From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Food assistance for the hungry shouldn’t have a time limit. Yet, the Trump Administration has proposed a rule that would take away SNAP eligibility for 755,000 unemployed and underemployed adults. That means … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): Food assistance is at risk — again — and your voice is needed. Just months after Congress and the Trump Administration debated and renewed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the … Continued
From Community Legal Services (https://clsphila.org/): Due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP recipients in Pennsylvania will receive their February 2019 SNAP benefits by January 18. This is not an extra payment and recipients will not receive any additional benefits until at … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-12-21/poverty-issues/proposed-snap-rules-an-end-run-around-congress/a65018-1 December 21, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window In 2017, SNAP benefits kept 3.4 million Americans out of poverty. (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – After failing to get … Continued
NOTE: PA is maintaining benefits through February—see post at https://www.pachurchesadvocacy.org/pa-plans-maintain-snap-thru-feb-despite-shutdown/. No guarantees after that. Posted at https://www.hungerfreepa.org/single-post/2019/01/07/Federal-Shutdown-Waiver-Proposals-Threaten-SNAP-Put-Residents-at-Risk January 7, 2019 Sheila Christopher Two recent developments in the federal government could spell disaster for thousands Pennsylvanians who receive monthly food benefits. … Continued
January 14, 2019 Harrisburg, PA – Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today announced that February benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will be dispersed on January 18, 2019, and will be available for use by January 19, 2019. The … Continued
It is estimated that only a small percentage of older Pennsylvania adults who are eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are doing so. This means many may not be aware that they are eligible for the program … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition have detrimental impacts on the health, development, and well-being of young children in the short and long terms. One essential strategy to address these issues is … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): As you know, the current farm bill expired on September 30 (although SNAP is still going because funding was already provided for the program). Agriculture Committee leaders in the House and Senate … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/09/05/can-teach-kids-hard-work-feed-first/#.W5KPTM5KgdU By Sherry Brennan September 5, 2018 Editor’s note: The following piece is cross-posted from OtherWords. Growing up, I hated being on “food stamps.” I hated being walked into a welfare office and inspected, queried to make sure we were … Continued