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Millions of people with low incomes in the U.S. are experiencing a hunger cliff since temporary increases in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit allotments during the COVID-19 pandemic ended in early 2023. The Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2023 (H.R. 3037/S. 1336), introduced by Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand […]

July 11, 2023 Millions of people with low incomes in the U.S. are experiencing a hunger cliff since temporary increases in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during COVID-19 ended in early 2023.  This resulted in benefits averaging a mere $6 a person a day. The impact of the end of the SNAP Emergency Allotments […]

Momentum Builds for Healthy School Meals for All It's Back-to-School time, which means it's time to raise your hand for Healthy School Meals for All! More and more states are providing free school meals to all children, no matter their household income. But our work is far from over. We need Healthy School Meals for [...]

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 [...]

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, […]