From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): The outrageously bad House Farm Bill is set to go to a vote tomorrow. Some Members of Congress are still undecided and the fate of the farm bill remains in flux – … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/16/snap-changed-my-life-stop-targeting-it-with-cuts/#.Wv22wIAvwdU By RESULTS May 16, 2018 Editor’s note: The piece below was written by Sharvonne Williams, a former RESULTS REAL Change Fellow. It was originally published on RESULTS’ blog on May 14. The House is poised to take up the Farm Bill – … Continued
Please show your support of SB 919—Domestic Violence in Public Housing. You can use one of the two graphics below to share messages of support with your PA Representative. One would permit you to enter your message and take a … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania has a campaign to protect and expand resources for affordable housing in Pennsylvania. We have an exciting development. Right now Sen. Killion is circulating a co-sponsorship memo for legislation … Continued
From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): The Pennsylvania General Assembly is rushing two measures that are nothing more than an assault on struggling Pennsylvanians. We need your help to stop these bills in their tracks. House Bill 1659 and House Bill 2138 … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): The House of Representatives is preparing to vote soon on legislation that would cut SNAP food assistance to roughly two million Americans. That means more hungry kids, more sick seniors and more veterans struggling … Continued
About the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania: The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania is a statewide coalition working to provide leadership and a common voice for policies, practices, and resources to ensure that all Pennsylvanians, especially those with low incomes, have access to … Continued
This week, the House is expected to swiftly vote on the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act,” the harmful banking bill that was recently passed in the Senate. If passed in its current form in the House and signed into … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/snap-participants-need-food-and-education-training-farm-bill-scrimps-both By Anna Cielinski The 2018 Farm Bill, H.R. 2, introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) on April 12, would profoundly undermine access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). … Continued
Later this year, Amazon will begin accepting grocery orders from customers using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal anti-poverty program formerly known as food stamps. As the nation’s largest e-commerce grocer, Amazon stands to profit more than any other … Continued