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Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Eight Facts You Need to Know NOW
President Obama signed The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law, accompanied by a commitment to work with Congress to fix the SNAP cut included in that Act. Click here to read the full remarks that he and the First Lady made about hunger, obesity and nutrition.
Download the Eight Facts About the Act That You Need to Know NOW.
Ending Child Hunger by 2015: Strategies for Achieving the President’s Goal
FRAC has set out seven essential strategies in Ending Childhood Hunger by 2015: The Essential Strategies for Achieving the President’s Goal (pdf). They focus both on improving and expanding the nation’s nutrition programs, and bolstering the economy and strengthening supports for working families in order to move more out of poverty, the root cause of hunger in this country.
Keep SNAP Fix on Your Holiday Wish List
Press Congress to Fix SNAP Cut in Remaining Lame Duck Session Days
Call your Members of Congress today (Switchboard – 202-224-3121), and urge them to fix the SNAP cut during the lame duck session.
Call the White House, 202-456-1414, and urge the President to fix the SNAP cut during the lame duck session. Click here for more information...
What You Need to Know
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Register for “What You Need to Know About CACFP”
(January 13, 2011)
The second Child Nutrition Reauthorization Webinar
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FRAC Welcomes New Director for Maryland Hunger Solutions
Philanthropedia names FRAC as a top nonprofit working in the childhood nutrition/health field.
Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Putting the Act into Action Webinar Powerpoint now online (pdf)
New Child Nutrition Reauthorization Side-by-Side Learn more about new provisions in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
IOM Report Outlines Nutrition Recommendations to Update CACFP Meal Requirements
FRAC's Geri Henchy contributes as member of IOM Committee to Review CACFP Meal Requirements
SNAP/Food Stamps and Economic Recovery Information.
December 16, 2010: New e-pub - FRAC FEATURES - now available online
December 7, 2010: 42.9 Million Americans Received SNAP/Food Stamps in September 2010 - Record Enrollment
December 7, 2010: FRAC Releases New Polling Data Showing Overwhelming Support for Federal Efforts to End Hunger; Voters Strongly Support SNAP Funding
December 2, 2010: FRAC Statement on House Passage of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
November 22, 2010: USDA Announces Wellness Grants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
November 15, 2010: One in Seven Americans Struggling Against Hunger, Need for a Strong Nutrition Safety Net Has Never Been Greater, Says FRAC
November 9, 2010: FRAC Releases New Findings on U.S. Hunger - Nearly One in Five Households Report Inability to Afford Enough Food, SNAP Benefit Boost Keeping Food Hardship Rate from Skyrocketing
October 29, 2010: Now Online - Updated Review Of Public Opinion Research On Nutrition And Hunger
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