June 14, 2018

What Every Elected Official Should Know About Hunger

FRAC has created a one-stop-shop for elected officials to get the facts on the extent of hunger in America and the solutions that exist to solve it. Facts Every Elected Official Should Know About Hunger in the U.S. During COVID-19 the rate of food insecurity has reached crisis levels: 25 percent of adults and nearly [...]
May 29, 2018

Weakening SNAP Will Leave Some Veterans Going Hungry

by Ginger Miller This post originally appeared in the The Hill on May 16. The 2018 Farm Bill, H.R. 2, failed to pass the House on May 18, but on June 22, the House is scheduled to vote for a second time on this bill. Too many veterans suffer hardship in silence. Just like I […]

March 14, 2018

State of the States: Interactive Tables

Follow this link to FRAC’s State of the States: Profiles of Hunger, Poverty, and Federal Nutrition Programs. Data profiles are available for every state and for the nation as a whole, and are designed to help states measure how they are faring in using key public nutrition programs to reduce hunger and improve the health […]

January 9, 2018

What Recent Research Reveals About Hunger & Health

  A new white paper from FRAC reviews the latest research from academic, government, and other sources on the harmful impacts of poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition on the health and well-being of children, adults, and older adults. Two other accompanying white papers describe the critical role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) […]

November 16, 2017

Fighting Veteran Hunger in Alaska

By Lisa Sauder, Executive Director of Bean’s Cafe, a soup kitchen and day shelter in Anchorage, Alaska Alaska has over 78,000 veterans, giving us the highest percentage of veterans in the nation. We also have many challenges when it comes to food security. The sheer size of our state (633,000 square miles) and the fact […]