From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Free school meals for all children, which have been in place for the past two years because of the pandemic, are ending next month. And, at the same time, gas, rent, and grocery costs are soaring. … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Get ready to spring into action for the spring Congressional recess (April 11-24)! Now is the time for anti-hunger advocates to go full throttle in their outreach to Congress around Child Nutrition … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): The upcoming economic recovery legislation and Child Nutrition Reauthorization provide Congress with several opportunities to make much-needed improvements to the child nutrition programs. Join FRAC for a Virtual Lobby Week June 21–25 to take full advantage of the legislative opportunities … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): FRAC urges organizations and individuals to weigh in with your Members of Congress and ask them to support legislation that would help ensure that children have access to the nutrition they need … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Please take a moment to urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor two pieces of important legislation that were recently introduced at https://p2a.co/0dFe8Sg. The Summer Meals Act of 2021 would ensure low-income children across … Continued
03/02/2021 Harrisburg, PA – The departments of Human Services (DHS) and Education (PDE) today submitted for federal approval the Wolf Administration’s plan to issue more than $1 billion in federally-funded benefits to the families of Pennsylvania children who have attended school … Continued
(Washington, D.C., May 15, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the extension of three nationwide waivers, giving child nutrition program operators the flexibility they need to continue to feed children while promoting social distancing and keeping families … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): WASHINGTON, September 5, 2018 — More than 40 million Americans lived in households struggling with food insecurity — limited or uncertain access to enough food — in 2017, according to a report … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/07/11/fight-hunger-economy-improves-not-children/#.W0Yhi9VKgdU By David Elliot July 11, 2018 There is good news and bad news to report when it comes to food insecurity among households with children, according to a new analysis released by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/october/snap-works-pennsylvania-children Oct 03, 2016 10:12 am | John Neurohr The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps PA families put food on the table. But we know now that it accomplishes much more than that. Research increasingly shows that … Continued