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As we move in to what will surely be the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history,  we know many organizations and SNAP households are very worried about the impact of the shutdown on SNAP for February. Our main message at this point is: Don't panic, and stay tuned for additional details.

Tomorrow is Election Day. We know the journey has been loud and long and exhausting, but we’ve almost reached the finish line—whatever that may look like. Don’t lose momentum now. Make sure you go vote. Don’t stay home because you’re tired, because you feel like your vote doesn’t matter, or for any other reason. No matter what, it’s times like these—when we have the opportunity to make our voices heard—that we need to take our tired feet to the polls. Our democracy only works when every single one of us get involved.

On March 27, 2018, Policy Director Kathy Fisher spoke at a press conference hosted by Philadelphia Unemployment Project and Congressman Dwight Evans at Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. The purpose of the press conference was to push back against the proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or "food stamps") in the upcoming Farm Bill. These were her remarks:

The following is a joint statement from the Coalition Against Hunger, Philabundance and Share Food Program on President Trump's budget released on Feburary 12, 2018:

For more than two decades, the Coalition Against Hunger has worked to allievate hunger in our region.

We support those struggling with food insecurity, whose voices are not always heard but whose experience of hunger is very real.

And your support makes what we do possible!

In 2017 that support helped us: