Share Food Program last month distributed around 1.1 mil pounds of food to its Philadelphia pantries, about 136K pounds more than in Jan '22

Spotlight on Women Leaders: Sheila Christopher of HFPA is a Project DASH partner working to broaden food access for over 30 years.

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Gov. Wolf's proposed 2022-23 General Fund spending plan would increase PASS funding from $2.5 million to $4.5 million.

The USDA's Farm to Families Food Box-CFAP has already provided more than 23 million pounds of fresh product to Pa. food banks since mid-May.

The Yinz came away with the victory, beating the Youse by 16-10.

“Through this innovative partnership, we can remove barriers and increase enrollment while simultaneously reducing the stigma of hunger."

To help address challenges, the budget would allocate $20.188 million to SFFP, an increase of $2 M and $2.5 M to PASS, a $1 M increase.

Feeding Pennsylvania and Hunger-Free PA are seeking $24 million for SFPP and $5 million for PASS in the state’s 2021-22 fiscal year budget.

Pa's Senior Food Box Program is administered on behalf of the Dept of Agriculture by Hunger-Free PA through their network of 17 food banks

Statewide network distributed 262 million pounds of food last year compared to 118 million pounds in the year prior to the pandemic

Demand is up almost 10 percent for assistance in 2021, while the food supply has decreased by more than 30 percent since fall 2020.

In normal times, when far too many families are challenged by hunger, our statewide charitable food network is a lifeline. The pandemic...

State’s charitable food network has been hit hard by increased demand, which continues to surge amid COVID-19 pandemic

Feeding Pennsylvania and Hunger-Free PA are seeking $24 million for SFPP and $5 million for PASS in the state’s 2021-22 fiscal year budget.

Demand for food aid surges in state and across country, with 54m potentially facing hunger by year’s end Charles Bennicoff hasn’t worked...

Pennsylvania’s statewide network of regional food banks has been lauded during the pandemic for efforts to help struggling families.

The PASS program helps support Pa.'s agriculture industry in all 67 counties & reduce waste of agricultural surplus

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Looking back through the Hunger-Free Pennsylvania archives turned up this article from the Washington Observer-Reporter in southwestern Pa.