Food Research & Action Center

Early childhood nutrition: through Research, public policy advocacy technical assistance, training and distribution of materials to local, state and national organizations, frac works to reduce hunger, improve nutrition and thereby improve the Food security, economic security, health, development, school readiness and well-being of infants and preschoolers.

Snap (formerly known as Food stamps): frac works with national, state, and local groups to protect and improve snap (formerly Food stamps) benefits for people with low incomes. Through Research, public policy advocacy, training, technical assistance, regranting and dissemination of information, analysis, and descriptions of model approaches, frac assists in getting snap to eligible families with children, immigrants, older adults, unemployed persons and other people struggling to make ends meet.

Child nutrition: frac seeks to reduce childhood hunger, improve nutrition, improve Food security and economic security, improve health and school achievement, and use child nutrition programs to support services for school aged children in communities across the country. Frac works with local, state, national groups and public agencies to assure that as many eligible children as possible are enrolled in programs such as school breakfast, school lunch, the summer Food program and after school nutrition programs, and that the Food served is as nutritious as possible. Frac provides Research, public policy advocacy, analysis, training, technical assistance, materials and regranting.

All other programs: legislative, root causes and specific populations, d.c. Hunger solutions, Maryland hunger solutions, communications, network engagement