
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October 4, 2006 - Action Needed: Opportunity to Comment on Nutrition Title Priorities for 2007 Farm Bill |
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October 2, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #39 |
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September 25, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #38 |
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September 20, 2006 - Food Stamp Participation Up in June 2006; Over One Half Million More People Participated in June 2006 than in June 2005, But Many Eligible People Still Missed. |
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September 18, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #37 |
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September 15, 2006 - FRAC Issues New Tool for Evaluating School Wellness Policies |
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September 11, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #36 |
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September 7, 2006 - FRAC Guide Details Promising Partnerships and Strategies for Food Stamp Outreach |
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September 5, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #35 |
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August 30, 2006 - New Back to School Resources for Afterschool Providers |
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August 29, 2006 - 2005 Poverty Data Underscore Need for Action
Also see Poverty Rates for 50 States & Washington, D.C. |
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August 29, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #34 |
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August 21, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #33 |
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August 14, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #32 |
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August 9, 2006 - Food Stamp Participation Overall Steady in May 2006; About 600,000 More People Participated in May 2006 than in May 2005, But Many Eligible People Still Missed. |
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August 8, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #31 |
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August 7, 2006 - “The Federal Government—the Indispensable Player in Redressing Poverty," Clearinghouse Review
article by FRAC President Jim Weill |
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August 4, 2006 - FRAC Releases Summary, Statement on New WIC Food Package |
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August 3, 2006 - FRAC Alert: Senate to Vote on Minimum Wage Increase and Estate Taxes |
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July 28, 2006 - FRAC Alert: Oppose Sunset Commission |
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July 28, 2006 - FRAC Releases Guide to Disaster Food Stamp Program |
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July 25, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #29 |
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July 24, 2006 - Food Stamp Monthly Caseloads Fluctuate in Early 2006; Over One Half Million More People Participated in April 2006 Than in April 2005, But Many Eligible People Still Missed. |
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July 18, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #28 |
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July 13, 2006 - FRAC "Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation" Report: Summer Is No Picnic for Hungry Children Missing School Meals |
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July 10, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #27 |
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July 3, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #26 |
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June 27, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #25 |
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June 20, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #24 |
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June 14, 2006 - FRAC News Digest, Issue #23 |
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June
6, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #22 |
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May
29, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #21 |
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May
26, 2006
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FRAC
Alert: Action Needed during the Memorial Day Recess to Support
Critical Nutrition Program Funding. |
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May
22, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #20 |
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May
15, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #19 |
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May
10, 2006
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FRAC
Publishes Parent Outreach Brochure to Encourage More Parents to Get
Involved in the Creation of Local Wellness Policies |
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May
9, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #18 |
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May
4, 2006
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FRAC
Alert: House Subcommittee
Passes
FY 2007 Funding
for Nutrition
Programs. |
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May
2, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #17 |
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May 1, 2006 - Food Stamp Caseloads Dip Over Month in January 2006; But Nearly 1.2 Million More People Participated in January 2006 Than in January 2005. |
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April
24, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #16 |
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April
17, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #15 |
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April
3, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #14 |
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March
27, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #13 |
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March
20, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #12 |
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March
20, 2006
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Nearly
1.2 Million More Food Stamp Participants in December 2005 than in
December 2004 |
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March
17, 2006
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FRAC’s
FY 2007 Program Priorities for the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees |
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March
15, 2006
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FRAC
Releases
New
Report, “State of the States: A Profile of Food and Nutrition
Programs Across the Nation.” See press
release; see report
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March
13, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #11 |
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March
7, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #10 |
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March
3, 2006
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FRAC
Alert:
FY
2007 Budget Message: Protect Food and Nutrition Programs |
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March
1, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #9 |
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February
28, 2006
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FRAC
Publishes New Resource on School Wellness Policies,
"School
Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Students"
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February
21, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #8 |
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February
13, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #7 |
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February
7, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #6 |
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February
7, 2006
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Nutrition
Program Changes in the President's Budget |
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January
31, 2006
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Hurricane
Relief Boosted Food Stamp Participation Levels Again in November 2005;
Nearly 3.4 Million of the 3.8 Million New Participants Were in Three
States Hardest Hit by Hurricanes Since August 2005. |
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January
30, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #5 |
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January
26, 2006
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FRAC
Alert: Vote
Scheduled for February 1 to Cut Human Needs Programs to Fund Tax Cuts
for the Wealthy; House Gets Another Shot at Defeating FY 2006 Budget
Reconciliation Bill. |
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January
24, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #4 |
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January
23, 2006
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New
Study Reports Strong Links Between Food Insecurity and Negative Developmental
Consequences for Young School-age Children. |
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January
17, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #3
(for
earlier issues, see News
Digest Archives)
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January
11, 2006
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USDA
has issued regulations
extending CACFP eligibility to emergency shelters that serve homeless
teenagers and children without their families |
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January
10, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #2 |
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January
9, 2006
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Food Stamp Participation Levels in
October 2005 Reflect
Strong Hurricane Relief Response |
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January
3, 2006
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FRAC
News Digest, Issue #1 |
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January
3, 2006
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USDA has released state-by-state Food Stamp Program Access Index (PAI)
information for 2003 and 2004 |
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January
3, 2006
- FRAC
Urges 2007 Farm Bill Make Food Stamp Program Investments |
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