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FRAC News Archive 2002

	December 18, 2002 - FRAC's Analysis of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Report on Hunger and Homelessness
	December 16, 2002 - Food Stamp Program State-By-State Participant Access Rates
	December 10, 2002 - Developments on Resources Regarding Disaster Food Stamp Program Benefits
	December 5, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in September 2002; Is Almost 2.8 Million Persons Higher Than in September 2000
	November 28, 2002 - Summary of the Universal School Breakfast Program Pilot Project Interim Report
	November 27, 2002 - Letter signed by over 40 national organizations urging the House and Senate Budget Committees to reserve new federal funds for Child Nutrition Reauthorization
	November 13, 2002 - U.S. Food Insecurity and Hunger Increased Markedly from 1999 to 2001; Hunger Still Too Evident in Nation and in All States
	November 8, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in August 2002; Is 2.7 Million Persons Higher Than in August 2000
	October 22, 2002 - "Save the Date" for FRAC's 2003 National Policy Conference
	October 17, 2002 - FRAC Scorecard Estimates Service Gap in States Leaves 1.9 Million Low-Income Children Without School Breakfast; States Forgo $380 Million
	October 17, 2002 - Media coverage of FRAC's School Breakfast Scorecard
	October 2, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in July 2002; Is 2.4 Million Persons Higher Than in July 2000
	September 26, 2002 - New Poverty and Income Numbers Released by Census Bureau for 2001; Poverty Rate Up; Median Household Income Down
	September 24, 2002 - FRAC Calls USDA Announcement of $5 Million in Food Stamp Outreach Grants Welcome News for America's Families
	September 13, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Dips Slightly from May to June 2002; Is 2.2 Million Persons Higher Than in June 2000
	September 10, 2002 - New Report on WIC and Parenting Education Collaboratives (PDF document 73kb)
	August 30, 2002 - Anti-hunger groups joined by religious organizations, doctors and celebrities in their opposition to the superwaiver proposal
	August 24, 2002 - USDA Guidance Increases Access to School Meals for Homeless Children
	August 23, 2002 - Letter from over 170 National and State Organizations Opposing the Food Stamp Superwaiver proposal
	August 13, 2002 - Report: Get Ready for Food Stamp Reauthorization Changes in Your State
	August 7, 2002 - Report Assessing New York State's 2001 Disaster Food Stamp Benefits Program
	August 6, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in May 2002; Is 2 Million Persons Higher Than in May 2001
	August 2 , 2002 - Spring/Summer 2002 Building Blocks Newsletter; Focus on Afterschool Programs (PDF)
	July 29, 2002 - Impact of Food Stamp Reauthorization on the Elderly and Disabled (PDF)
	July 18, 2002 - Update on Agriculture Appropriations for fiscal year 2003 (with a chart comparing this year's proposed spending to the President's Budget and last year's spending levels) (PDF)
	July 17, 2002 - Updated Characteristics of Food Stamp Households
	July 15, 2002 - New Report Shows that Welfare Sanctions are Associated with Children's Food Insecurity and Hospitalization
	July 5, 2002 - New USDA CACFP and School Meals Reimbursement Rates, Effective July 1st, 2002-June 30th 2003 (PDF)
	July 3, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Dips in April 2002 But is Two Million Persons Higher Than in April 2001
	July 1, 2002 - Legislative Update on Superwaiver/5-State Block Grant and Efforts to Increase the Minimum Wage
	June 28, 2002 - Winners of the Congressional Hunger Center/Victory Wholesale Grocers Awards Announced; Awards Focused on Efforts to Expand Summer Food
	June 28, 2002 - Media Coverage of FRAC Summer Food Report and Expansion Initiatives
	June 19, 2002 - While 3.2 Million Needy Children Get Nutritional Boostfrom Federal Summer Meals Programs,FRAC Estimates Service Gap Leaves an Additional 3.2 Million Children Unserved and Leaves $170 Million in Unspent Resources
	June 9, 2002 - Remarks by Jim Weill at the National Hunger Awareness Day Forum - June 5th, 2002
	June 7, 2002 - USDA Releases Summaries of Regional Hearings on Child Nutrition Reauthorization
	June 5, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in March 2002 for Twelfth Straight Month
	June 4, 2002 - Senators Should Reject House TANF Reauthorization Bill Provisions that Create Terrible Food Stamp Options for States
	May 30, 2002 - Letter Signed by over 300 National and State organizations and Sent to Every Senate Office Opposing the Superwaiver Provision
	May 13, 2002 - President Bush Signs Farm Bill
	May 6, 2002 - Three New Items on Food Stamp Restorations For Legal Immigrants: Talking Points on Restorations, Statements in Support of Restorations and a Summary Chart of Restorations in the Farm Bill (PDF)
	May 2, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in February 2002 for Eleventh Straight Month
	April 30, 2002 - Presentation for the USDA Outreach Session on Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization
	April 25, 2002 - 2002 Competitive Research Grants to Improve Food Stamp Program Access
	April 23, 2002 - New Opportunities to Increase Participation in the Child Nutrition Programs through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers
	April 22, 2002 - USDA Guidance Increases Access to School Meals for Homeless Children
	April 5, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in January 2002 for Tenth Straight Month
	April 4, 2002 - FRAC Report: Food Stamps for Working Families: Issues and Options (revised)
	April 3, 2002 - USDA to Hold Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization Outreach Sessions in April and May
	March 27, 2002 - Agenda for FRAC/America's Second Harvest/National CACFP Forum Conference (April 7th-9th, 2002)
	March 22, 2002 - The Child and Adult Care Food Program for Children in Homeless and Domestic Violence Shelters
	March 13, 2002 - New Data Show That Hunger and Food Insecurity Continue to be a Serious Problem for the Nation
	March 7, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in December 2001 for Ninth Straight Month
	March 4, 2002 - FRAC Partnering with USDA on Major Initiative to Expand Summer Food
	March 1, 20002 - Time to Start Thinking About Summer Food Program! New Resources from FRAC and USDA Available
	February 27, 2002 - America's Second Harvest, the Food Research and Action Center, and the American Public Human Services Association issue a joint statement on the Farm Bill
	February 26, 2002 - FRAC Publication: "State of the States" Profiles Hunger and Nutrition Programs Across the Nation
	February 25, 2002 - Click here to find out What a State Legislator can do to increase Participation in the Summer Food Program.
	February 12, 2002 - New FRAC Report: Good Choices in Hard Times: Fifteen Ideas for States to Reduce Hunger and Stimulate the Economy
	February 6, 2002 - Analysis of President Bush's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Proposal
	February 5, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in November 2001 for Eighth Straight Month
	January 29, 2002 - FRAC Releases State-by-State Rates of Household Hunger and Food Insecurity, 1997-1999
	January 20, 2002 - FRAC Begins Weekly News Digest, Sign-up for Subscription
	January 19, 2002 - School Lunch Outreach Brochure for Parents Who Have Experienced an Income Reduction
	January 18, 2002 - Update on WIC funding
	January 15, 2002 - 2002 USDA Reimbursement Rates for Summer Food Program
	January 14, 2002 - The USDA is making available Seamless Summer Food Waivers for School Food Authorities
	January 7, 2002 - Food Stamp Participation Increases in October 2001 - Big October Jump is Largest in Ten Years
	January 2, 2002 - 2002 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference April 7-9, Washington Court Hotel, Washington, D.C. (Adobe PDF)

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