April 28, 2021

FRAC Applauds Biden Administration for Critical Investments in Food Programs in American Families Plan

Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)  WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 — Today, President Biden presented the anticipated American Families Plan, a comprehensive plan that will strengthen federal nutrition programs that impact millions of adults and children and go a long way to support struggling families. The Food Research & Action […]

April 23, 2021

Kicking Off Community Eligibility Election Season

April 23, 2021 Community eligibility election season is here! Community eligibility allows more than 32,000 high-poverty school districts across the country to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students on a 4-year cycle. Community eligibility reduces administrative work for schools so they can focus on providing healthy meals to help students learn and thrive;  […]

April 16, 2021

Importance of SNAP and Child Support Payments to Child Food Security and Well-Being

April 16, 2021 A recent “NCSEA On Location” podcast, sponsored by the National Child Support Enforcement Association, focused on how the child support program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work to address food insecurity within families. In general, child support refers to the ongoing payments made by one parent to another parent to […]

April 12, 2021

Reducing Food Insecurity Among College Students

How the new SNAP exemptions help more college students qualify for assistance April 12, 2021 Background on College Student Food Insecurity There is a common misconception that college students cannot, or do not, face food insecurity. When we imagine who attends college, we often think of students fresh out of high school, supported by their […]

April 8, 2021

Top 10 Reasons to Support Free Healthy School Meals for All

April 8, 2021 In this guest blog post, Dr. Janet Poppendieck, Urban School Food Alliance Advisory Council Member, highlights 10 key reasons to support free healthy school meals for all. Professor Poppendieck is the author of Free For All: Fixing School Food in America (University of California Press, 2010). Reduce childhood hunger and food insecurity. […]