Learn about SNAP’s key role in supporting older adult health and food security in a blog by Hunger Center's Stefano Mancini. #OlderAdultsMonth #SNAPMatters frac.org/blog/snaps-old…

WIC partners: Spread awareness about the new #WIC food packages and promote the fruit and vegetable increases, with FRAC’s 2024 WIC Food Packages Outreach Toolkit. It offers customizable social media posts, customizable graphics, and more! #WIC Works ctt.ec/2f1Ew+

Beginning this summer, 37 states, DC, all five Territories, and 2 Tribes will implement Summer EBT to provide millions of children the nutrition they need when school meals aren’t available. Use Food Research & Action Center resource & see if YOUR state is participating. frac.org/research/resou…

According to an Urban Institute analysis, SNAP benefits in 2023 failed to keep pace with the rising cost of groceries in 98 percent of U.S. counties. #SNAPMatters pbs.org/newshour/show/…

“We are aware that this is an outreach issue. This is something where orgs as well as states will need to really be aware of who needs to apply for [Summer EBT],” said FRAC's Kelsey Boone. thehill.com/homenews/educa…

Today is #WorldHungerDay , which highlights global efforts to end hunger for good. FNS’s mission is to increase food security through programs like #WIC , SNAP, and the National School Lunch Program and provide access to a healthy diet. Learn more fns.usda.gov/programs

Only 4.6% of students who participated in free or reduced-price lunch programs during the 2021-22 school year in Texas benefited from the summer food service, according to a 2023 FRAC report. #schoolmeals4all communityimpact.com/austin/south-c…

The work requirement “is a major hurdle, [where] no other classification of group has to jump through.” Students, in school most of the time, face mounting pressure. The work requirement affects first-generation students more intensely, according to FRAC. foodtank.com/news/2024/05/e…

“Schools did not want to go back to charging some kids,” said FRAC's Crystal FitzSimons. “They saw the huge benefits of providing free meals to all students: supporting families, supporting kids, changing the culture of the cafeteria.” nytimes.com/2024/05/21/hea…

Use FRAC’s #ChildTaxCredit FRAC Action Network to urge your Senators to support the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024), which includes important CTC improvements that will improve food security. #FRACFactFriday p2a.co/770JA2E

Every year, Feeding America conducts the Map the Meal Gap study to learn more about food insecurity at the local level. Read about how 80% of high food insecure counties are in the South. Dive into the latest report covering food insecurity in 2022 here. feedingamerica.org/research/map-t…

“As #WIC celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, the new WIC food packages promises to make the program even more of a powerhouse in improving the nutrition and health of the millions of participants around the country,” writes FRAC's Susan Beaudoin. frac.org/blog/wic-food-…

“If we want to shorten the lines at food pantries, then we should do what’s necessary to feed more children at school,” says Rhode Island Food Bank CEO Andrew Schiff in this opinion piece in support of Healthy #SchoolMeals4All . bostonglobe.com/2024/05/17/met…

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which would “provide additional tax credits to about 16 million children and it would lift an estimated 400,000 children above the poverty line,” according to FRAC's Alex Ashbrook. columbiamissourian.com/news/local/foo…

While more schools will have access to the Community Eligibility Provision under the new rule, the lower a school’s identified student percentage is, the less funding they will receive in federal reimbursement, said FRAC's Erin Hysom. k12dive.com/news/3-strateg…

Students, in school most of the time, face mounting pressure. And the work requirement affects first-generation students more intensely, according to research from FRAC. foodtank.com/news/2024/05/e…

Permanent Summer EBT is here! Giving millions of children will have a hunger-free summer and return to school nourished and ready to learn. Learn more about the impact in your state using Food Research & Action Center NEW resource. frac.org/summer-ebt/fam…

“Schools did not want to go back to charging some kids,” said FRAC's Crystal FitzSimons.“They saw the huge benefits of providing free #schoolmeals to all students: supporting families, supporting kids, changing the culture of the cafeteria.” nytimes.com/2024/05/21/hea…

SNAP Action Needed: Use the FRAC Action Network to urge House Members to protect and strengthen SNAP in the #FarmBill . Urge House Members to oppose efforts to weaken or cut SNAP to finance other provisions in the #FarmBill . p2a.co/ublfw96

Studying on an empty stomach? For 57% of college students, it's a daily struggle! Food Research & Action Center latest report shows how expanded SNAP eligibility reduced hunger among college students during the pandemic. frac.org/wp-content/upl…