Honoring Our Veterans Means Making Sure They Donโ€™t Go Hungry

and community programs to provide veterans with access to food, employment services, and housing support. One such organization is the local nonprofit Community Foodworks (CFW), which operates the Veteran’s Farmers…

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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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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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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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D.C. Hunger Solutions Testifies in Support of Give SNAP A Raise Legislation

…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 Deeply Disappointed in Lack of Implementation for Give SNAP a Raise, Calls for Additional Investments to End Hunger in the District

…as an initiative of the Food 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…

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Healthy Students Amendment Act

…opportunities to strengthen the Healthy Schools Act have emerged. The Healthy Students Amendment Act (HSAA) unanimously passed in December 2018. The legislation strengthens and expands on the success of the…

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Hear the Crunch with D.C. Hunger Solutions

…bite of your apple and posting on social media using the hashtags #HeartheCrunch and or #NSBW22! You can also download our Hear the Crunch Social Media Toolkit for graphics and additional information…

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Find Summer Meals Sites

…de texo con la palabra “Comida” al 304-304. You can also find a summer meal site by using USDA’s Summer Meals Mapper for a searchable map of site locations. D.C….

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Supporting Older Adults in the Nationโ€™s Capital During Older Americans Month

…the Food Research & Action Center, the District of Columbia has one of the highest rates of older adult food insecurity in the nation, with 12.8 percent of older adults…

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