“A new initiative funded by the Women and Girls Foundation will address inequities experienced by black females in Pittsburgh. The Black Women’s Policy Agenda is being launched with a $25,000 seed grant from the foundation which is seeking matching contributions to help fund it….”
“More than 16,000 people in Allegheny County could be impacted by a proposed change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The federal Department of Agriculture proposal would tighten restrictions for states that maintain a flexible income eligibility level for SNAP recipients….”
“…In the context of rampant and growing income inequality, terminating categorical eligibility will yank food assistance from 3.1 million Americans with a demonstrated need — 16,000, for instance, in Allegheny County alone — cutting the number of vulnerable Americans currently receiving food stamps by 11 percent. The change would have a huge impact on “near-poor” […]
“In late July, President Trump launched a frontal assault on the nation’s cornerstone food assistance program: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Trump’s Department of Agriculture announced its plan to terminate broad-based categorical eligibility, which would end states’ ability to let the food insecure who are just above the federal poverty line access food assistance, […]
“Join Pittsburgh nonprofit group Just Harvest for its monthly public-action series, which coordinates letter-writing to address public concerns to lawmakers. This month, the Power of the Pen meet-up is encouraging folks to write letters against a new Trump proposal which threatens to remove access to food stamps from thousands of people in Allegheny County….”
“The red door beckons people to come inside Carl Lewis’ patch of a store along Fifth Avenue in Rankin, where he speaks the praises of grapes, apples, and avocados. Here in this small town along the Monongahela River, about eight miles east of Pittsburgh in the Mon Valley, the nearest full grocery store is more than […]
“A forum designed to address immigrant rights in Pittsburgh carried a simple message: Treat immigration rights as a human rights issue. The gathering on Monday night at the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Downtown, drew about 40 people. Organizers said they believe educating city and county officials on issues that affect immigrants is key […]
“…Ann Sanders, public policy advocate of the hunger advocacy group Just Harvest told The Confluence’s Megan Harris that the cut would result in 9 percent of recipients—about three million people—losing benefits. She says that the cuts could leave some families scrambling to supplement their food budget, and could also reduce the number of children eligible to get free […]
Lynn Hayes-Freeland interviews Just Harvest’s executive director, Ken Regal, about the new Trump administration proposal to change SNAP eligibility rules.
“A lawsuit is challenging the state Legislature and Gov. Tom Wolf’s termination of a cash assistance program for the poorest Pennsylvanians. General Assistance, a program that provides a monthly benefit of about $205 to more than 11,000 people, is set to end next week….”
