March 28, 2023 In recognition of Women’s History Month, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) staff and Congressional Hunger Center fellows shared their perspectives and expertise on how best to address food insecurity impacting individuals identifying as women. According to FRAC research on the intersection between hunger, poverty and health, in 2020 during the COVID-19 […]
March 14, 2023 This Congress is indeed a tale of very of two very different perspectives. Even as a “hunger cliff” is hitting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households in March, and tens of millions of people are losing an average of $82 a person a month in grocery money, some conservatives are pushing for harsh […]
March 13, 2023 Millions of households face a hunger cliff now that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Emergency Allotments have ended. Many of these same households may also be at risk of losing health insurance coverage as the Medicaid continuous coverage provision ends on March 31, exacerbating hardships for household health, food security, and economic […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 Report reveals nearly 1.6 million more children received school breakfast and 10.1 million more children received school lunch during the 2021–2022 school year compared to the previous school year. WASHINGTON, March 9, 2023 — With most schools back to in-person learning and offering breakfast and lunch at no cost […]
March 2, 2023 When the COVID-19 pandemic spread across America, school food service workers brought their mission to the forefront of America’s attention, reminding the nation of the importance of the child nutrition programs. With school buildings closed, before masks or social distancing, months before a vaccine was available, school nutrition professionals came out of […]