May 6, 2021 The Summer Nutrition Programs are critical supports for millions of families when the school year ends, yet they remain underutilized in many communities. There is an important opportunity through the upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization process to take lessons learned from the more than 50 years that the Summer Nutrition Programs have been […]
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program provides nutritional resources to families who have lost access to free or reduced-price meals due to school or child care closures. In the American Rescue Plan, passed in March 2021, Congress extended P-EBT to any “covered summer period” that followed a school year when a public health emergency […]
Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 — Today, President Biden presented the anticipated American Families Plan, a comprehensive plan that will strengthen federal nutrition programs that impact millions of adults and children and go a long way to support struggling families. The Food Research & Action […]
April 23, 2021 Community eligibility election season is here! Community eligibility allows more than 32,000 high-poverty school districts across the country to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students on a 4-year cycle. Community eligibility reduces administrative work for schools so they can focus on providing healthy meals to help students learn and thrive; […]
April 16, 2021 A recent “NCSEA On Location” podcast, sponsored by the National Child Support Enforcement Association, focused on how the child support program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work to address food insecurity within families. In general, child support refers to the ongoing payments made by one parent to another parent to […]