WASHINGTON, December 3, 2017 — Tis the season to highlight the public nutrition programs that are critical to keeping low-income children and families from going hungry. Six essential programs provide a consistent source of nutrition to help ensure that children and their families are happy, healthy, and hunger-free.
WASHINGTON, November 28, 2017 — FRAC announced it has received a grant from Tyson Foods to combat child hunger by expanding the reach of school meals and afterschool meals to children living in targeted high-poverty areas in four states — Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, and Texas.
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.
