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WASHINGTON, December 6, 2022 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), AFSCME, Home Grown Child Care, National CACFP Association, National CACFP Forum, CCFP Roundtable, and more than 900 national, state, and local organizations signed a letter urging Congress to strengthen and expand the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by adding an optional meal or snack for children in extended care. Congress must include this provision in any year-end package to reflect the program’s pressing needs.

WASHINGTON, November 30, 2022 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) today announced Gina Plata-Nino will serve as the organization’s deputy director for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2022 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), the leading national organization dedicated to improving the nutrition, health, and well-being of people struggling against poverty-related hunger in the U.S., will commemorate its 50th anniversary on Thursday, December 8, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2022 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) and more than 550 national, state, and local organizations working to end hunger signed a letter urging Congress to reinstate the expanded Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit in any year-end tax package. The letter calls on Congress to revive these critical tax benefits as millions of families in the U.S. struggle against hunger and poverty.

WASHINGTON, November 18, 2022 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) congratulates Nancy Pelosi on a historic tenure as Speaker of the House and celebrates her unwavering commitment to end hunger in America.