Earlier this week Governor Phil Murphy, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, and members of the Murphy Administration, joined together to highlight the ongoing efforts in New
Last month, the Biden/Harris administration hosted the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the first of it’s kind in 50 years. The 1969
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
Earlier this month, Lisa Pitz, the director of Hunger Free New Jersey, sat down with experts from across the Garden State to discuss hunger and
Last week, Governor Phil Murphy named Mark Dinglasan as the director of the Office of the Food Security Advocate. This critical office will create campaigns
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
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
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
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 New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board this week approved the creation of the Food Security Planning Grant Program, which will provide up to
