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Media Contact:Brittani Riddlebriddle@frac.org202-640-1089, ext. 3039  Statement attributable to LaMonika Jones, Director of D.C. Hunger Solutions  WASHINGTON, December 4, 2023 – D.C. Hunger Solutions is deeply disappointed that full funding is not being implemented for Give SNAP a Raise, eliminating much-needed additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for individuals and families with low incomes in the…

Media Contact:    Brittani Riddle  briddle@frac.org  202-640-1089, ext. 3039   Statement attributable to LaMonika Jones, Director of D.C. Hunger Solutions  WASHINGTON, October 4, 2023 — D.C. Hunger Solutions applauds full funding of the excess revenue amendment in support of the Give SNAP a Raise Amendment Act. We are pleased the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer was able to…

Media Contact:Brittani Riddlebriddle@frac.org202-640-1089, ext. 3039  WASHINGTON, September 11, 2023 – D.C. Hunger Solutions (DCHS) today announced that LaMonika N. Jones has been named the new Director at the leading anti-hunger organization working to end hunger in the nation’s capital.   Jones joined D.C. Hunger Solutions in 2021 as an anti-hunger program analyst focusingon child nutrition programs.  “We are…

Media Contact Brittani Riddle briddle@frac.org 202-640-1089, ext. 3039  WASHINGTON, D.C., August 24, 2023 — Disparities remain between wards with the lowest and highest incomes when it comes to residents’ access to full-service grocery stores, according to a new report released today by D.C. Hunger Solutions. Still Minding the Grocery Gap in D.C.: A 2023 Update shows that, while…

Media Contact Brittani Riddle briddle@frac.org 202-640-1089, ext. 3039  WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2023 — Successful implementation of the School Breakfast Program is essential to children’s health and academic success, yet far too many students are missing out, according to a new report released today by D.C. Hunger Solutions.   The District of Columbia’s School Breakfast Scorecard for School Year…

Media Contact:  Brittani Riddle 202-640-1089, ext. 3039 briddle@frac.org  Statement Attributable to LaMonika N. Jones, Interim Director of D.C. Hunger Solutions  WASHINGTON, March 23, 2023 — D.C. Hunger Solutions (DCHS) calls for further investments in the District and other critical actions in the proposed FY 2024 Fair Shot Budget. While the proposed budget includes funding for much-needed full…

Media Contact:Brittani Riddlebriddle@frac.org202-640-1089, ext. 3039 D.C. Hunger Solutions Urges Congress to Make Healthy School Meals for All Permanent  WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 14, 2023 — With most Washington D.C. schools back to in-person learning and offering breakfast and lunch at no cost to all of their students, participation in school meals grew dramatically during the…

Media Contact:  Brittani Riddle briddle@frac.org 202-640-1089, ext. 3039  WASHINGTON, January 25,. 2023 — D.C. Hunger Solutions applauds the passage of the Give SNAP a Raise Amendment Act of 2022. This act will increase the minimum monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit, and will improve food insecurity for Black families and other families of color in the…

Media Contact:Brittani Riddlebriddle@frac.org202-640-1089, ext. 3039 D.C. Hunger Solutions Applauds Introduction ofUniversal Free School Meals Amendment Act of 2023Statement attributable to LaMonika N. Jones, Interim Director, D.C. Hunger Solutions WASHINGTON, January 19, 2023 — D.C. Hunger Solutions applauds the introduction of the Universal Free School Meals Amendment Act of 2023. Introduced by Councilmember Christina Henderson, and co-introduced with members of…

Brittani Riddle briddle@frac.org 202-640-1089 ext. 3039 WIC Enhancements Critical to Keeping Young Children in Washington D.C. Fed During the First Two Years of the Pandemic WASHINGTON, October 5, 2022 — More families with young children in Washington D.C. are taking part in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), according to…