On the first day of school breakfast week, the New Jersey Legislature took another step toward ensuring that all children begin their school day with a healthy morning meal.The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee approved S-1894, which would require all high-poverty schools to serve breakfast...
The Senate Education Committee today approved a bill that will require high-poverty schools to serve breakfast after the bell. This has the potential to ensure about 150,000 more kids receive that all-important morning meal.Read why breakfast after the bell works.Thanks to all our education advocates and other...
Legislation aimed at giving more kids school breakfast is set for a legislative hearing Feb. 22Calling all advocates! Come to Trenton to speak in support of expanding school breakfast to more low-income children. S- S-1894/A-3506 would require schools with at least 70 percent of eligible...
NJAHC calls for breakfast after the bell mandate after new report shows NJ stalled on school breakfast.A new national report shows New Jersey failed to make significant progress toward serving more low-income students school breakfast, remaining 19th nationally for its participation rate.The Food Research and...
On Oct. 25 at 11 a.m., the New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition will kick off #SNAPFeedsNJ to fight devastating cuts to federal food assistance.The House of Representatives has already taken the first step in approving this harmful measure, which, if passed, would deny food to tens...
In New Jersey, more than 200,000 senior citizens face hunger each year. A new toolkit from the AARP Foundation and the Food Research & Action Center provides effective strategies and resources for educating eligible elderly people about SNAP and helping them apply for the program.View...
A new study finds that senior citizens who receive SNAP are healthier.This new research from Benefits Data Trust (BDT) found that access to SNAP reduces healthcare spending, improves health and allows low-income seniors to age in place with dignity. The lesson is clear. Investing in health...
Did you know that more than three-quarters of NJ SNAP recipients have family members who work, while nearly half are families with children?Check out the Food Research & Action Centers new NJ SNAP Fact Sheet for more info....
Summer meals program are in full swing. Help spread the word.When school is out, hunger sets in for thousands of New Jersey children who rely on school meals during the academic year. To combat summertime hunger, communities across New Jersey are serving up healthy, free...
Congress is moving forward with a harmful plan to cut SNAP (food stamps).Please join us in sending a collective message to Congress to reject these damaging cuts. Visit our SNAP action page to help us protect this critical safety net....
