Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/09/05/can-teach-kids-hard-work-feed-first/#.W5KPTM5KgdU By Sherry Brennan September 5, 2018 Editor’s note: The following piece is cross-posted from OtherWords. Growing up, I hated being on “food stamps.” I hated being walked into a welfare office and inspected, queried to make sure we were … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-09-04/hunger-food-nutrition/proposed-changes-called-threat-to-food-security/a63854-1 September 4, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Only 41 percent of eligible elderly households are participating in SNAP. (USDA) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Congress is debating changes that would tighten … Continued
Feeding America is hosting a call-in day on Thursday, September 13, for people to call their members of Congress in support of a Farm Bill that protects SNAP. You can use this toll-free number (888-398-8702), or call your Congressperson directly at … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/29/hurricane-maria-deadlier-katrina-new-study-finds/#.W4bVJs5KgdU By David Elliot August 29, 2018 What many Puerto Ricans have long suspected is now official: Hurricane Maria was the deadliest hurricane in modern history to strike the U.S., leading to many more deaths than originally estimated. The … Continued
Posted at https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/how-medicaid-work-requirements-will-harm-rural-residents-and-communities Medicaid plays an essential role in delivering health care in rural America and is an economic lifeline to many communities. Nearly 1 in 4 non-elderly adults in rural areas have health coverage through Medicaid. The Affordable Care … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We hope you are enjoying the final days of summer! While we’re enjoying these last few days with our families, we still have our eyes on Washington, D.C. and what’s going to happen once the U.S. … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/farm-bill-amendment-would-ban-snap-formerly-incarcerated By Darrel Thompson As the U.S. House and Senate reconcile two very different farm bills, formerly incarcerated people are at risk of losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance. Representative George Holding (R-NC) filed a troubling amendment that was … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): The new interactive State of Homelessness in America report explores trends in homelessness across the country — down to the Continuum of Care (CoC) level. The interactive report includes data on homeless … Continued
Posted at http://www.seiu.org/blog/2018/8/hey-congress-the-farm-bill-is-a-bad-investment It’s time to invest in people; not corporations By: Precious Bonney History has shown us that it’s never a lost cause to invest in people. So why does Congress continue to invest in wealthy corporations at the … Continued
From the Penn State Data Center (https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/): A new report from our Research Assistant Intern, Brian Summersgill, highlights trends in homelessness throughout the Commonwealth in 2017 with HUD’s Point-in-Time (PIT) counts. The data show that while Pennsylvania’s homeless population has … Continued