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.
WASHINGTON, October 31, 2025 – We are relieved that two Federal District Court judges have taken steps to mitigate the hunger crisis that would unfold when the 42 million people, including children, older adults, people with disabilities, and veterans, who rely on SNAP to put food on the table do not receive their benefits.
WASHINGTON, October 31, 2025 — More than 27 million children nationwide can access school meals at no charge through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), according to the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), who today released state-by-state fact sheets showing the reach of CEP in every congressional district.