WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2025 – The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is outraged. Within hours of a federal judge ordering the Trump administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an appeal seeking to overturn not only today’s ruling, but prior court orders from Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 requiring funding of SNAP benefits.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2025 – “FRAC is thrilled that the Trump administration has been ordered by a federal judge to fully fund November SNAP benefits,” said Crystal FitzSimons, president of the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC).
WASHINGTON, November 5, 2025 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), the leading national anti-hunger advocacy organization, is proud to announce Gina Plata-Nino, J.D., has been named to serve as its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) director.
WASHINGTON, November 3, 2025 – The Trump administration’s announcement that it will comply with the Court’s order and begin using contingency funds to partially pay November SNAP benefits as the government shutdown continues is an important step, but comes many days late and billions of dollars short.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2025 – The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is heartened by the Rhode Island federal court’s order released on November 1 that provides essential legal clarity that the Trump administration has the authority and obligation to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.