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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, March 10, 2021 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is beyond pleased that the 2019 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public charge rule has been blocked permanently nationwide. This exciting news comes on the […]

Even before COVID-19, more than 35 million people in the United States were living in households experiencing food insecurity.  As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, Feeding America estimates that the number of individuals in food insecure households has risen to more than 45 million. COVID-19’s harsh impact on the economy threatens to persist for years.

Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org  202-640-1118 WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 — Millions of children missed out on school meals in April 2020 and October 2020 due to the pandemic, according to a report released today during National School Breakfast Week by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). FRAC’s School Meals: The Impact of the Pandemic […]

March 8, 2021 This International Women’s Day, FRAC is raising its hand high to show that we commit to #choosetochallenge and call out the inequalities that still exist, including how women in the U.S. are disproportionately impacted by hunger and poverty.  Food insecurity poses a grave threat to the health, nutrition, and economic security of […]

Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org  202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, March 6, 2021 — Today, the Senate passed the American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 relief bill that will help bolster nutrition assistance for tens of millions of people across the country. We at FRAC are pleased that Congress […]