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Area seniors receiving meal deliveries through food box program
More than 300,000 Pennsylvania seniors are eligible for the PA Senior Food Box, but only about 35,000 are enrolled to receive it this year.
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Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Sep 19
- 4 min
Partner Insight: How Local Delivery Through Project DASH Expanded PA's Reach to Seniors
Partner Insight: How Local Delivery Through Project DASH Expanded Hunger-Free Pennsylvania’s Reach To Seniors Facing Barriers To Food Access
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State Sen. Judy Schwank
- Sep 17
- 3 min
For older adults, budgeting isn’t always enough [Column]
Feeding America found that in 2020, one in 15, or roughly 5.2 million older adults, were food insecure.
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Jul 11
- 2 min
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania 2022/23 Pa. Budget Statement
Despite Rising Food Prices, Sustained Demand Straining Food Banks, Record State Surpluses, Pa. Budget Flat Funds SFPP Funding
Sheila Christopher
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Sheila Christopher and Patty Bennett: Older Pennsylvanians don't need to go hungry
More than 337,000 Pennsylvania seniors are eligible for the food box program, but only about 33,000 are enrolled to receive it this year.
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Jun 15
- 5 min
Wolf Administration, Anti-Hunger Advocates Call For Support For Proposed Food Security Investments
With many seniors on a fixed income & rising inflation , including food, the extra support in SNAP proposed by Gov Wolf will help many in Pa
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Jun 13
- 2 min
Rising Food Prices, Sustained Demand Straining Food Banks
“Demand for food assistance remains above pre-pandemic levels, and new challenges continue to put a strain on food banks’ operations."
Alfred Lubrano
- Mar 28
- 4 min
People are returning to food banks because the price of food is so high
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
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Mar 8
- 5 min
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Project DASH!
Spotlight on Women Leaders: Sheila Christopher of HFPA is a Project DASH partner working to broaden food access for over 30 years.
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Celebrate HEAR THE PA CRUNCH!🍎 DURING NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK
We encourage YOU to join us by posting a photo on FB, IG, or Twitter to help promote the importance of child nutrition flexibilities!
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Support for Anti-Hunger Programs Included in State Budget
Gov. Wolf's proposed 2022-23 General Fund spending plan would increase PASS funding from $2.5 million to $4.5 million.
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
$11.4 Million to Help Food Banks with Cold Storage
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.
PennLIVE.com
- Sep 28, 2021
- 1 min
PennLIVE.com: ‘Yinz vs Youse’; Pa. lawmakers step up to the plate to fight food insecurity
The Yinz came away with the victory, beating the Youse by 16-10.
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
Secretary of Agriculture, Second Lady Announce Partnership with DoorDash to Deliver Meals to Seniors
“Through this innovative partnership, we can remove barriers and increase enrollment while simultaneously reducing the stigma of hunger."
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
Budget Increases Funding for State’s Anti-Hunger Programs
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.
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Jun 17, 2021
- 3 min
United Way of PA’s COVID-19 Survey Results Show Food Insecurity Continues to Challenge Families
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.
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- May 20, 2021
- 4 min
Wolf Administration Improves Access to Pennsylvania Senior Food Box Program, Encourages Enrollment
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
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
State’s Food Banks More Than Doubled Food Distribution in 2020
Statewide network distributed 262 million pounds of food last year compared to 118 million pounds in the year prior to the pandemic
Sheila Christopher
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Inquirer LTE: Food Banks Facing Unprecedented Demand
Demand is up almost 10 percent for assistance in 2021, while the food supply has decreased by more than 30 percent since fall 2020.
Sheila Christopher
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
LETTER: Food banks are essential to many Pa. families
In normal times, when far too many families are challenged by hunger, our statewide charitable food network is a lifeline. The pandemic...