Farm Bill Listening Sessions Scheduled in New York—Additional Dates Announced
The Farm Bill is a federal law that governs an array of agriculture and food programs, including SNAP; it is passed every five years with the current bill expiring in September 2018. State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball has announced a series...SNAP lowers health care costs by an average of $1,400 per year for low-income adults
An original research article published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that SNAP participants have approximately $1,400 lower heath care costs over a year compared to individuals not enrolled in the federal nutrition program. The...Federal Alert – Join National Call-in This Week to Urge “NO” Vote on House Budget
On Thursday, October 5, the US House is scheduled to have a floor vote on the FY 2018 House Budget Resolution, which contains deep cuts to SNAP, the Community Eligibility Provision, and other vital human needs programs critical to ending hunger and poverty. The...FY-2018 House Budget Resolution attempts to cut access to school meal programs for children
The FY-2018 House Budget Resolution includes a troubling provision that would significantly cut the number of schools eligible to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision, a federal option for high-poverty schools to offer free school meals to all...Fall 2017 Child Nutrition Newsletter
Your back-to-school child nutrition checklist is here! Read the latest on school breakfast and afterschool meals, Community Eligibility Provision, FRAC’s unpaid school meal policy guidance, and much more. To subscribe, you can sign up or edit your newsletter...New York City Announces School Lunch is Free for Every Public School Student
All New York City public school students will now receive free lunch starting this school year. The New York City Department of Education (NYS DOE) announced the expansion of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a federal provision that allows school districts...Press Contact
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