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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hunger-Free Pennsylvania’s Reach To Seniors Facing Barriers To Food Access

Feeding America found that in 2020, one in 15, or roughly 5.2 million older adults, were food insecure.

Despite Rising Food Prices, Sustained Demand Straining Food Banks, Record State Surpluses, Pa. Budget Flat Funds SFPP Funding

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.

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

“Demand for food assistance remains above pre-pandemic levels, and new challenges continue to put a strain on food banks’ operations."

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.