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Media Contact:   Colleen Barton Suttoncbsutton@frac.org703-203-7843 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, president, Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, May 29, 2023 — The proposed debt ceiling agreement comes on the backs of people all across America trying to make ends meet. The expansion of cruel, harsh, and arbitrary time limits on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]

May 1, 2023 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes that worsen time limits on food benefits for certain unemployed and underemployed adults were attached to the debt limit package (H.R. 2811) that cleared the House on April 26. As the Senate takes up debt limit legislation, and Members of Congress continue working toward a 2023 […]

March 28, 2023 In recognition of Women’s History Month, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) staff and Congressional Hunger Center fellows shared their perspectives and expertise on how best to address food insecurity impacting individuals identifying as women. According to FRAC research on the intersection between hunger, poverty and health, in 2020 during the COVID-19 […]

March 13, 2023 Millions of households face a hunger cliff now that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Emergency Allotments have ended. Many of these same households may also be at risk of losing health insurance coverage as the Medicaid continuous coverage provision ends on March 31, exacerbating hardships for household health, food security, and economic […]

Media Contact:   Jordan Baker                                                                        jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118   Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, March 10, 2023 — FRAC commends the president’s proposed 2024 budget for investments in alleviating hardship, advancing equity, and creating economic opportunities for millions of families across the country. We are especially pleased to see […]