Governor Phil Murphy, fulfilling a promise to families in New Jersey, signed the Working-Class Families' Anti-Hunger Act (A2368/S1677) into law, a bill that would increase income eligibility for free school…
The 11-bill package increases eligibility for free school meals and improves access to SNAP Last week, a ten-bill legislative package aimed at reducing hunger passed the New Jersey General Assembly,…
By Geri Henchy, FRAC’s Director of Nutrition Policy and Early Childhood Programs and Katie Jacobs, FRAC’s Early Childhood Nutrition Programs and Food Systems Associate At the height of the pandemic,…
Please join us for the first meeting of the Hunger Free Campus Network. We will be focusing on addressing student food insecurity at New Jersey colleges and universities. We will…
Three bills aimed at reducing hunger in the Garden State recently cleared key Assembly and Senate Committees. All of these measures embrace recommendations Hunger Free New Jersey made through its…
SNAP, aka food stamps, recipients can now use an app to manage their benefits on their mobile devices. Participants in Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) General Assistance (GA) and Temporary…
NJ Congressman Kim Andy Kim recently introduced a bill that would make it easier for communities to serve free summer meals to children. Kim marked the end of summer and…
Gov. Phil Murphy today signed into law a comprehensive legislation package aimed at reducing hunger in the Garden State. The six bills will help expand access to the New Jersey…
Sign on to a letter urging Congress, Biden Administration to act to combat childhood hunger!
A new law allows people to apply for SNAP (aka food stamps) over the phone. Aiming to make the application process for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) more convenient…
