FRAC’s Food Fuels Futures: Expanded SNAP Eligibility Reduces Hunger Among College Students research brief — informed by interviews with college students — sets forth reasons why SNAP student eligibility expansions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were so vital to college students and why decision-makers should build on these lessons and eliminate the “work-to-eat rule” […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 WASHINGTON, January 31, 2024 — A report released today by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, outlines a pivotal cross-sector approach to improving children’s equitable access to fresh, nutritious foods to reduce hunger. Leveraging CACFP for Farm to Early Care and […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, January 29, 2024 — FRAC urgently calls on Congress to expeditiously pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act due to its improvements to the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Under this bill, approximately 16 million out […]
December 22, 2023 In a recent volume of the Journal of Food Law & Policy, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack authored a commentary, “Healthy School Meals for All: The Role of Food Law and Policy”. [1] This piece follows the second historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health that Secretary Vilsack kicked off […]
November 20, 2023 In recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in November, this blog lifts up opportunities to take action to support millions of families who are experiencing food insecurity and housing instability. Across the nation, tens of millions of people are struggling to keep up with skyrocketing rents, stagnant incomes, and the end […]