WASHINGTON, February 12, 2018 — The president’s FY 2019 budget eviscerates one of the nation’s most successful programs, SNAP. The mind-boggling hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of cuts, if adopted, will mean much more hunger and poverty, worsened health, decreased ability of children to do well in school, and lower productivity for America.
WASHINGTON, February 9, 2018 — FRAC strongly believes that low-income people who are eligible for anti-hunger programs should not be deterred, penalized, or stigmatized, and should not suffer adverse immigration consequences for their legally authorized use of public benefits.
Charles Blow, columnist for the New York Times, and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), will keynote the 2018 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. from February 25-27. Blow will kickoff the opening plenary on race, hunger, and poverty. McGovern will lead a panel on legislative threats to anti-poverty programs.
WASHINGTON, January 17, 2018 — Former Senator Bob Dole received the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition for his service as a soldier, legislator, and statesman. FRAC congratulates Senator Dole, a lifelong leader in the fight against hunger in the U.S. and around the world, for this well-deserved honor.
WASHINGTON, December 20, 2017 — The tax bill passed by Congress today is a great disservice to the American people. It gives huge tax cuts to the rich, while giving tiny cuts — or tax increases — to millions of low- and moderate-income households. And the modest tax cuts for these households are written in disappearing ink.
