#EmptyPlatesProtest: Start your fast today!
National Relay Fast to Protest Massive Cuts to Health Care, Food Assistance, and other Basic Needs
Urgent Action Needed!
Hungry For Justice. Millions of people could lose food assistance if the Senate passes its budget bill that includes devasting cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), our nation’s first line of defense against hunger. Senate Leader Thune (R-SD) intends to move the bill this week.
SNAP not only supports vulnerable children, older adults, and working families, it also boosts local economies. Cuts to SNAP will deepen food insecurity, raise healthcare costs, and strain states and municipalities, all to fund tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. We're going hungry to prevent millions of Americans from going hungry, losing healthcare, and paying more for basic needs due to devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, the Child Tax Credit and other basic needs in the budget reconciliation bill.
Join Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) and other national organizations in a protest fast (started June 23), to stand in solidarity with the millions of people who could lose access to food assistance, health care, and other basic needs.
Join the #EmptyPlatesProtest
Fast for 24 hours any day between June 23 and July 4, 2025.
Tell your Senator to reject budget reconciliation bill cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, Child Tax Credit.
Use the FRAC Action Network to send a message directly to your Senators urging them to oppose any cuts to SNAP and to vote “No” on this harmful bill that would increase hunger.
Invite a friend to do the same.
The national relay fast will continue until Congress breaks for the July 4th recess.
*If you can't fast for 24 hours, pledge to skip a meal or two in solidarity with the millions who won't have food on the table or health coverage.
Learn more at protestfast.org.