May 25, 2022 School meals are a critical component of our nation’s response to the pandemic. During school year (SY) 2020–2021 and SY 2021–2022, school meals, provided millions of students nutritious food whether they were attending school in person or virtually. School nutrition staff have served as frontline workers during the pandemic, supporting students’ […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 New report highlights the urgent need to extend child nutrition waivers WASHINGTON, May 24, 2022 — Large school districts around the country noted nationwide child nutrition waivers issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) helped reduce child hunger by increasing school meal participation, and played a critical role […]
May 19, 2022 By clear majorities, urban and rural Americans support expanding SNAP benefits permanently,[1] according to a recent Purdue University Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability (CFDAS) survey of 1,200 Americans across the country. The same poll found that nearly 1 in 7 (14.2%) of those surveyed reported being food insecure; the food […]
May 12, 2022 In recognition of Older Americans Month, FRAC is releasing a two-part blog series on food insecurity among older adults. Part 1 focuses on food insecurity’s prevalence among older adults as well as its disproportionate rates among Black and Latinx households and examines risk factors that make older adults more likely to experience […]