Listen in to the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition’s SNAP Hearing!
On Wednesday, April 19, the Senate Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition will be hosting a hearing on SNAP and other nutritional assistance in the Farm Bill.
Governor Murphy introduces 2024 budget, including over $100 million in funding to keep New Jerseyans fed
Last month, Governor Murphy began the Fiscal Year 2024 budget process with his Budget Address. The governor’s budget message kicks off a legislative review process that will include a series…
New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton.
Senate moves to help New Jerseyans who rely on SNAP benefits
The $95 state SNAP minimum legislation now heads to the Governor's desk TRENTON, N.J. - Today the State Senate voted in favor of A5086/S3491, legislation that would increase the minimum monthly…
New legislation would boost SNAP monthly minimum to $95
Last week, the Assembly Human Services Committee voted to increase the minimum monthly benefit under the State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes DHS to increase…
February 2023 is the last month for maximized SNAP benefits
Emergency Allotments have been provided to all eligible SNAP households monthly since March 2020. Starting in March 2023, you will only receive your regular monthly benefit amount. Emergency Allotments are…
Anti-Hunger Legislative Package Passes the Full Assembly
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,…
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,…
Public Health Emergency Renewed through July 2022
On Wednesday, April 13, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the COVID-19 public health emergency, helping millions of households to more easily access federal nutrition programs, including…
Teenage girls enjoying healthy lunches together
State anti-hunger legislation advances
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…
Spread the word about food assistance
Federal nutrition programs provide much-needed assistance to people struggling to put food on the table. But in New Jersey, like many states, these programs are underutilized, partly because people either…
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