September 5th, 2024 TopStar Express raises over $4k for Feeding Pennsylvania Food Banks through “Cup of Hope” Campaign TopStar Express, a locally-owned and operated convenience store chain in Eastern PA, has announced Feeding Pennsylvania as the beneficiary of the company’s 2024 “Cup of Hope” charitable giving campaign. Through the “Cup of Hope” campaign, a portion of each coffee sale is donated to a charitable cause that gives back to communities within TopStar Express’s eastern Pennsylvania service area. Keep Reading TopStar Express raises over $4k for Feeding Pennsylvania Food Banks through “Cup of Hope” Campaign
September 5th, 2024 Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania and Feeding Pennsylvania Partner Host “Connecting Farmers & Food Banks” Panel Discussion Yesterday, Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania, and Feeding Pennsylvania hosted the first “Connecting Farmers & Food Banks” panel discussion about how state and federal agricultural programs contribute to a food system that supports Pennsylvania’s farmers, growers, and producers and Pennsylvanians experiencing food insecurity. Keep Reading Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania and Feeding Pennsylvania Partner Host “Connecting Farmers & Food Banks” Panel Discussion
August 19th, 2024 PA Agriculture Spotlight: Twin Maple Farms Garry and Kathleen Hunsicker, along with their son Stephen and nephew Travis Hahn, operate Twin Maple Farms, a third and fourth-generation potato, vegetable and grain farm located in Northampton County. Twin Maple Farms works with the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast PA to have a positive impact in their community by providing fresh produce to the food bank's partner pantries. Keep Reading PA Agriculture Spotlight: Twin Maple Farms
August 9th, 2024 New program to help feed kids in the summertime Keep Reading New program to help feed kids in the summertime
August 9th, 2024 Sun Bucks on the way to Pennsylvania low-income families Keep Reading Sun Bucks on the way to Pennsylvania low-income families
August 9th, 2024 Shapiro Administration Highlight New SUN Bucks Summer Food Program Feeding Kids While School is Out, Encourages Eligible Families to Apply August 8, 2024 – Today Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, Department of Education Secretary Dr. Khalid N. Mumin, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Policy Advisor, Alberto Keep Reading Shapiro Administration Highlight New SUN Bucks Summer Food Program Feeding Kids While School is Out, Encourages Eligible Families to Apply
August 7th, 2024 PA Agriculture Spotlight: Kolb’s Farm Store Casi Long owns and operates Kolb’s Farm Store in Spring City, Chester County. Kolb’s Farm Store has been in business for nearly fifty years and processes milk from the fifty Keep Reading PA Agriculture Spotlight: Kolb’s Farm Store
July 26th, 2024 America250PA observes its fourth annual Pennsylvania Day Initiative in support of Feeding Pennsylvania and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful The Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA) kicks off its fourth annual Pennsylvania Day initiative on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 in support of Feeding Pennsylvania and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. This is the fourth year that America250PA is working with Feeding Pennsylvania to recruit volunteers to assist with activities at food banks and pantries, such as preparing meals for families, packing food boxes to distribute to seniors and Veterans, and much more. Keep Reading America250PA observes its fourth annual Pennsylvania Day Initiative in support of Feeding Pennsylvania and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
July 12th, 2024 Feeding Pennsylvania Disappointed by Lack of Investment in Core Nutrition Programs to Address Food Insecurity Feeding Pennsylvania is disappointed by the General Assembly’s decision to flat-fund core nutrition programs in the FY25 Commonwealth budget. Despite a $14 billion budget surplus and on the heels of new data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap report showing a twenty-five percent increase in food insecurity across Pennsylvania, neighbors experiencing hunger have been left behind. Keep Reading Feeding Pennsylvania Disappointed by Lack of Investment in Core Nutrition Programs to Address Food Insecurity