May 19, 2022

Survey Finds Urban and Rural Americans Support Expanding SNAP Benefits Permanently

May 19, 2022 By clear majorities, urban and rural Americans support expanding SNAP benefits permanently,[1] according to a recent Purdue University Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability (CFDAS) survey of 1,200 Americans across the country. The same poll found that nearly 1 in 7 (14.2%) of those surveyed reported being food insecure; the food […]

May 12, 2022

Older Americans Month: Understanding Food Insecurity Among Older Adults

May 12, 2022 In recognition of Older Americans Month, FRAC is releasing a two-part blog series on food insecurity among older adults. Part 1 focuses on food insecurity’s prevalence among older adults as well as its disproportionate rates among Black and Latinx households and examines risk factors that make older adults more likely to experience […]

May 10, 2022

New Report Recommends Key Actions to Address Hunger in New Jersey

May 10, 2022 At the height of the pandemic, 285,000 New Jersey households did not have reliable access to affordable, nutritious food, according to a new report from FRAC, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Black and Latino households were more likely to experience hunger at two to three times the rate […]

FRAC Report: Pandemic Revealed Longstanding Disparities in Who Goes Hungry in New Jersey

Media Contact:   Jordan Baker                                                                        jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118   WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 — More than 285,000 households in New Jersey did not have reliable access to affordable, nutritious food at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report, Hunger and Its Solutions in New Jersey: Landscape Analysis of Current Initiatives, Recommended Action, and Emerging Opportunities for Further Investment, released […]