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Differences between CPS-FSS and Pulse data mean that food insecurity measures from 2019 are not directly comparable with food insufficiency measures from 2020. This means that we are likely underestimating the degree of food hardship during the pandemic. Here’s why.

Explore the impact of COVID-19 on Black communities, focusing on hunger, poverty, and health.

A new Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Quality Control data finds that national participation in SNAP among U.S. citizen children in households with a non-citizen dropped by 22.5 percent — more than 718,000 children — from fiscal years 2018–2019 (latest available data).

Children under six who are enrolled in SNAP in the last month of the school year, or at any point over the covered summer period, are eligible for 2021 summer P-EBT benefits. SNAP-enrolled infants who are born before the end of the covered summer period are also eligible for P-EBT benefits for the entire covered summer period. Explore this one page fact sheet to learn more.

The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program provides nutritional resources to families who have lost access to free or reduced-price meals due to school or child care closures. In the American Rescue Plan, passed in March 2021, Congress extended P-EBT to any “covered summer period” that followed a school year when a public health emergency due to COVID-19 had been declared. The program will provide money on a new or existing EBT card to help fill the summer meals gap left by the inability to access meals during the summer. This resource has answers to frequently asked questions regarding P-EBT during summer 2021.

This brief explains how states have provided vital food assistance for noncitizens with legal status who are not eligible for SNAP due to their immigration status.

Explore these graphics and share them on social media to show your network the importance of the Community Eligibility Provision.

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.

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