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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 people with low incomes 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 [...]

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 [...]

FRAC Testifies on Child Nutrition ProgramsRead the story1,400 Organizations Call on Congress to Protect SNAPRead the storyMore Organizations and Health Care Providers Connecting Patients to SNAP and WICRead the StoryStates Launch Summer EBT for FamiliesRead the StoryStabenow Farm Bill Aims to Protect and Strengthen SNAP BenefitsRead the StoryHealthy School Meals for All Takes Over the [...]