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 and Chester County Food Bank 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 and Chester County Food Bank
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
June 11th, 2024 2024 Capitol All Stars Softball Game Bat Grab Media Event Corinna Wilson and guests remark about the Capitol All Stars Softball Game, a non-partisan, bi-cameral softball game played in support of hunger relief in Pennsylvania. Keep Reading 2024 Capitol All Stars Softball Game Bat Grab Media Event
June 6th, 2024 Weis Markets Partners with PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association North East to Celebrate World Milk Day Weis Markets, PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association Northeast celebrated World Milk Day and National Dairy Month with the kickoff of the Fill a Glass with Hope® campaign at the company’s Enola, Pennsylvania store. Keep Reading Weis Markets Partners with PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association North East to Celebrate World Milk Day
June 6th, 2024 Weis Markets Partners with PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association North East to Celebrate World Milk Day Weis Markets, PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association North East celebrated World Milk Day and National Dairy Month with the kickoff of the Fill a Glass with Keep Reading Weis Markets Partners with PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association North East to Celebrate World Milk Day
May 20th, 2024 Feeding Pennsylvania Statement on Release of House Farm Bill Text Recent developments on the Farm Bill are a critical first step in addressing the nation’s food insecurity. However, while the legislative bill text released by House Agriculture Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson suggests some improvements, proposals to critical federal nutrition programs fall short of the needs and realities of American families facing hunger, including the 1.5 million Pennsylvanians who experience food insecurity. Keep Reading Feeding Pennsylvania Statement on Release of House Farm Bill Text
May 17th, 2024 Feeding America study shows the amount of money people facing hunger need to be food secure reaches highest level in 20 years The extra amount of money that people facing hunger said they need to have enough food reached its highest point in the last 20 years, according to Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study. At the local level, Map the Meal Gap finds that over 1.5 million Pennsylvanians, including more than 436,000 children, are facing hunger. Feeding Pennsylvania’s network of nine food banks that serve all sixty-seven counties in the commonwealth are included in the more than 200 food banks that are part of Feeding America’s nationwide food bank network. Keep Reading Feeding America study shows the amount of money people facing hunger need to be food secure reaches highest level in 20 years