March 4, 2021 Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, research showed that food insecurity was a serious problem on college campuses across the nation, especially among students of color, lower-income students, and students at community colleges. The already too-high rates and harmful consequences of food insecurity have only been exacerbated during the pandemic as college students […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, February 23, 2021 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is pleased with the Senate’s overwhelming confirmation of Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Secretary Vilsack has received bipartisan praise and support from Congress and […]
Media Contact: Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 WASHINGTON, February 16, 2021 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) today announced five new board members who will help guide the advocacy organization’s work to eradicate poverty-related hunger and undernutrition in the United States. “We are thrilled to expand our board with distinguished leaders who will bring […]
February 16, 2021 COVID-19 and the unexpected switch to remote learning have negatively impacted college students’ academic performance, mental health, and food security. Even before the pandemic, food insecurity was widespread across the most well-resourced campuses. Food insecurity has historically and disproportionately affected students of color, older students, former foster youth, parenting students, students who […]
FRAC urges Congress to pass a bold reconciliation package necessary to lift the country out of the devastating economic and health crisis that has been inflicted by COVID-19. FRAC supports a $1.9 trillion package that will supply desperately needed relief that is commensurate to the harms that the entire nation is grappling with, and that […]