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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Challenges in Researching the Diets of SNAP Recipients
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SNAP State-by-State Fact Sheets
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CEP State-by-State Fact Sheets
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SNAP Challenge 2025 Toolkit
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Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools, School Year 2023 – 2024
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FRAC by the Numbers 2024
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Hunger & Poverty in America
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Summer EBT Resource Center
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Healthy School Meals for All
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Expanded Child Tax Credits: A Transformational Opportunity to Help Families Put Food on the Table Research Brief
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Budget Reconciliation 101
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In celebration of Mother’s Day, FRAC is highlighting the important role the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) plays for moms and their families, and ways to support WIC.
On May 2, 2025, the Trump administration unveiled its fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget proposal, signaling a significant shift in federal priorities. While Congress holds the power to make spending decisions, the administration’s proposal outlines substantial cuts to programs that support Americans with low- and moderate- incomes. If implemented, these reductions threaten to exacerbate poverty, increase food insecurity, and dismantle critical tools that help individuals escape poverty.
This article is part of a series examining the wide-reaching — and often overlooked —consequences of proposed SNAP cuts. Gina Plata-Nino, JD, deputy director of SNAP at FRAC, speaks with John Benedict, CEO, farmer, and co-founder of The Local Co-op in rural Arizona. His story offers a powerful example of how local food systems, entrepreneurship, and SNAP work together to support not only food access — but entire communities.
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The federal nutrition programs are a critical support for tens of millions of households — helping them put food on the table during times of need. Investing in hunger prevention and relief also makes smart fiscal sense. Find budget and appropriations priorities for SNAP, child nutrition programs, TEFAP, older adults nutrition programs, FDPIR, and more in FRAC’s 2025 budget and appropriations leave behind for the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps over 42 million participants put food on the table each month, supporting food security, improving health outcomes, and boosting academic performance. Congress should again protect SNAP’s structure and funding. Learn about bills that would strengthen SNAP in FRAC’s 2025 SNAP leave behind for the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference.
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Food insecurity is rising – cutting SNAP will make a bad situation worse in every community across the nation. Use FRAC’s 2025 Budget Reconciliation leave behind in your advocacy.
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The School Nutrition Programs, Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Programs, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) all play important roles in reducing childhood hunger, supporting good nutrition, and ensuring that students and young children are hungerfree and ready to learn and thrive. Use this 2025 leave behind for the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in your advocacy.
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