Letter to White House re: food assistance in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

The Conference is an opportunity to address the unique challenges that CNMI faces in obtaining affordable, nutritious diets and a healthy retail environment.

Policy watch: New policies advancing SNAP and healthy food access

We're following the latest policy updates that affect equitable access to nutritious food for millions of children, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities who participate in SNAP and utilize the charitable food system.

Rhode Island expands SNAP access with major investment of state funds

The Rhode Island Public Assistance Act (H7490) invests $11.5 million towards a retail SNAP incentives pilot program, providing critical nutrition access to over 138,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in the state.

CSPI Letter to White House re: Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

This Conference is an opportunity to address hunger, food system inequities, chronic disease, and health together, and to modernize and enhance our food system. It is a chance to build our food environment into one that ensures access to a healthy diet for all residents of the United States.

CSPI gears up for the first Farm Bill Field Hearing

While pandemic supports are being scaled back, Congress continues to play a key role in mitigating food insecurity through the 2023 Farm Bill.

Moving from food security to nutrition security

What is the difference between food security and nutrition security?

Support for SNAP Strategies

CSPI reviewed surveys since 2010 that assess support for SNAP strategies among participants and other people with low incomes. We also conducted focus groups across the country with SNAP participants. This resource outlines the results of both.

SNAP Purchasing Power for Nutritious Food

SNAP strives to help families afford the nutritious food they need to thrive. Yet six out of 10 people who participate in SNAP point to cost as a major barrier to healthy eating.

Creating a healthier food banking future

Policy approaches to healthier food banking

People who rely on the charitable food system both want and deserve nutritious food and beverages that support their health. Yet a 2018 report by MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity found that, on average, 25 percent of food bank distributions remain unhealthy. We conducted research to determine how federal and state governments can better leverage public policy to increase the amount of nutritious food and decrease the amount of unhealthy food donated to food banks.