April 5, 2017

FRAC On The Move: Presenting From the World Congress on Medicaid

Alex Ashbrook, director of Special Projects and Initiatives at the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), recently spoke at the World Congress 10th Annual Medicaid Managed Care Summit on the issue of food insecurity as a social determinant of health. Below is an edited transcript of her presentation. More than 42 million Americans live in […]

March 2, 2017

FRAC On The Move: Maryland Hunger Solutions Celebrates School Breakfast

FRAC On the Move is a series in which we follow our policy and program experts as they connect with advocates across the country to explore strategies and develop solutions to end hunger. Follow #FRACOnTheMove on Twitter for our latest whereabouts. Research shows school breakfast improves health and academic outcomes for millions of children each year. For […]

February 28, 2017

FRAC On The Move: Convening in California for Out-of-School Time Nutrition Summits

FRAC On the Move is a series in which we follow our policy and program experts as they connect with advocates across the country to explore strategies and develop solutions to end hunger. Follow #FRACOnTheMove on Twitter for our latest whereabouts. This installment was written in collaboration with Dawn Schluckebier, Principal Associate at the Institute for Youth, Education, […]

January 5, 2017

FRAC On the Move: Partnering with Western States in the Fight Against Hunger

FRAC On the Move is a series in which we follow our policy and program experts as they connect with advocates across the country to explore strategies and develop solutions to end hunger. In this installment, we hear from Kate Sims, senior government relations associate about her trip to Reno for the Western Region Anti-Hunger […]

November 7, 2016

FRAC On the Move: Lessons from the National Senior Center Conference

FRAC On the Move is a series in which we follow our policy and program experts as they connect with advocates across the country to explore strategies to end hunger. In this installment, we hear from Director of Special Projects and Initiatives Alex Ashbrook. Follow #FRACOnTheMove  for our latest whereabouts. Tell us about your trip! […]