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The American Rescue Plan includes a provision that expands access to fruits and vegetables for mothers and children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Congress has an important opportunity in 2021 to improve the health of millions of our nation’s children by passing a strong reauthorization bill that protects and strengthens the child nutrition programs. These successful, cost-effective federal nutrition programs play a critical role in helping children in low-income families get access to child care, as well as to educational and enrichment activities, while improving their overall nutrition, health, development, and academic achievement.

Even before COVID-19, more than 35 million people in the United States were living in households experiencing food insecurity. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, Feeding America estimates that the number of individuals in food insecure households has risen to more than 45 million. COVID-19’s harsh impact on the economy threatens to persist for years.

FRAC surveyed 54 large school districts about their breakfast and lunch participation and operating status in October 2019, April 2020, and October 2020 in order to analyze participation and program operations pre-pandemic, in the spring when schools were shuttered, and in the fall when schools were operating under a variety of school schedules.

CACFP saw a significant drop in the number of meals served as millions of children lost access to child care during COVID-19. Yet, CACFP remained a vital source of support for many children and their families by providing nutritious onsite and “grab and go” meals.

Is P-EBT coming to your state? Need to spread the word? Use these customizable graphics to share on social media and beyond.

Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for the American Rescue Plan.

Curious about Budget Reconciliation? Trying to learn more about the process and steps to look out for? Explore this three-page report to help you prepare for the Budget Reconciliation process.

This report analyzes national and state participation in the Afterschool Nutrition Programs in October 2019 when compared to participation in October 2018.

FRAC urges Congress to pass a bold reconciliation package necessary to lift the country out of the devastating economic and health crisis that has been inflicted by COVID-19.

FRAC’s 2021 School Breakfast Scorecard found more low-income children received free or reduced-price school breakfast through the School Breakfast Program on an average day during September 2019 through February 2020.

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This poster, from Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity, can be used in health care settings to help connect at-risk children and their families to SNAP and other federal nutrition programs.

FRAC has developed this toolkit to share outreach strategies and communication resources to help school districts and community partners ensure families return school meals applications.

Households in rural counties (14.4%) participate in SNAP more often than those located in small town counties (13.8%) and metropolitan counties (11.3%), according to FRAC analysis. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s first line of defense against hunger and a key weapon for assisting low-income Americans and low-income communities.