Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 — Millions of children missed out on school meals in April 2020 and October 2020 due to the pandemic, according to a report released today during National School Breakfast Week by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). FRAC’s School Meals: The Impact of the Pandemic […]
February 10, 2021 Before school districts across the country were forced to close their doors in the spring due to COVID-19, the School Breakfast Program was providing much-needed nutrition to just over 12.6 million low-income children on an average school day. from September through February of the 2019–2020 school year, according to FRAC’s annual School Breakfast […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 – Scorecard Ranks West Virginia at Top, Utah at Bottom – WASHINGTON, February 9, 2021 — As school doors re-open, school breakfast will be critical in helping combat childhood hunger and learning loss prompted by COVID-19, says the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), the nation’s leading anti-hunger advocacy […]
December 22, 2020 During the holidays and all year long, millions of individuals and families who struggle against hunger are able to access healthy food with support from the federal nutrition programs. This year, the federal nutrition programs have played a critical role in ensuring people can continue to put food on the table during […]
Twenty-eight years ago, FRAC released its first School Breakfast Scorecard. The Scorecard featured a ranking system that awarded states stars for scoring above the national average in various categories, including School Participation and Low-Income Student Participation: The 1992 report set the first national benchmark for school breakfast participation, and the report’s release contributed […]