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Latest News FRAC: November 18, 2011: President Obama signed 2012 Agriculture Appropriations Into Law (11/18/11) FRAC: 45.8 Million Americans Received SNAP/Food Stamps in August 2011 (11/2/11) FRAC: FRAC Statement on American Farm Bureau Federation Proposal to Cut Nutrition Program Supports (10/18/11) HNR: Congress Passes Short-Term FY2012 Spending Bill (10/10/11) The New York Times: 'Sesame Street' Special on Hunger Introduces New Muppet Character (10/3/11) HNR: Congress Expected to Act Soon on Short-Term Spending Bill for FY 2012 (9/16/11) => More News
Policy Analyses and Research FRAC: A Tightening Squeeze - The Declining Expenditures on Food by American Households (December 2011) FRAC: SNAP Cuts = Cuts in Meals for Americans Struggling To Heat and Eat (11/16/11) FRAC: The SNAP Effect: Lifting Households Out of Poverty (November 2011) Center for American Progress: Hunger in America: Suffering We All Pay For (10/5/11) Center for American Progress: Interactive Map: Costs of Hunger (10/5/11) => More Policy Analyses and Research
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US Department of Agriculture: Food and Nutrition Information => More Government Resources
One in six Americans is in a struggle against hunger (12/8/09)