Hunger is political, together we can end it

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  Support Pittsburgh’s Hunger Fund 

Protect Pittsburgh’s Safety Net 

 Come to City Council’s Public Hearing!

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, 10 am - Four citywide anti-hunger groups, along with their clients and supporters, will speak at the City Council Public Hearing on Monday, Nov. 30th from 10am-12pm.  These groups will ask City Council for funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), a grant the city receives from the federal government.

Now, more than ever, as we watch skyrocketing unemployment across the country and the highest number of people (over 1/5 of whom are children) experiencing hunger, the city has a responsibility to address the basic needs of our citizens.  Join us and sign up to speak; share your story; get your voice heard.
 
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Upcoming Event

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Tuesday, 11/24 from 6pm-8pm - Just Harvest Holiday Shopping Night- 

Come support Just Harvest during our Holiday Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages in Squirrel Hill. Ten Thousand Villages will donate a percentage of net sales rung during the evening to Just Harvest. Since this is the gift giving season, what better way to shop than by buying gifts that give three times:  First -- to the gift recipient, Second - to the artisans by providing a living wage, and Third - to Just Harvest.  

 

SNAP/Food Stamp Program guidelines increase

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Effective October 1, 2009, the federal government increased the gross income guidelines for the SNAP/Food Stamp Program.  Every year on October 1st, the monthly income guidelines go up, due to inflation.  

In July, Pennsylvania also increased the gross income guidelines from 130% to 160% of the federal poverty level for households without an elderly and/or disabled person, and to 200% for households with an elderly and/or disabled person.  

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