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Media Contact:   Jordan Baker                                                                        jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118     Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)    WASHINGTON, April 14, 2022 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) commends Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra for extending the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration into July 2022. This PHE extension […]

March 31, 2022 New USDA Analysis: Participation Rates New data released by USDA indicate that 7 million people  eligible for SNAP– or nearly 1 in 5 – went unserved in an average month during  Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019. “SNAP Gaps”  in participation  among eligible people are particularly pronounced for certain states and demographic groups. […]

Congress has an important opportunity in 2022 to improve the health of millions of our nation’s children by passing a strong reauthorization bill that strengthens, expands, and protects 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 […]

March 15, 2022 Several temporary SNAP improvements have mitigated food hardship during the COVID-19 crisis.  Many of those measures are tied to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pandemic Public Health Emergency Declaration (PHE). When that ends , it could result in a significant “hunger cliff” for millions of people. Most SNAP participants, […]

Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, March 7, 2022 — Congress must provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with the authority to continue child nutrition waivers through the 2022-2023 school year in the appropriations package currently being negotiated and expected to pass […]