WASHINGTON, October 17, 2019 — A surprise release of data that the USDA should have disclosed earlier underscores the deep harm of its proposed rule to limit access to SNAP: eliminating food assistance for 3.1 million people and jeopardizing free school meals for nearly 1 million children.
WASHINGTON, September 13, 2019 – FRAC today joined CLASP and the National Housing Law Project in filing an amicus brief in five jurisdictions to oppose the implementation of the Trump administration’s public charge rule. The groups note in the brief that the Trump administration’s radical expansion of the public charge rule would damage the well-being and economic stability of immigrants and communities across the country.
WASHINGTON, September 4, 2019 — A report released today by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) underscores that the nation has been making far too weak progress on food insecurity. The report reveals that the 2018 food insecurity rate was on par with the 2007 pre-recession level of 11.1 percent, which was already far too high.
