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February 15, 2024 Five states had Healthy School Meals for All policies in place during the 2022-2023 school year and the Food Research & Action Center’s (FRAC) new report, The State of Healthy School Meals for All: California, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada and Vermont Lead the Way, highlights the positive impact they had on students and […]

School lunch participation in the five states that implemented Healthy School Meals for All policies during the 2022–2023 school year increased compared to pre-pandemic participation levels, according to FRAC's latest report, The State of Healthy School Meals for All: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Vermont Lead the Way. The report measures the reach of school [...]

FRAC’s Food Fuels Futures: Expanded SNAP Eligibility Reduces Hunger Among College Students research brief — informed by interviews with college students — sets forth reasons why SNAP student eligibility expansions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were so vital to college students and why decision-makers should build on these lessons and eliminate the “work-to-eat rule” […]

Media Contact:                          Jordan Baker  jbaker@frac.org  202-640-1118  WASHINGTON, January 31, 2024 — A report released today by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, outlines a pivotal cross-sector approach to improving children’s equitable access to fresh, nutritious foods to reduce hunger. Leveraging CACFP for Farm to Early Care and […]

Media Contact: Jordan Baker                                                                       jbaker@frac.org202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)  WASHINGTON, January 29, 2024 — FRAC urgently calls on Congress to expeditiously pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act due to its improvements to the Child Tax Credit (CTC).  Under this bill, approximately 16 million out […]