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 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…
Governor Murphy Highlights Food Security Efforts in New Jersey
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 Jersey to address food insecurity.…
White House announces new national strategy on hunger at their Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
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 conference was a transformative event,…
The Working-Class Families’ Anti-Hunger Act is now law
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…
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,…
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…
