WASHINGTON, October 17, 2019 — A surprise release of data that the USDA should have disclosed earlier underscores the deep harm of its proposed rule to limit access to SNAP: eliminating food assistance for 3.1 million people and jeopardizing free school meals for nearly 1 million children.
WASHINGTON, September 19, 2019 — FRAC supports the Access to Healthy Foods for Young Children Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA). This bill would strengthen the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and help millions of children in child care access healthy, nutritious food.
WASHINGTON, September 13, 2019 – FRAC today joined CLASP and the National Housing Law Project in filing an amicus brief in five jurisdictions to oppose the implementation of the Trump administration’s public charge rule. The groups note in the brief that the Trump administration’s radical expansion of the public charge rule would damage the well-being and economic stability of immigrants and communities across the country.
WASHINGTON, September 10, 2019 — More than 38 million people in the United States lived in poverty in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual release of income, poverty, and health insurance data. The data reveal a decline in the official poverty rate, from 12.3 percent in 2017 to 11.8 percent in 2018. The poverty rate for children in 2018 was 16.2 percent.
WASHINGTON, September 4, 2019 — A report released today by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) underscores that the nation has been making far too weak progress on food insecurity. The report reveals that the 2018 food insecurity rate was on par with the 2007 pre-recession level of 11.1 percent, which was already far too high.
