From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Although the recently-released 2018 Annual Homelessness Report to Congress Part 1 reported encouraging declines in family homelessness, the nation is still well short of any goal to end it. In a new … Continued
Lauren Bauer Thursday, January 3, 2019 For the past few years, The Hamilton Project has released an annual report characterizing poverty in America. Describing who is poor is critical for making anti-poverty policy and directly relevant to determining eligibility for means-tested programs. In 2017, … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): The administration has released yet another craven attack on the poor: A proposed plan to gut the food assistance program millions of Americans rely on to feed themselves—just days before the holidays. This latest … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): While poverty affects a significant portion of Americans, children are more likely than adults to live in poverty. In 2017, it is estimated that 1 in 4 American children were living in … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): On December 12th, Congress voted for a $867 billion farm bill with strong bipartisan support. The bill cleared the House on a 369–47 vote and passed the Senate with a vote of … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): 93 percent of low-wage workers have zero access to paid family and medical leave. Most workers, especially those with low incomes, can’t afford to take leave without pay. This explainer discusses how paid family and medical leave … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Call our Senators today: Tell them no other Senate votes until they vote on funding the government We are now in this government shutdown with no end in sight. Roughly 800,000 federal workers still … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-12-21/poverty-issues/proposed-snap-rules-an-end-run-around-congress/a65018-1 December 21, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window In 2017, SNAP benefits kept 3.4 million Americans out of poverty. (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – After failing to get … Continued
NOTE: PA is maintaining benefits through February—see post at https://www.pachurchesadvocacy.org/pa-plans-maintain-snap-thru-feb-despite-shutdown/. No guarantees after that. Posted at https://www.hungerfreepa.org/single-post/2019/01/07/Federal-Shutdown-Waiver-Proposals-Threaten-SNAP-Put-Residents-at-Risk January 7, 2019 Sheila Christopher Two recent developments in the federal government could spell disaster for thousands Pennsylvanians who receive monthly food benefits. … Continued
January 14, 2019 Harrisburg, PA – Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today announced that February benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will be dispersed on January 18, 2019, and will be available for use by January 19, 2019. The … Continued