Working to End Hunger in America
FRAC improves the nutrition, health, and well-being of people struggling against poverty-related hunger in the United States through advocacy, partnerships, and by advancing bold and equitable policy solutions.
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Individuals: Urge Congress to Act Quickly to Restore Harmful SNAP Cuts
Use the FRAC Action Network to send a pre-populated email to your Members of Congress urging them to cosponsor and support the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025.
Advocacy Needed to Reinstate USDA’s Food Security Report
Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Members of Congress to reach out to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and demand it reinstate the Economic Research Service Household Food Security report, the gold standard for measuring hunger in America. Your message matters. Hunger will not end by ignoring it. Congress needs to act now.
Urge Your House Representative to Cosponsor the MODERN WIC Act
Ask your Representative to join the growing list of cosponsors for the More Options to Develop and Enhance Remote Nutrition (MODERN) WIC Act (H.R. 1464).
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State-by-State SNAP Fact Sheets
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Summer 2025 marked the second year of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (Summer EBT). The program, also known as SUN Bucks, provides families with $120 in grocery benefits for each school-age child who is eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. Thirty-seven states, five Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), and all five U.S. territories participated this past summer.
The country is facing an unnecessary, self-inflicted emergency: the Trump administration’s refusal to provide food assistance via the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to millions of Americans despite clear legal authority and available funding. States, municipalities, nonprofits, courts, and advocates have had to step in to protect the nation’s most vulnerable families.
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the budget reconciliation law (H.R. 1). Republicans called it a victory for taxpayers, claiming it would save money and boost incomes. The reality is the opposite. The law shifts wealth upward on an unprecedented scale, cutting food assistance and health care coverage for millions to pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires and large corporations.
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America’s hunger crisis is deepening. Critical federal nutrition programs that keep hunger at bay are under attack. For more than five decades, FRAC has been at the forefront of protecting, strengthening, and expanding the reach of the federal nutrition programs. Discover FRAC’s impact in 2025.
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding individuals, infants, and children up to 5 years of age from households with low incomes with nutritious foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and social services. Learn more about WIC’s impact in FRAC’s fact sheet.
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Too many older adults in New Jersey lack consistent access to enough food for healthy, active lives. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s first line of defense against hunger. The program’s support helps to reduce the difficult choices older adults might have to make, such as skipping meals to afford medication. Learn how SNAP supports older adults and explore best practices for connecting older adults to SNAP in New Jersey.
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Participation in the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program rebounded slightly during the 2023–2024 school year, with more students across the country accessing these meals than the previous year, according to FRAC’s Large School District Report: A Snapshot of School Meals Participation in October 2023.
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