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WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020 — The compromise on the $2 trillion emergency package includes key investments that address some important COVID-19 challenges that workers, health care providers, and state and local governments face, but more action is needed to help struggling households keep food on the table. Lawmakers must boost SNAP benefits in any future stimulus packages.

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2020 — FRAC commends the Senate for passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The bill is an important step toward ensuring people are able to put food on the table and stay safe during the COVID-19 emergency.

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2020 — FRAC supports the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201 and commends the House for taking swift and thoughtful action to provide vital resources to help people put food on the table and stay safe during the COVID-19 emergency.

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2020 — FRAC awarded the Dr. Raymond Wheeler/Senator Paul Wellstone Anti-Hunger Advocacy Leadership Award to Children’s HealthWatch and its founder and principal investigator, Deborah Frank, MD. The award was presented during the 2020 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference, held in Washington, D.C. from March 1–3. The Dr. Raymond Wheeler/Senator Paul Wellstone Anti-Hunger Advocacy Leadership Award is awarded each year by FRAC to an advocacy group and individual who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the fight against hunger in America. 

WASHINGTON, February 13, 2020 — The School Breakfast Program ensured 12.4 million low-income students started their day ready to learn in the 2018-2019 school year, according to the annual School Breakfast Scorecard released by FRAC.