Tag Archives: Food Stamps

Urge Congress to Prevent Nutrition Assistance Cuts

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From Half in Ten (http://halfinten.org/): Are you familiar with the cult sensation, The Hunger Games? Well now that the fanfare and hype have simmered down the REAL hunger games have begun in our own capital. This week the House is … Continue reading →

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Sign Bread for the World Petition to Stop SNAP/Food Stamp Cuts in Federal Budget

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From Bread for the World (http://www.bread.org): Dear Bread Friends in Pennsylvania, The dramatic cuts of $169 billion to SNAP proposed this year in the U.S. House of Representatives would have a devastating impact on all of our congregations’ efforts to … Continue reading →

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Cutting SNAP/Food Stamp Funding Would Force More Families Below Poverty Line

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org):    (The New York Times, September 14, 2011)   “[G]overnment safety-net programs… are all that is keeping millions from falling into complete despair,” notes this New York Times editorial published in the … Continue reading →

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Urge Your Representative to Sign On to Letter Protecting Vulnerable in Deficit Reduction Plan

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org):   The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (“Super Committee”) held its first meeting on September 8, and its first hearing on September 13 to be briefed by the Congressional Budget Office.  … Continue reading →

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Protect SNAP, Child Nutrition and Other Safety Net Programs from Budget Cuts

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org):   On August 2, President Obama signed the debt ceiling agreement into law. The deal creates a multi-stage process that may lead not just to a raised debt ceiling but to damaging … Continue reading →

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Call-In Days, July 13-15—Urge PA Senators to Protect Vulnerable Families

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Take Action Now: Join our National Budget Call-In Days on Wednesday, July 13 through Friday, July 15. Call Senators Casey and Toomey toll-free at 888-907-1485.   Alternatively, you can call their offices directly—find contact information at the following locations:   Senator … Continue reading →

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Urge Your Representative and House Leadership to Reject Bill that Endangers PA’s Most Vulnerable

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Apologies for multiple alerts this week, but legislators need to hear from us today. This legislation is appalling—members of the General Assembly are abdicating their responsibility to ensure the welfare of all Pennsylvanians by handing over complete authority to one … Continue reading →

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Urge the White House to Protect SNAP/Food Stamp and Other Safety Net Programs During Debt-Ceiling Negotiations

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center (http://www.pahunger.org/):   Vice President Biden and a bi-partisan group of Congressional leaders had been negotiating a debt-ceiling/deficit reduction plan and hoped to reach an agreement by July 1, when these negotiations broke down last … Continue reading →

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“Food Stamped” Screening at Just Harvest Annual Meeting—June 21, Pittsburgh

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From Just Harvest (http://www.justharvest.org/):   Just Harvest’s annual meeting will feature the Pittsburgh Premiere of ‘Food Stamped’ – a documentary by Shira and Yoav Potash. The screening is open to guests.   Where: United Steelworkers – 60 Boulevard of the … Continue reading →

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Record 1 in 7 Americans on Food Stamps

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org):   By Pamela M. Prah – Stateline.org February 8, 2011   Dorene is a certified teacher in Idaho, but the only job she can find is as a teaching assistant, which pays under … Continue reading →

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