July 8, 2022 Currently, New Jersey is among the majority of states that have continued to leverage SNAP Emergency Allotments (EAs) to boost SNAP benefits for all SNAP households during COVID-19. When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration (PHE) expires, however, such EAs will end. With EAs […]
June 30, 2022 July 2022 marks the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) signing, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life. The ADA’s protections have contributed to greater equity for people with disabilities but much more is needed to achieve disability economic justice. A paper released […]
June 29, 2022 This Pride month, FRAC is excited to be joining the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) in releasing a new two-part resource (quick facts sheet, programs chart) to help connect LGBTQ individuals and families with low incomes to key federal nutrition programs. Hunger and Poverty in LGBTQ Communities LGBTQ individuals and families […]
June 22, 2022 Last month, the USDA announced a policy to improve equitable access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP by including discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the prohibition against sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. FRAC’s SNAP Deputy Director, Andrew Cheyne, was […]
June 17, 2022 Temporary COVID-19 SNAP benefit boosts are slated to end when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Declaration is terminated. As a result, calls for congressional action to avert a looming “hunger cliff” are mounting. On June 9, Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA), Alma Adams (D-NC), […]