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    People are returning to food banks because the price of food is so high
    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
    USA Today: Food banks adapt to meet rising need amid inflation, supply chain woes
    USA TODAY
    • Nov 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    USA Today: Food banks adapt to meet rising need amid inflation, supply chain woes

    Katie Wedell, USA TODAY Published 5:06 a.m. ET Nov. 24, 2021 While consumers are navigating higher prices on essentials like gas and...
    USA TODAY: Fight Pa. hunger, not each other, this holiday season
    Erie Times-News
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    USA TODAY: Fight Pa. hunger, not each other, this holiday season

    A soup kitchen at Erie’s City Mission, which serves those affected by poverty, distributed 365,000 pounds of food in 2020, a 19% increase
    Report finds 2M Pennsylvanians struggled with food insecurity during the pandemic
    Pennsylvania Capital-Star
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Report finds 2M Pennsylvanians struggled with food insecurity during the pandemic

    Of the 2 million Pennsylvanians facing food insecurity in 2020, 630,000 were children, according to Feeding America data.
    Inquirer LTE: Food Banks Facing Unprecedented Demand
    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.
    Department Of Agriculture To Distribute 7.9 Million Pounds Of Emergency Food To Pa. Food Banks
    Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Department Of Agriculture To Distribute 7.9 Million Pounds Of Emergency Food To Pa. Food Banks

    These funds have been used to purchase more than 7.9 million pounds of food, which will be delivered between June and December 2021.
    AP: Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
    Hunger-Free Pennsylvania
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 11 min

    AP: Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time

    The newly hungry have similar stories: Their industry collapsed, lost a job, hours were cut, an opportunity fell through because of illness.

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