Tell Lawmakers to Remember the Hungry in PA Budget

From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): NOTE: You need not be Lutheran to use this tool. As Christians, we pray for daily bread, not just for ourselves, but for our neighbors. As Lutherans, we believe we are called to … Continued

Break the Cycle of Incarceration & Poverty: Tell Congress to End the Ban on Food Aid for Returning Citizens

From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Currently, people released from prison after serving their sentences for drug felonies are banned for life from receiving food assistance. Known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families … Continued

Urge Congress to Prioritize Child Nutrition Programs and SNAP in Budget Reconciliation

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Urge your Members of Congress to: make important investments to strengthen and improve the child nutrition programs and SNAP through budget reconciliation; support nutrition and other anti-poverty proposals in the American Families … Continued

‘Poverty Is a Policy Choice’: Study Projects Covid Aid Will Cut US Poverty Nearly in Half

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/29/poverty-policy-choice-study-projects-covid-aid-will-cut-us-poverty-nearly-half “Eradicating poverty is not a utopian fantasy, it’s a policy option.” JAKE JOHNSON July 29, 2021 A detailed analysis of the impact of federal economic relief programs enacted throughout the course of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic projects that … Continued

Tell Congress Their Priorities Should Include Expanding Investments in Children and Families

From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): The American Rescue Plan, signed by President Biden in March, made substantial investments in children, youth, and families―cutting child poverty in half. But these investments only last one year. A coalition of partners has come together … Continued

PA Department of Agriculture Buys More Emergency Food to Meet Increased Demand—Find Out How to Get Help

Food banks across Pennsylvania saw an explosion in their use in 2020 as the pandemic shuttered the economy and millions were put out of work. A year later, those same institutions, which already have helped millions, are still feeling the … Continued