FRAC Chat

May 15, 2025
Kelsey Boone, Senior Child Nutrition Policy Analyst

Summer EBT, in conjunction with the traditional summer meals programs, provides key nutrition support to children from households with low incomes when school is out, by providing families with approximately $120 on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card per summer per eligible child to help with food costs during the summer months.  Summer EBT is a method proven to decrease food insecurity and improve nutrition. This summer, 37 states and the District of Columbia, five territories, and five Tribal organizations have opted to participate in the program. 

May 14, 2025
Gina Plata-Nino, JD, Deputy Director of SNAP at FRAC, and Anna Albi, Cincinnati City Councilmember

This article is part of a series examining the sweeping and often overlooked consequences of proposed SNAP cuts. The article discusses the powerful connection between food insecurity and community violence, and how proposed SNAP cuts could disrupt innovative local efforts to stabilize families and neighborhoods.

May 09, 2025
Susan Beaudoin, Senior Program Manager, WIC

In celebration of Mother’s Day, FRAC is highlighting the important role the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) plays for moms and their families, and ways to support WIC.

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