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Media Contact: Emily Pickren epickren@frac.org 202-640-1118 WASHINGTON, August 23, 2016 — Mounting evidence shows that healthy school meals play a key role in supporting the well-being of children, including alleviating food insecurity; improving dietary intake; and mitigating obesity, says the nation’s leading anti-hunger group, the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). “Research clearly shows that […]

Twitter users in Baltimore may have noticed a new top trending topic today, #HearTheCrunch.  Throughout Maryland and D.C. this morning, students, teachers, advocates, elected officials and many others joined Maryland Hunger Solutions and D.C. Hungers Solutions to crunch an apple in support of healthy school breakfast for students. Ensuring that kids have access to a […]

A Small Step Towards Ending HungerListen to the InterviewMore Children Faced Food Insecurity Last Year During PandemicRead the StoryThe number of food-insecure households remained steady from 2019 to 2020Read the StoryWhy Are Food Prices Rising in the United StatesRead the StoryNews HighlightsJune 2022 Keep Kids Fed Act Congress passes bill to help feed kids days [...]

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2017 — If you find it difficult to concentrate when you’re hungry, imagine how children without enough food to eat feel as they return to school. We know there are so many great stories waiting to be written on the importance of school breakfast and afterschool meals, the need to end lunch […]

Can the Government Tell SNAP Users What to Eat?Read the storyStates Seeks Waiver to Ban Food ChoiceRead the storyFRAC Responds to Harmful Budget ProposalRead the storyNews HighlightsMay 20252025 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference This Is A $6 A Day Fight”: Rep. Angie Craig Sounds the Alarm on SNAP Cuts and the Future of the Farm Bill [...]