From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued a press statement on priorities for an interim emergency COVID-19 package. Included in that list was a “15 percent increase … Continued
With thanks to the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly Food Stamps) TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families LIHEAP: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program What is the best way to effectively communicate with local … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Now that H.R. 6201 – Families First Coronavirus Response Act has been signed into law, Congress must immediately pass a comprehensive stimulus package that will both stabilize the economy and provide direct … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The USDA’s new proposed SNAP rule would cut food stamp benefits from millions of low-income families, exacerbating struggles and causing financial strain. The administration is trying to bypass Congress―sneaking in billions of dollars … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): November 1 and December 2 are the deadlines for comments on two SNAP proposed rules. The first is a 14-day opportunity for comments regarding USDA’s October 15 release of estimates of the … Continued
Posted at https://www.frac.org/news/proposed-changes-to-snap-could-leave-one-million-children-without-access-to-free-school-meals Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, October 17, 2019 — A surprise release of data that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should have disclosed earlier underscores the deep harm … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): We need your help once again to push back on the Administration’s latest attack on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s first line of defense against hunger. The Latest: On … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): Here’s what we know: Official poverty rate went down while median income stayed the same: The official poverty rate fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2018, from 12.3 percent in 2017 … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, September 4, 2019 — A report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) underscores … Continued
Pennsylvania Capital-Star More than 1.5 million Pennsylvanians experience hunger. Roughly two out of seven of those people are children, according to Feeding America, a national network of food banks. … But while food banks are a crucial part of Pennsylvania’s … Continued