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The Case for Making SNAP Benefits Adequate: Reflections from Interviews with Older Adults This report sheds light on the importance of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for older adults and the positive impacts of the temporary increase in SNAP benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. SNAP — the nation’s first defense against hunger — is [...]

Check out FRAC's YouTube for our latest videos. Select a topic below: COVID-19 & Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Disaster SNAP Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Breakfast Matters Afterschool Meals Matter Summer Meals Matter Food Over Fear: Supporting Immigrant Families Senior Hunger Child [...]

By providing monthly benefits to eligible low-income people to purchase food, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) plays a critical role in reducing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty, and improving family security, child and adult health, employment, and other outcomes. Protect and Strengthen SNAP by Preserving Consumer Choice Congress must adhere to bipartisan and public support [...]

Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity Explore FRAC and the American Academy of Pediatrics'  latest toolkit to learn more about how pediatricians can play a critical role in addressing food insecurity. Food insecurity is a critical child health issue that impacts millions of children and families in all communities across [...]

Nationwide Summer EBT to Reach 21 Million Children Over the Summer BreakRead the storyWIC Funding Faces Historic Funding ShortfallRead the StoryChild Tax Credit Expansion to Lift 400,000 Out of PovertyRead the StoryA Rising Number of College Students Are Going HungryRead the StoryNews HighlightsApril 2024 FRAC’s The Reach of School Breakfast and Lunch During the 2022–2023 [...]