The next wave of federal food aid for children and families

<p>Last month, the Biden administration unveiled the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which includes <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/28/fact-sheet-the-american-families-plan/">$45 billion to enrich federal nutrition programs for families and children</a>. The plan builds on the <a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/pandemic-ebt-summer-2021">expansion of the Pandemic-EBT program from March 2021</a>.</p><p>Research has shown that <a href="https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/ops/sebtcfinalreport.pdf">summer EBT programs decrease food insecurity among children</a> but <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/15/politics/children-hunger-federal-pandemic-food-aid/index.html">some children have yet to benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic food aid program</a> due to administrative challenges.</p><p>Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander discuss food insecurity and President Biden's latest efforts on federal food aid.</p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01576">How COVID-19 Threatens The Safety Net For US Children</a> (<em>Health Affairs</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/05/biden-plan-will-make-free-meals-available-to-children-every-summer.html">Biden Proposal Will Make Free School Lunch Available To 29 Million Children Every Summer</a> (<em>CNBC</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/07/millions-parents-school-billions-aid-479835">Low-Income Families Left Waiting For Billions In Food Aid As Children Go Hungry</a> (<em>Politico</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-effect-of-pandemic-ebt-on-measures-of-food-hardship/">The Effect Of Pandemic EBY On Measures Of Food Hardship</a> (Brookings)</li> </ul><p><br>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-affairs-this-week/id1542851834?uo=4">Apple P