WASHINGTON, March 12, 2018 — A new report from a Bipartisan Policy Center task force does not address the bedrock strategies to leverage SNAP for better health. Instead, the report proposes strategies such as restricting food choice, which runs the real risk of causing the SNAP program considerable harm by stigmatizing beneficiaries and throwing sand in the gears of this very successful program.
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2018 — In North Carolina, 371,000 low-income children participated in the national School Breakfast Program on an average school day in school year 2016–2017, according to a report released today by FRAC.
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2018 – FRAC awarded the Dr. Raymond Wheeler/Senator Paul Wellstone Anti-Hunger Advocacy Leadership Award to Hunger Solutions New York and its director, Linda Bopp. The award was presented during at the 2018 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference.
WASHINGTON, February 20, 2018 — Households in rural areas and small towns continue to be more likely to receive SNAP assistance than their metro area counterparts, according to FRAC’s updated analysis of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data on SNAP participation.
WASHINGTON, February 13, 2018 — More low-income children across the country are getting the nutrition they need to learn and thrive by participating in the School Breakfast Program, according to FRAC’s annual School Breakfast Scorecard. The evidence is overwhelming that efforts to increase school breakfast participation pay off — less hunger, better test scores, and improved student health.
