March 17, 2021 Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, an untold number of Asian Americans have been living in fear for their lives. On top of worrying about whether they will become infected with the deadly virus, many Asian Americans also are anxious that they will become one of the growing numbers of […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, March 17, 2021 — Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that Asian Americans have been living in fear. In addition to being disproportionately impacted by the public health and hunger crisis, these communities […]
March 16, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the economic struggles of those living in poverty in Maryland, many of whom were already being forced to make difficult choices between buying food and paying household expenses. Even before the shutdown, stagnating wages and increasing food prices made hunger a problem for more and more […]
March 15, 2021 The National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference (AHPC) is going virtual this year, from March 16–18, and you don’t want to miss the largest gathering of anti-hunger advocates ever! AHPC is co-hosted by FRAC and Feeding America in cooperation with the National CACFP Forum. If you’ve attended in the past, you may have been […]
Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) and 19 original cosponsors have introduced a bill to eliminate time limits on SNAP eligibility. The Improving Access to Nutrition Act (H.R. 1753) is a long overdue and permanent law change that will promote food security and equity for low-income Americans. Since it was enacted in 1996, the SNAP eligibility time […]