Published February 10, 2025 Recent reignited proposals to impose restrictions on the types of food available for purchase through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are misguided. These proposals fail to recognize that the real solution to improving health outcomes a lies not in further restricting SNAP, but in addressing the systemic factors that affect […]
October 16, 2024 Every year on October 16, World Food Day, founded in 1979 by the United Nations, aims to raise awareness of hunger and malnutrition, and create an opportunity to promote healthy diets for all. Opportunities to combat hunger and improve nutrition cannot be for a short-term fix. Sustainable solutions are needed. During the […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Crystal FitzSimons, Interim President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 — FRAC is deeply concerned about the continually high rates of poverty, as unveiled by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) report released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data reveal that the poverty rate in America reached 12.9 […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org202-640-1118 Statement Attributable to Crystal FitzSimons, Interim President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, September 4, 2024 — FRAC is deeply concerned that a growing number of families in America struggle to put food on the table. The latest Household Food Security report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service confirms […]