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WASHINGTON, October 25, 2023 — FRAC is deeply troubled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) report released today reveals hunger in America soared in 2022 after falling the previous year due to COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts. The data underscore how the unwinding of critical pandemic interventions and rising costs have taken a toll on families, particularly households with children and households of color, and also mirror the significant rise in poverty in 2022, the root cause of hunger.

WASHINGTON, October 24, 2023 — A significant number of children missed out on nutritious suppers and snacks offered by the Afterschool Nutrition Programs, according to a report released today by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), the nation’s leading anti-hunger advocacy organization.

WASHINGTON, September 27, 2023 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) applauds the Biden administration for expanding community eligibility, which allows high-need schools to offer free meals to all of their students. The new rule makes about 3,000 more school districts eligible.  

WASHINGTON, September 27, 2023 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) and over 600 national and state organizations signed a letter in a unified plea to Congress to immediately pass a Continuing Resolution that will avert a government shutdown and protect funding for federal nutrition programs, especially the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), to ensure the program can continue providing all who are eligible with the nutrition they need without interruption. 

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2023 — Poverty in America surged dramatically in 2022 according to the data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Without Congressional action, matters likely will continue to worsen as countless families grapple with the expiration of COVID-19 pandemic-era interventions.