You were sitting in a meeting at work and suddenly realized that the loud rumble of your stomach was audible to the whole room. You forgot to bring lunch that day and sank into your chair because you felt that everyone was looking, pretending not to notice the series of grumbling noises. Hunger pangs strike again. When this happens to me I am reminded of how many Pennsylvanians do not have the good fortune as I do to go home knowing that I will eat dinner that night and a hea

Even in this modern, fast-paced society, things tend to move a little more slowly in the summer months. What doesn’t change are the challenges our most vulnerable residents face each and every day to put food on the table. Summer months are among the most challenging for Pennsylvania’s local food banks, pantries and soup kitchens. In fact, many see a spike in the number of families seeking food assistance during the summer. School meal programs end, donations slow and the poo

Most people think Pennsylvania’s hunger epidemic is an urban issue. That’s hardly the case. Lines are long at food banks across the commonwealth, where they serve urban, rural and suburban residents who are finding it harder and harder to put food on the table. In Pennsylvania, more than 1.89 million residents don’t always know where they’ll find their next meal. Among them are some 560,000 children. And it’s on this last point that I wanted to share an article published rece