July 11, 2023

Back to School 2023

Children can't learn on an empty stomach. School meals are just as critical to students' academic success as textbooks or transportation. Yet too many children are missing out because they don't qualify for free meals. Did you know? One in eight households with children struggled to buy enough food for their families in 2021, according [...]
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June 14, 2023

Large School District Report 2023

Many large school districts across the country reported decreased participation in school breakfast and lunch when the nationwide child nutrition waiver that allowed schools to offer school meals to all of their students at no charge ended, according to FRAC's latest report, Large School District Report: Operating School Nutrition Programs as the Nation Recovers from [...]
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June 13, 2023

As the School Year Ends, One Thing Is Clear: We Need Healthy School Meals for All

June 13, 2023 For students in most states, the 2022–2023 school year marked the return to pre-pandemic school nutrition operations, including a return to assigning students to free, reduced-price, and paid meal categories based on their household income.   Over the course of the school year, the stigma associated with eating school meals returned to cafeterias, […]

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June 8, 2023

Communication Is Key for SNAP, Especially in a Time of Policy Change

June 8, 2023 Changes are happening in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and operations in summer 2023, both because SNAP temporary policies during the pandemic are “unwinding” and because the recently enacted debt ceiling law amends the population groups subject to SNAP time limit rules.[i] Communicating with SNAP participants and applicants will be even […]

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