WASHINGTON, October 20, 2017 — The budget resolution passed by the Senate yesterday paves the way for massive tax cuts for the wealthy that will increase inequality and build pressure for years to come to cut the safety net and undermine investments in America’s future.
WASHINGTON, October 5, 2017 — The budget resolution passed by the House will push millions of already struggling people deeper into poverty, and without question, will make hunger far, far worse in this country.
WASHINGTON, October 3, 2017 — More than 8 million low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children up to age 5 received benefits in 2014 through WIC — including food, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support. According to a report from the USDA, the program served 80 percent of eligible infants, but just 46 percent of eligible children ages one to five. The report reveals a trend of declining WIC participation.
WASHINGTON, September 28, 2017 — Starting October 1, 2017, all child and adult care centers and child care homes receiving federal funds from CACFP must implement new nutrition standards that include a greater variety of vegetables and fruit, more whole grains, and less added sugar and saturated fat. The new standards also encourage breastfeeding, and better align with WIC and other child nutrition programs, such as school breakfast and lunch.
WASHINGTON, September 14, 2017 — On the heels of today’s release of the 2016 Census American Community Survey findings, the Food Research & Action Center launched new interactive data tools that illustrate poverty rates and household SNAP participation rates by state and congressional district.
