“Pittsburgh’s housing authority is incentivizing landlords in more affluent neighborhoods to take housing vouchers….”
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Pittsburgh residents voice concerns over proposed Shadyside development
“Pittsburgh residents Tuesday criticized the proposed redevelopment of a Giant Eagle shopping plaza in Shadyside, saying it would add to traffic congestion and building density in an area that’s already overcrowded….”
SNAP changes could have a noticeable impact locally
Ken Regal appeared on this episode of WESA’s The Confluence. “‘If the rule takes effect in April as planned, people in that category – able-bodied, without dependents, between 18-49 – will be subject to time limits,’ said Ken Regal, executive director of Just Harvest. ‘They will be kicked off of food stamps unless they can […]
Nearly 2,000 Allegheny County Residents Could Lose Access To Food Stamps Under New USDA Rule
“More than 1,800 low-income Allegheny County residents could lose access to food assistance under a new Trump administration rule that tightens work requirements for able-bodied adults without kids….”
Nearly 700,000 will lose food stamps with USDA work requirement change
Lynn Hayes-Freeland interviews Just Harvest’s public policy advocate, Ann Sanders, about the finalized Trump rule released this week that would toughen time limits on SNAP for certain recipients.
Inequities faced by black women to be addressed by new policy agenda
“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….”
Thousands In Allegheny County Could Lose SNAP Benefits Under Proposed Change
“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….”
Trump’s food stamps cuts will aggravate inequality: Is this the America we want? | Opinion
“…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” […]
OP-ED: Food stamp cuts amid escalating inequality: Is this the America we want?
“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, […]
Stay woke: A round-up of educational and social justice events this week in Pittsburgh
“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….”
