Research and Advocacy

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
FRAC is a leading national organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. Founded in 1970 as a public interest law firm, FRAC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan research and public policy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of thousands of individuals and agencies across the country.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
A nonpartisan organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs.

Center on Hunger and Poverty at Brandeis University
Established in 1990, the Center brings cutting-edge empirical evidence to the attention of policy makers, the press and the public.

Community Food Security Coalition
Contains information related to national community food-security issues as well as action steps to take to influence food-security policy.

Bread for the World
A nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying national decision makers.

Congressional Hunger Center (CHC)
The (CHC) is a nonprofit anti-hunger training organization founded by former Rep. Tony Hall and located in Washington, D.C.

Share our Strength
Share Our Strength is committed to addressing both immediate and long-term solutions to hunger and poverty. They support organizations providing emergency food as well as programs working to help low-income individuals manage their own resources.

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger
Mazon is a national, nonprofit agency which allocates donations from the Jewish community to nonprofit organizations providing food, help and hope to hungry people of all faiths and backgrounds.

America's Second Harvest
America's Second Harvest is the nation's largest hunger-relief organization, distributing surplus food to more than 23 million Americans each year.