Lawmakers say food aid programs for schoolchildren are still needed post-pandemic
Astrea Slezak, NJ Spotlight As pandemic mandates end, many of the programs put in place the past two years to help feed children in New Jersey are slated to end,…
New Report Recommends Key Actions to Address Hunger in New Jersey
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,…
NJEDA creates Food Security Planning Grant Program
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board this week approved the creation of the Food Security Planning Grant Program, which will provide up to $1.5 million in grant funding…
Hunger Free New Jersey Hosts the first meeting of the Hunger Free Campus Network
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…
Fewer NJ kids getting afterschool suppers
Fewer New Jersey children received afterschool suppers in 2020 – the second year in a row that the state headed in the wrong direction in serving low-income children this important…
New mobile app for SNAP recipients
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…
Ya está en camino la ayuda alimentaria para los estudiantes K – 12.
Spanish language version of infographic to alert parents about the latest round of P-EBT, being mailed on an ongoing basis beginning in August 2021.
Food aid for K-12 students on its way!
An infographic to alert parents about the latest round of P-EBT, being mailed on an ongoing basis beginning in August 2021.
P-EBT benefits on the way!
The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) has begun delivering extra food assistance to school children who would have received free or reduced-price school meals when schools were closed…
Communities gearing up to serve free summer meals to kids
As schools close for the summer, communities across New Jersey are gearing up to serve free, nutritious meals to children and teens this summer after breaking records last summer for serving more children than ever before.