From the Coalition for Low Income Pennsylvanians (https://www.papovertycoalition.org/p/welcome.html): Many working families struggle to make ends meet, while threats to SNAP, housing and Medicaid could increase hardship While poverty declined in Pennsylvania from 12.9 percent in 2016 to 12.5 percent last … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-10-22/poverty-issues/report-finds-millions-in-pa-still-in-or-close-to-poverty/a64362-1 October 22, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 12 percent of Pennsylvania households have difficulty affording food. (USN/wikimedia commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than 1.5 million Pennsylvanians still … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (CAAP) is excited to announce the release of our new poverty report that we put together in collaboration with the Coalition on Human Needs. The report, … Continued