Take Action for Increase in Food Programs Budgets in PA

From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (https://www.hungerfreepa.org/): Last year, to meet surging demand, both SFPP and PASS received extra funding through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, with SFPP getting a $15 million boost on top of the $18.188 … Continued

Urge Support for the State Food Purchase Program as Lawmakers Build the State Budget

Thanks to Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania for sharing this alert. As Christians, we pray for daily bread, not just for ourselves, but for our neighbors. We believe we are called to act for a just world, where all are fed. … Continued

Urge the Governor to Support Adequate Funding for PA Food Programs

From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): Please urge Governor Wolf to support adequate funding for the State Food Purchase Program and the PA Agricultural Surplus system in the 2018-19 PA budget. First—follow this link: https://www.governor.pa.gov/contact/ Fill in the requested information. When you … Continued

Urge Your PA State Senator and Representative to Support Adequate Funding for SFPP and PASS

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From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): Join Hunger-Free Pennsylvania in urging the Pennsylvania Legislative Body to invest in SFPP which enables Pennsylvania’s charitable food providers to provide nutritious food to low-income families, children, seniors, and others threatened by hunger. PASS provides the … Continued