Data and Publications

Spotlight on Food Hardship Data

Food Hardship: A Closer Look at Hunger - Data for the Nation, States, 100 MSAs, and Every Congressional District (pdf)

This unprecedented set of data chronicles food hardship – FRAC’s term for people’s inability to afford enough food for their families – through December 2009, providing a unique up-to-date examination of how millions of American households in every part of the country are struggling with hunger in the recession. Download the report to get data for the nation, your state, and even your Congressional District.

To gauge the success and reach of the federal nutrition programs, FRAC charts participation in these programs through monthly updates, annual publications, and additional research. This section of FRAC’s website contains the latest reports and data for all the major federal nutrition programs.

FRAC also has two e-newsletters – our Weekly News Digest which contains the latest news on hunger and poverty and our FRAC Focuses: Obesity and Poverty which explores the latest research on obesity as it relates to low-income people. Click here to subscribe.

New Data

April 2010 SNAP/Food Stamp Participation
New data from USDA shows that more than 40.4 Million Americans received SNAP/Food Stamp benefits in April 2010.

New FRAC Publications

Hunger Doesn’t Take A Vacation (July 2010)(pdf)
Each year, FRAC releases an annual report on participation in the Summer Nutrition Programs. The most recent report contains data for July 2009 and shows that participation by low-income children in the federal nutrition programs fell from the previous year. This report contains data for the nation and every state, including the District of Columbia.

SNAP/Food Stamps Outreach and Access Toolkit (April 2010)
Declining wages and widespread unemployment and underemployment have driven an unprecedented need for SNAP/Food Stamps. SNAP/Food Stamps Outreach and Access Toolkit, a new resource guide, outlines policy, outreach, application assistance, and local office initiatives to help states, local agencies, and communities respond to this increased need for food assistance.