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Team Yinz and Team Youse help the Capitol All-Stars Softball Game raise a whopping $140,000

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Oct 5
1 min

Team Yinz and Team Youse help the Capitol All-Stars Softball Game raise a whopping $140,000

Pennsylvania legislators joined forces to raise more than $140K for local food banks through the bipartisan Capitol All-Stars softball game.

Shapiro Administration Awards $1.6 Million To 39 Foodbanks, Pantries & Soup Kitchens To Expand TEFAP

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Sep 20
4 min

Shapiro Administration Awards $1.6 Million To 39 Foodbanks, Pantries & Soup Kitchens To Expand TEFAP

According to Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap, in 2022, more than 1.1 million Pennsylvanians may not know the source of their next meal.

How to Bridge the Hunger Divide for America’s Seniors

Sheila Christopher

Sep 9
3 min

How to Bridge the Hunger Divide for America’s Seniors

Our food distribution networks are seeing an increase in demand, but we need a corresponding increase in support to get food to seniors.

Providing Low-Income Seniors with Fresh, Local Food through Farmers Market Nutrition Program

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Aug 7
1 min

Providing Low-Income Seniors with Fresh, Local Food through Farmers Market Nutrition Program

Shelia Christopher, Executive Director of Hunger-Free Pa. joins Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding at Dudas Farm, Brownsville, Fayette Co

HFPA, DoorDash & Second Harvest Promote Rural Senior Food Box Program Distribution in Venango County

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Aug 3
1 min

HFPA, DoorDash & Second Harvest Promote Rural Senior Food Box Program Distribution in Venango County

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania is working in partnership with DoorDash to deliver Senior Food Boxes to more communities, seniors in rural areas.

DoorDash

Jul 10
5 min

DoorDash: Celebrating Our Partners and 80 Million Meals Delivered Through Project DASH

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania has served more than 8,000 seniors with delivery through the state-administered CSFP food box program.

CHRISTOPHER: PA Food Assistance Programs Need Legislative Support

Sheila Christopher

Jun 26
3 min

CHRISTOPHER: PA Food Assistance Programs Need Legislative Support

In Delaware County specifically, the number of monthly visits totals nearly 250,000 and 400 seniors are waiting for food delivery services.

Pa.’s food assistance programs need legislative support | Opinion

Sheila Christopher

Jun 9
3 min

Pa.’s food assistance programs need legislative support | Opinion

Pennsylvania’s charitable food network is overwhelmed, and demand for food assistance remains above pre-pandemic levels.

House-passed Budget Plan Includes Dramatic Increases in Food Assistance Programs

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Jun 7
3 min

House-passed Budget Plan Includes Dramatic Increases in Food Assistance Programs

For the first time ever, the budget would provide $1 million to the Senior Food Box Program.

Share Food Program Launches $35M “Campaign for Food Justice” to Change the Way Philly Fights Hunger

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Jun 2
4 min

Share Food Program Launches $35M “Campaign for Food Justice” to Change the Way Philly Fights Hunger

On the first day of Nat'l Hunger Awareness Month Share Food Program announced The Campaign for Food Justice, its first-ever capital campaign

Budget Holds Line on Pa.’s Two Most Important Anti-Hunger Programs, Provides Boost to SNAP

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Mar 7
2 min

Budget Holds Line on Pa.’s Two Most Important Anti-Hunger Programs, Provides Boost to SNAP

The governor’s budget includes a $16 million investment in SNAP, increasing the minimum benefit from $23 per month to $35 per month...

Pandemic-era food stamps end March 1 for nearly 30M Americans on SNAP

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Mar 3
1 min

Pandemic-era food stamps end March 1 for nearly 30M Americans on SNAP

Emergency SNAP payments ended on Feb. 28, meaning the state will receive $200 million less in federal food assistance benefits each month.

Fmr. Pittsburgh Steelers Keisel, Roethlisberger kick off Hunters Sharing the Harvest 2022

CBS 21 News

Nov 17, 2022
4 min

Fmr. Pittsburgh Steelers Keisel, Roethlisberger kick off Hunters Sharing the Harvest 2022

🦌 Hunters who wish to donate a deer can find the address & phone# for nearby participating butchers & HSH volunteer county coordinators

Food banks turn to DoorDash and Amazon to reach people in need

Axios

Sep 28, 2022
3 min

Food banks turn to DoorDash and Amazon to reach people in need

Axios features HFPA on converting about 6,000 deliveries a month to seniors via DoorDash & said about 25% of its program is delivery now.

Area seniors receiving meal deliveries through food box program

Observer-Reporter

Sep 19, 2022
3 min

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.

Partner Insight: How Local Delivery Through Project DASH Expanded PA's Reach to Seniors

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Sep 19, 2022
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

For older adults, budgeting isn’t always enough [Column]

State Sen. Judy Schwank

Sep 17, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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.

Wolf Administration, Anti-Hunger Advocates Call For Support For Proposed Food Security Investments

Hunger-Free Pennsylvania

Jun 15, 2022
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