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Purpose, Statement of Support, and list of member organizations of the Breakfast for Learning Education Alliance.

This fact sheet contains information on buying groups, one option for collaborative food procurement, which can help school districts maximize nutrition program dollars while offering high quality food items to students.

A fact sheet containing National School Lunch Program participation, benefits, community eligibility, and FRAC resources.

A fact sheet describing how Provision 2, an option for schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs to reduce paperwork, simplify the logistics of operating school meals programs, and offer meals at no charge to all students, works.

President Obama released his proposed FY2017 budget to Congress on February 9, 2016. The priorities outlined in this budget reflect the administration’s ongoing commitment to supporting strong federal nutrition programs (including SNAP and the child nutrition programs).

An infographic explaining how the Community Eligibility Provision allows high-poverty schools to serve free meals to students through eliminating applications.

An infographic explaining that 21.5 million children received free and reduced-price lunch in the 2014-2015 school year through the National School Lunch Program.

An infographic, based on FRAC’s analysis of Gallup-Healthways survey data (conducted in 2014 and 2015), with text stating “1 in 5 households with children struggles to afford enough food for their families.”

Information on research supporting the health benefits of the School Breakfast Program.

Information on research supporting the School Breakfast Program’s benefits to learning.

This graphic lists the benefits of breakfast in the classroom.

This analysis delves into the complex and long-term economic and policy-related causes that are leading to changes in participation levels. It shows that lower family incomes and improvements to the eligibility process for school meals have led to a continuous increase in participation among low-income children; and rules on pricing of meals for other children have contributed to a multi-year decline in participation for those with higher family incomes.

FRAC completed its first-ever county-level plan to address hunger — the Palm Beach County Hunger Relief Plan — after a robust research and public engagement process that featured analysis of data, identification of anti-hunger best practices, an online survey of 141 stakeholders, 10 focus groups, 10 interviews with people struggling with hunger, and 20 interviews with people engaged in anti-hunger work. Unanimously approved by the County Commission that represents 1.3 million Floridians, the Plan’s 10 goals combine proven lessons with innovative strategies. The Plan, which was commissioned by United Way of Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, was developed by FRAC, with support from the University of South Carolina Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities. This Plan provides an exciting opportunity for FRAC to launch more targeted work with counties.

An graphic explaining how Disaster SNAP benefits effectively and quickly deliver nutrition assistance to people recovering from natural disasters.

An infographic, based on FRAC’s analysis of Gallup-Healthways survey data (conducted in 2014 and 2015), with text stating, “21 states and the District of Columbia had 20% or more households with children struggling against food hardship.”