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Founded
Food Research and Action Center is founded in New York City. It pursues lawsuits in 26 states that ultimately lead to a requirement that every state must operate in all counties either a food stamp or a commodity distribution program to feed the poor and the hungry. -
Litigation
FRAC litigation leads to the release of funds impounded from the WIC program. It wins two lawsuits in the United States Supreme Court that prevent exclusion of participants from the Food Stamp Program. -
Research
Their research plays a huge part in adoption of Food Stamp Act helping out even more people by allowing more access. -
School Lunches
They are the main contributor publicizing a proposed USDA school lunch regulation that would reduce portion sizes . -
Widening Gap
The Widening Gap—a report documenting the increasing disparity between black and white infant death rates in the United States. The FRAC issued it to bring attention to infant death rate and poor nutrition among poor income mothers. -
Fuel For Excellence
Fuel for Excellence, a guide to the School Breakfast Program, is the launching pad for a multi-year National School Breakfast Expansion Campaign by the FRAC. -
Feeding the Other Half
Feeding the Other Half, documenting the serious consequences of inadequate nutrition for low-income women, infants and children eligible for but not served by The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is released by the FRAC to get funding for it. -
Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project
FRAC releases Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project estimating that one in eight children are hungry in the country. -
Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act
Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act, the most significant anti-hunger legislation since 1977, greatly improves the Food Stamp Program and was rallied by the FRAC. -
Hunger Has A Cure Campaign
Hunger Has a Cure Campaign is led by the FRAC and other national anti-hunger organizations. -
Immigrant groups
They help antihunger and immigrant groups by restoring food benefits to over 200,000 immigrant children, seniors, and refugees. -
Billions of Dollars
Help obtain billions of dollars in refundable tax credits for low income families with children and anti-hunger and anti-poverty groups -
Stop Budget Cuts
They stop budget cuts in many nutrition and food programs supporting low income families. -
Child Tax Credit
Help improve refundable child tax credit rules that creates billions of dollars to help low income families.
