Fiscal Cliff and Farm Bill negotiations will continue to dominate the agenda for the newly sworn-in 113th Congress.
Promising Practices for Ensuring Access to School Meals for Limited English Proficient Families (pdf) - helping school districts communicate with all families.
Access to Food for Homeless and Highly Mobile Students (pdf) - USDA school meal policies for homeless, migrant, runaway, and foster students.
Start the 113th Congress off right by congratulating your new Members of Congress and sharing with them information and resources that #SNAPworks. And thank President Obama via social media - @WhiteHouse - for standing up and protecting SNAP during the Fiscal Cliff negotiations. More...
January 7, 2013: SNAP Participation Drops in October 2012 - Over-Month-Decline Reflect End of Temporary Hurricane Isaac Relief
January 3, 2013: FRAC’s analysis of the American Taxpayer Relief Act
December 20, 2012: FRAC Statement: U.S. Conference of Mayors 2012 Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness
December 7, 2012: National Anti-Hunger Organization’s (NAHO) Letter Urging President Obama to Protect and Strengthen SNAP and to Continue his Commitment to Ending Hunger in his Second Term (pdf)
December 6, 2012: New FRAC Report Finds Food Stamp "Thrifty Food Plan" Allotments Seriously Inadequate
October 22, 2012: George McGovern’s Legacy
September 27, 2012: New School Nutrition Standards Support Healthier and Well-fed Children
September 12, 2012: Census Bureau Releases New Poverty Data - SNAP Lifting 3.9 Million People Above Poverty Line
September 5, 2012: New Polling Data from FRAC Reveal Overwhelming Support for Food Stamps, Opposition to Cutting the Program
August 31, 2012: Food Stamp Act of 1964 Marks 48th Anniversary
August 22, 2012: Nearly One in Five American Households Report Inability to Afford Enough in Food During First Six Months of 2012