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WASHINGTON, April 27, 2026 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is proud to announce that it has awarded its Dr. Raymond Wheeler/Senator Paul Wellstone Anti-Hunger Advocacy Leadership Award to Randy Rosso, a data-driven policy advisor to the anti-hunger community, and its inaugural Amidei/Doherty Advocacy Award to Claire Lane, director of the Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition. 

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2026 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) today announced that Daaiyah Bilal-Threats, senior director of Education Policy & Implementation Center (EPIC) at the National Education Association (NEA), America’s largest labor union, and Dave Carter, director of Regional Technical Assistance Coordination for the indigenous-led Flower Hill Institute, have joined its board of directors, effective April 2026.

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2026 — The House Appropriations Committee Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture appropriations bill would weaken critical federal nutrition programs proven to support the food security and health of tens of millions of families with low incomes. 

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2026 — A new report released today by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) reveals a significant increase in the number of children participating in the Summer Nutrition Programs in Summer 2024 when compared to the previous summer. 

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2026 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) supports the National Center for Law and Economic Justice’s lawsuit issued today against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) waivers that restrict what families and individuals can purchase with their food benefits.