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This interactive map provides data for every state on the percent of all people living in poverty, based on the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS).

This interactive map shows household food insecurity rates, by state, from 2015-2017. Scrolling over each state to reveals the percent of households struggling with food insecurity or very low food security.

This is an infographic showing that more than 41 million Americans lived in households struggling with food insecurity in 2016.

FRAC President Jim Weill weighs in on 2014-2016 food insecurity data from USDA.

In the aftermath of a disaster, school districts can provide critical nutrition support to students through the school, summer, and afterschool nutrition programs.

Information for sponsors and supporters on evaluating Summer Nutrition Programs. Part of FRAC’s Summer Nutrition Programs Implementation Calendars and Guide.

If your state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program calculates gross income based on a four-week month, ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are calculated the same way.

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) distribution sites can partner with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach providers and anti-hunger advocates to help CSFP beneficiaries enroll in SNAP.

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama announced a goal of of ending childhood hunger in America by the year 2015. FRAC set out seven essential strategies in Ending Childhood Hunger by 2015: The Essential Strategies for Achieving the President’s Goal. They focus both on improving and expanding the nation’s nutrition programs, and bolstering the economy and strengthening supports for working families in order to move more out of poverty, the root cause of hunger in this country.

Information on USDA’s new SNAP maximum and minimum monthly allotments, and income eligibility standards effective for October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. The SNAP maximum and minimum monthly allotments have decreased slightly, income eligibility limits have increased, standard and shelter deductions have increased, and the resource limit remains unchanged.

Prepared by FRAC.

One of two graphics describing strengths of SNAP

This graphic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) broken down by rural areas, small towns, and metro areas.

This interactive map provides household participation rates for SNAP by state.

This interactive map provides household participation rates for SNAP, by county in each state. The SNAP Map demonstrates that SNAP matters in every community across the country, regardless of size or demographics.