Washington, March 17, 2016 – FRAC urges Congress to reject the FY2017 Budget Resolution voted out of the House Budget Committee last night. The proposed SNAP block grant will threaten severe budget cuts to essential federal programs serving low-income families and individuals.
Washington, February 16, 2016 – FRAC released its annual “School Breakfast Scorecard” and “School Breakfast: Making it Work in Large School Districts” today, measuring states on the rate of participation of low-income children in the federally-funded School Breakfast Program.
Washington, February 9, 2016 – FRAC provided a summary of key provisions in President Obama’s FY2017 budget regarding SNAP and federal nutrition programs. They reflected the Administration’s ongoing commitment to fighting against hunger and economic insecurity.
Washington, January 27, 2016 – FRAC was honored to take part in a conversation hosted by the White House today about strategies to prevent child hunger in America, including federal nutrition programs such as school meals and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Washington, January 18, 2016 – FRAC applauds the important improvements in the Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill, but also see some concerning provisions that could threaten to reduce the number of eligible low-income children who could have access to healthy school meals.