Congress Approves Waiver Extension for Summer Meals
June 24, 2022
Today, Congress approved a bipartisan extension to provide free summer meals and keep kids fed. This bill will extend flexibilities for summer meals in 2022
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Anti-Hunger Legislative Package Passes the Full Assembly
June 6, 2022
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
Lawmakers say food aid programs for schoolchildren are still needed post-pandemic
May 24, 2022
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
New Report Recommends Key Actions to Address Hunger in New Jersey
May 10, 2022
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
NJEDA creates Food Security Planning Grant Program
April 19, 2022
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
Public Health Emergency Renewed through July 2022
April 18, 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
Hunger Free New Jersey Hosts the first meeting of the Hunger Free Campus Network
March 29, 2022
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
State anti-hunger legislation advances
December 7, 2021
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
Spread the word about food assistance
November 30, 2021
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
Build Back Better Act boosts child nutrition
November 22, 2021
The House of Representatives recently passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes significant investments in warding off childhood hunger. The critical child nutrition provisions
