September 21, 2022 The Pandemic EBT program was created to replace the free and reduced-price school meals that children lost access to due to school closures in the spring of 2020. Over time, the program has expanded to respond to the changing circumstances of the pandemic, children attending school under a hybrid model or COVID-19-related […]
September 15, 2022 Two surveys released this month have found strong public support for enhanced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding. They come as the White House is readying a plan to end hunger for release at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Wednesday, September 28, and as members of Congress […]
September 14, 2022 Over the last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Census Bureau have released their respective annual reports on food insecurity and poverty in the United States. From 2020 to 2021, the national rate of food insecurity, defined as trouble providing enough food for everyone in the household due […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, September 7, 2022 – The annual food security report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) found that hunger fell in 2021 compared to the previous year, underscoring the critical role […]
August 24, 2022 This season marks the five-year anniversary of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria that hit the United States hard and gave rise to major recovery operations, including on the food relief front. There are some clear lessons from those operations that can inform disaster preparation and recovery efforts in the future. Lesson […]