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WASHINGTON, September 10, 2021 — The latest comprehensive data analysis on how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequities in America was released today by the Food Research & Action Center. FRAC’s report, Hunger, Poverty, and Health Disparities During COVID-19 and the Federal Nutrition Programs’ Role in an Equitable Recovery, examines the linkages between hunger, poverty, health, and equity during the first year of the pandemic. 

WASHINGTON, September 8, 2021 — A report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) underscores the unacceptably high levels of food insecurity driven by COVID-19 during 2020, especially among Black and Latinx households and households with children.

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2021 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its reevaluation and cost adjustment of the Thrifty Food Plan, a measure used to calculate the monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit allotment. SNAP serves as the nation’s first line of defense against hunger and this historic increase in program benefits will go a long way in ensuring tens of millions of households across the country can better afford to put nutritious food on the table.

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2021 — Today, the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) released its Food Insufficiency During COVID-19 Dashboard to illustrate how the pandemic has caused alarming spikes in hunger in America.

The Dashboard features up-to-date national and state-by-state data on reported food insufficiency rates, research on how the pandemic has exacerbated existing disparities in the access to food, and resources that show the connections between hunger, poverty, and health.

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2021 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) congratulates our outgoing Board Member Janie Simms Hipp for her swift confirmation for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) General Counsel by the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Hipp, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, will be the first Native American in this position if confirmed by the full Senate and will bring an important voice to underserved communities by ensuring the fair and equitable implementation of all USDA programs.