USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19 USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep … Continued
DOA Extends COVID-19 Disaster Food Distribution Program Through June 25 Wolf Administration Receives USDA Approval for COVID-19 Disaster Food Distribution PA Department of Agriculture Community Feeding Guidance COVID-19 Guidance for Grocery and Convenience Stores PA Department of Agriculture Guidance for … Continued
We have gotten approval from USDA to waive any requirements that food be consumed on-site at soup kitchens and other congregate feeding sites. At least for the time being, during this period of a State and Federal Declaration of Emergency, … Continued
Posted at https://housingalliancepa.org/housing-alliance-of-pennsylvania-praises-decision-by-pa-supreme-court-to-halt-all-non-essential-functions-including-eviction/ The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced that all non-essential functions would be halted at least until April 4, 2020. As a result no eviction, ejectment, or other displacement from a residence based on failure to make payment can … Continued
Watch the video “In Times Like These” by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II In times like these … Take care of yourself, take necessary precautions so we can take care of one another. When you can, help others, especially poor and … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Tell the Governor and General Assembly to include child care in PA stimulus package at https://startstrongpa.org/take-action! Here’s why: Survey shows extended economic shut down puts nearly one-third of PA child care providers at risk of … Continued
Lutheran social ministry organizations (and many other faith-based organizations) are serving vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic and request your help to ensure that they can continue to meet those needs during this public health emergency and to help build … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The People and the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center have joined with more than 30 other groups to demand immediate action on the part of Governor Wolf and the General Assembly to … Continued
Some in the Senate are trying to force through billions of dollars in bailouts for the ultra-rich and big corporations with no strings attached. We can’t let them. The economic fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak is hitting home, and Congress … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Congress has taken the first steps to respond to the fast-moving global pandemic by passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which will provide immediate paid sick leave and paid family leave to … Continued