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SNAP work requirements are changing. Here’s how it could affect the Philadelphia region.

Friday, June 2, 2023 | Philadelphia Inquirer

Food stamp administrators in Pennsylvania and New Jersey currently are waiving work requirements and are hoping to be able to continue those waivers for many SNAP recipients.

Feds stopped sending additional SNAP aid to needy families; what that means for Bucks County

Thursday, March 30, 2023 | phillyburbs.com

The recent end of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's emergency allotment not only put further stresses on the roughly 40,000 Bucks County residents that have come to rely on it, it has had the tremor effect of impacting local food pantries.

Finalizan los beneficios adicionales para SNAP: quiénes son elegibles ahora

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | TELEMUNDO

Los fondos federals adjudicados por la emergencia de salud pública llegaron a su fin en febrero 28 2023.

SNAP Benefits to End Starting March 1st

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | NBC10 Philadelphia

Expanded SNAP benefits are set to end starting March 1st, and local organizations are preparing for an influx of phone calls and families in need. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has more on what the end of these benefits looks like.

Executive Director, Melody Keim, talks about the Coalition Against Hunger on Community Bridge

Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Community Bridge on Family Radio WKDN-AM 950

Our Executive Director, Melody Keim, joined Charrie Slater of Community Bridge on Family Radio! Listen in on this interview about how we fight hunger, what we are able to do to make an impact in the lives of families and individuals in the Greater Philadelphia region, and how you can get involved in the work to build a more food secure community.

These Bucks County districts fed hundreds of kids this summer. The need 'is not going away'

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 | Bucks County Courier Times

With school-aged children spending the majority of their day and of their adolescence in the schools, those meals potentially are the first and sometimes last meal they get a day, according to Volz, making school meal programs “an invaluable resource for the community.”

WHERE TO VOLUNTEER IN PHILADELPHIA ON THANKSGIVING

Friday, November 19, 2021 | Philadelphia Inquirer

Lend a helping hand this Thanksgiving at these organizations in the Philly area.

In time for the holidays, Comcast NBCUniversal delivers $400,000 in Donations to Greater Philly Food Banks, Organizations Tackling Food Insecurity

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 | Comcast

Comcast NBCUniversal is making $400,000 in contributions to 10 local organizations in its hometown of Philadelphia to support efforts to fight food insecurity during another challenging holiday season.

'It was a struggle:' Some Pennsylvania families are still owed money for last year's missed meals

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 90.5 WESA

Pennsylvania’s Pandemic-EBT program is supposed to provide money to families to make up for missed school meals during COVID-related school closures. But parents and advocates say the funds still haven’t reached everyone who was supposed to receive them.

Head of PA Food Agency for Low-Income Women and Children Out After Agency Difficulties

Thursday, September 16, 2021 | Philadelphia Inquirer

The Wolf administration has removed the director of Pennsylvania’s WIC program.

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