October 27, 2021 FRAC’s report, Afterschool Suppers: A Snapshot of Participation was released this week. The report finds that almost 1.5 million children received a supper through the available Afterschool Nutrition Programs in October 2020 when compared to October 2019, an increase of 2.6 percent, or 37,317 children. The Afterschool Nutrition Programs included the Child […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, October 26, 2021 — The health and well-being of our nation’s children should always be a top priority. That is why Congress must be held accountable in passing the Build Back Better Act that includes critical […]
The Afterschool Nutrition Programs offered an important opportunity to combat hunger during the 2020–2021 school year as communities and families continued to feel the educational, health, and economic impacts of COVID-19. With the pandemic disrupting afterschool programming for millions of students, schools and sponsors had to pivot and adjust their meal service operations to provide […]
October 14, 2021 National School Lunch Week — October 11–15 — celebrates the importance of school meals for children’s health, growth, and learning. School meals are a critical support to children and families, offering a wide range of benefits. Research has shown that participation in school meals is linked to improved academic achievement, health, and […]
October 12, 2021 This week is National School Lunch Week, a time to recognize the important role that School Nutrition Programs play in reducing food insecurity, supporting academic achievement, and, as a recent study found, providing children throughout the U.S. with healthy meals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have been able to offer free school meals to […]