February 1, 2022 On the Ground: Connecting Families to WIC Last January, to support pediatricians in addressing food insecurity, The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) teamed up with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to launch Screen & Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity. A year later, FRAC’s Katie Jacobs and Geri […]
January 17, 2022 On January 17, we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a leader, father, husband, advocate, reverend, and activist. We reflect on his philosophical motives, role in the Civil Rights Movement, and ambitions to create a republic of liberated people. When we consider the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968, we […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, January 7, 2022 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is pleased the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the 2022 Summer Food Service Program reimbursement rates, which will provide schools an additional 25 cents […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 WASHINGTON, December 14, 2021 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is proud to announce Andrew Cheyne has been named Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Deputy Director at the leading national nonprofit organization working to eradicate poverty-related hunger and undernutrition in the United States. “We warmly welcome Andrew to the team and look forward to working closely […]
December 10, 2021 The responses of Propel SNAP customers surveyed in November 2021 and recent data analyses reported by The New York Times underscore the precarious financial situation many low-income households face. This is even as temporary SNAP benefit boosts, monthly advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments, and other federal initiatives have helped mitigate household […]