“Armed with both shared laptop computers and old-fashioned paper comment cards and pens, about 20 people gathered in the basement of the Allegheny County Human Services Building in Downtown last week to speak out against a proposed federal rule change to the food stamp program….”
“D-Jam: Once again, Jeff Mattson, guitarist for the leading Grateful Dead tribute band, Dark Star Orchestra, will join Pittsburgh jam band theCAUSE for the 20th annual D-Jam, a concert at the Rex Theater to benefit Just Harvest’s anti-hunger work in Allegheny County….”
“More than 12,000 people live within the joint communities of McKees Rocks and Stowe Township, and many of them lack access to fresh food and produce….”
“On a recent rainy, chilly morning, Hempfield Area High School art students fashion ceramic bowls to fill with warming soup to benefit the area’s hungry….”
“Despite the great unemployment rate, many people in Pittsburgh, and around the country, are still battling hunger every day. Mangino chats with Ken Regal, the Executive Director at Just Harvest, about the Empty Bowls Dinner Fundraiser and how they’re trying to combat hunger. You’ll hear about ways they’ve helped people and ways for everyone to […]
“Gov. Tom Wolf last week proposed two separate overhauls of assistance programs for the poorest Pennsylvanians. One proposal would convert the General Assistance program — a monthly cash benefit of approximately $200 for extremely low-income adults — and put those funds toward a state housing assistance fund. The other would increase collaboration between agencies and […]
“Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, raised eyebrows in the fall by signing S.B. 6, a bill that bans felons with drug offenses and some sex offenders from receiving public benefits for 10 years. His decision contradicted the trend of states easing access to public benefits for people with criminal records….”
“At Carl’s Cafe in Rankin, shoppers can buy staples like cereal, rice, bread, and milk, fresh produce and frozen meats. This week, they are also getting a serving of grocery shopping advice from market owner Carl Lewis: Due to the partial federal government shutdown, customers who receive food stamp benefits will see their February benefits […]
“One out of eight Pennsylvanians are on food stamps or SNAP, making this government shutdown — the longer it goes on — a direct threat to anti-hunger programs from the now-closed U.S. Department of Agriculture….”
“As a partial government shutdown drags on, federal officials took steps Tuesday to assure recipients and grocers that one of the nation’s largest food assistance programs would continue to pay benefits through January and February….”
