WASHINGTON, December 4, 2019 — The Trump administration issued a final rule that would weaken SNAP — the nation’s first defense against hunger — and take food off the tables of nearly 700,000 people, many of whom struggle to find sufficient hours of work to support themselves in areas with few jobs.
WASHINGTON, November 6, 2019 — FRAC supports the Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for Kids Act of 2019, or the CARE for Kids Act, introduced by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA). The bill would help support children being raised by grandparents or extended family members by ensuring automatic access to free school breakfast and lunch.
WASHINGTON, October 23, 2019 — More than 1.3 million children benefited from afterschool suppers at school- and community-based programs on an average weekday in October 2018. This was a 10.4 percent increase from the previous year, according to the annual Afterschool Suppers: A Snapshot of Participation report, released today by FRAC.
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.