July 3, 2020 Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) took to the Senate floor yesterday, July 1, to lead speeches on the urgency for the Senate to take up a COVID-19 recovery package that must include boosts to SNAP. Watch the speeches starting at the 10:27:42 mark. Senator Stabenow was joined by Senators Sherrod Brown […]
July 1, 2020 Community eligibility allows school districts to offer free school meals to all students. Here are five reasons to take a fresh look at community eligibility now. Community eligibility offers school districts and schools an important opportunity to meet the nutritional needs of their students, particularly as millions of families are losing jobs […]
June 30, 2020 Pride month (June) can be an important time for anti-hunger and anti-poverty advocates to reflect on the disparate rates of poverty and food insecurity among LGBTQ people, and think about work that can be done to address these disparities. FRAC’s Senior Special Projects & Initiatives Associate, Susan Beaudoin, spoke with Tyrone Hanley, […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 WASHINGTON, June 18, 2020 — Nearly 2,500 organizations from across the country signed on to a letter urging the Senate to boost SNAP benefits in the next coronavirus relief package. The letter asks for a 15 percent boost in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) maximum benefit, an increase […]
As states and school districts start to plan and prepare for when school begins, it is critical to think about what changes should be made to meal service to protect students and staff. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Guidance for K-12 Schools and Child Care Programs to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus […]