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In the Spotlight
Afterschool Suppers: A Snapshot of Participation
Check out FRAC’s annual report analyzing national and state participation in the Afterschool Nutrition Programs in October 2019, and see how your state is engaging students in afterschool meal programs.
2020 Afterschool Nutrition Report
Afterschool Suppers participation grows but investments are needed to combat the impact of COVID-19 on childhood hunger.
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COVID-19 Dramatically Deepening America’s Hunger Crisis
Between 26–29 million adults living in the U.S. reported that members of their households sometimes or often did not have enough to eat during the first few months of the pandemic.
Hurricane Season Is One More Reason to Strengthen SNAP Now
Boosts to SNAP benefits can address hardships due to potential hurricanes as well as those hardships caused by COVID-19.
Expanding Access to Summer Meals: A Look at FRAC’s Annual Summer Nutrition Report
Dig into the research and see how your state is doing by reading the full summer nutrition and summer breakfast reports.
Fighting Food Insecurity Amid COVID-19, Groups Advocate For 15% SNAP Boost
Nearly 2,500 organizations are calling for a boost of 15 percent to the benefit levels provided by SNAP.
Stark racial disparities emerge as families struggle to get enough food
Wide racial gaps have persisted week to week throughout the pandemic and the gap continues to worsen
Kids could go hungry this summer with school lunch programs in peril
“If families are in need, we think they should be able to come to a site and get food.”
Coronavirus is exacerbating America’s hunger crisis
“The biggest weakness in SNAP is the amount of benefits — the degree to which they are inadequate``
COVID-19 Has Heightened the Threat of Child Hunger, While Efforts to Prevent It Have Fallen Short
As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, millions of U.S. children are facing a summer marked by the threat of chronic hunger.
COVID-19 Updates
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