WASHINGTON, December 19, 2024 — More than 23 million children attending high-poverty schools had access to healthy school meals at no charge through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during the 2023–2024 school year, according to a new report released today by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC).
WASHINGTON, December 18, 2024 – The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) today announced that Kellie Adesina, Director of Government Affairs at the Kraft Heinz Company, has been named the new Chair of its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2025. She succeeds Mayra E. Alvarez, president of The Children’s Partnership.
WASHINGTON, December 16, 2024 — Nearly 10 million children face the risk of going hungry next summer unless states take action to participate in the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) Program.
WASHINGTON, December 14, 2024 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) and the Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) are urging Congress to prioritize extending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) replacement benefits in the Farm Bill extension within the end-of-year spending package.
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2024 — Today, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released the text of a long-awaited Farm Bill aimed at strengthening benefit adequacy and equitable access for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
