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Launched in 2011 as a demonstration project and made permanent in 2023, Summer EBT provides families with $120 per eligible child to buy groceries during the summer. Despite Summer EBT’s many benefits, some states are choosing to reject the federal funding available through the program and instead implement state-funded programs that reach significantly fewer children. Summer EBT is a proven, cost-effective way to reduce summer hunger and improve nutrition while strengthening local economies.

Nine states have already shown the country what’s possible by passing Healthy School Meals for All policies—and now it’s your turn. FRAC’s Healthy School Meals for All State Advocacy Guide, is a comprehensive resource designed to support advocates in launching and advancing campaigns in their own states. Explore key strategies, tools, and lessons learned from successful efforts across the country in this step-by-step guide. 

Summer EBT: Strategies for Communications and Outreach, a new case study featuring insights from the Arizona Food Bank Network, Greater Chicago Food Depository, and Hunger Solutions New York, outlines state requirements for Summer EBT outreach and communication and highlights best practices. 

In Improving Summer EBT for Indian Tribal Organizations, you’ll find recommended program changes, including statutory changes and regulatory changes, that will allow more Tribes to distribute benefits and reduce summertime food insecurity. 

Created in collaboration by FRAC and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, Summer EBT in Indian Country: A Report on Tribal Success, Barriers, and Best Practices serves as an introduction to Summer EBT. Highlighting barriers identified by tribes, this case study also offers lessons learned and best practices from Chickasaw Nation. It underlines the profound positive impact of this program, highlights tribal success, and identifies ways to improve the process for future tribal participation in the program.

By creating a strong, intuitive Summer EBT application form, states can maximize accessibility and lessen the administrative burden of the program by creating a lasting database. This new case study, Summer EBT: Application and Database Best Practices From 2024, aims to present the best practices for program applications and databases, and different pathways for states to fulfill 2025 Summer EBT requirements.

Developed by Kimberly Montez, MD, MPH, FAAP, and Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP, in partnership with FRAC, Connecting Families to WIC: A Practical Toolkit for Health Care Providers, is designed to help health care professionals more effectively identify and address gaps in participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Millions of Americans are struggling to put food on the table. New Jersey is no different: 9.8 percent of New Jerseyans experienced food insecurity in 2023. The federal nutrition programs are critical approaches to help reduce and prevent hunger. Learn more about federal nutrition program participation in New Jersey in FRAC’s fact sheet. 

Find a two-page summary of key provisions in the newly signed budget reconciliation bill and learn how sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will impact families, older adults, immigrants, and state budgets. 

The MODERN WIC Act will make WIC a more efficient and accessible program and ensure that pregnant individuals, infants, and children have access to the nutritional supports they need. Learn more in FRAC’s one-pager.

The Summer EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) Program provides families with approximately $40 a month per eligible child to help with food costs during the summer months. This case study highlights how six states determined their administrative funding levels for the first year of Summer EBT implementation, as well as considerations for those states that have not yet participated.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps millions of families put food on the table every month. It provides women, LGBTQIA+ people, and their families with critical nutrition assistance that supports their health and well-being.

Yet the House-passed budget reconciliation bill and Senate proposal seek to make wide-reaching cuts to SNAP, including by expanding time limits. Learn how these proposals would harm women, LGBTQIA+ people, and families in a new resource from FRAC and the National Women’s Law Center. 

More schools and school districts are offering free school meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), according to FRAC’s latest report, Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools. This report analyzes CEP adoption—nationally and for each state and the District of Columbia—in the 2024–2025 school year.

In February 2025, the president signed an Executive Order established the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission. The Commission is tasked with investigating and addressing the root causes of America’s escalating health crisis, with an initial focus on childhood chronic diseases. Within 180 days, the Commission will use the findings from the assessment to create a strategy aimed at improving the health of America’s children.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s first line of defense against hunger, helping 42.6 million people in the U.S. put food on the table. As food insecurity and food prices continue increasing, protecting and strengthening SNAP is more important than ever. Discover SNAP’s impact across the U.S. in FRAC’s national SNAP fact sheet.