May 8, 2024 The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) connects eligible infants, children up to age 5, and pregnant and postpartum people, to essential nutrition resources and support, including healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health care and social services referrals. More than 50 percent of all infants born […]
Media Contact: Colleen Barton Sutton cbsutton@frac.org 703-203-7843 WASHINGTON, April 11, 2024 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) today announced that […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Kelly Horton, Chief Program Officer, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, April 9, 2024 — FRAC applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its final rule revising the food package for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The updated food package will have a longstanding […]
March 21, 2024 The Food Research & Action Center’s (FRAC) recently released report, The Reach of School Breakfast and Lunch During the 2022–2023 School Year, reveals that just over 14.3 million children received a school breakfast, and 28.1 million children received a school lunch on an average day during the 2022–2023 school year — a […]