From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): NOTE: You need not be Lutheran to use this tool. As Christians, we pray for daily bread, not just for ourselves, but for our neighbors. As Lutherans, we believe we are called to … Continued
Posted at https://frac.org/blog/endhungerendstigma BY FRAC PRESIDENT LUIS GUARDIA AND FRAC SENIOR NUTRITION POLICY AND RESEARCH ANALYST ALLISON LACKO In less than a month, COVID-19 shifted the economic stability of millions of people in America through health emergencies, job loss, restaurant sector … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Currently, people released from prison after serving their sentences for drug felonies are banned for life from receiving food assistance. Known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Urge your Members of Congress to: make important investments to strengthen and improve the child nutrition programs and SNAP through budget reconciliation; support nutrition and other anti-poverty proposals in the American Families … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/29/poverty-policy-choice-study-projects-covid-aid-will-cut-us-poverty-nearly-half “Eradicating poverty is not a utopian fantasy, it’s a policy option.” JAKE JOHNSON July 29, 2021 A detailed analysis of the impact of federal economic relief programs enacted throughout the course of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic projects that … Continued
From Just Harvest (http://www.justharvest.org/): The process for PA and other states getting Pandemic EBT benefits to families with added meal costs due to school and childcare closures has hit many snags and roadblocks. But these nutrition benefits have been a … Continued
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead announced the Wolf Administration has reached an agreement with the Biden Administration that allows DHS to continue issuing about $150 million monthly in emergency food assistance through the … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): The American Rescue Plan, signed by President Biden in March, made substantial investments in children, youth, and families―cutting child poverty in half. But these investments only last one year. A coalition of partners has come together … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was a solid start to address the challenges facing our country. But we have more work to do. The upcoming investment plans being proposed … Continued
Food banks across Pennsylvania saw an explosion in their use in 2020 as the pandemic shuttered the economy and millions were put out of work. A year later, those same institutions, which already have helped millions, are still feeling the … Continued