Older Americans in D.C. Continue to go Hungry During COVID-19

…the Department of Aging and Community Living to make sure combatting senior hunger is a priority in the D.C. budget. For D.C. to truly be a Top Age-Friendly City, our…

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D.C. Hunger Solutions Urges Council to Reject Harmful Budget Cuts,  Invest in Ending Hunger in the Nation’s Capital 

…create a hunger-free community and improve the nutrition, health, economic security, and well-being of low-income people in the District of Columbia. To learn more about D.C. Hunger Solutions, visit www.dchunger.org. …

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D.C. Hunger Solutions, Maryland Hunger Solutions Jointly Receive Inaugural Stuart A. Freudberg Award for Regional Partnership

…Research & Action Center (FRAC), works to create a hunger-free community and improve the nutrition, health, economic security, and well-being of low-income people in the District of Columbia. To learn…

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Food Policies

The Healthy Students Amendment Act (HSAA) unanimously passed in December 2018. The legislation strengthens and expands on the success of the Healthy Schools Act. The WIC Expansion Act removes onerous…

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Why D.C. Needs to Fund the Healthy Students Amendment Act – Q&A with Beverley Wheeler

…after the start of the school day. Despite early success, schools are struggling to implement school breakfast best practices, and breakfast participation is now declining. In response, the Council passed…

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

…of Health, DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, DC Public Schools, DC Department Human Services and DC Department of Aging and Community Living have come together to create…

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Afterschool Meals

…Education, DC Public Schools, DC Department Human Services and DC Department of Aging and Community Living have come together to create a District of Columbia Federal Nutrition Programs Toolkit with…

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Washington, D.C. Has Worst Food Hardship Rate in the Nation for Households with Children, Survey Finds

…2002 as an initiative of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), works to create a hunger-free community and improve the nutrition, health, economic security, and well-being of low-income District…

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FRAC Applauds USDA for New Investments in School Meals Amid Recent Supply Chain Disruptions

Media Contact:   Jordan Baker                                                                         jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118    Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, December 17, 2021 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) applauds the U.S. Department of…

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D.C. #1 in the Country for Reaching Children with Summer Meals, Yet Participation Slipping

…Doesn’t Take a Vacation, an annual analysis by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), 22,185 low-income children in the District received summer meals on an average day in July…

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