On September 20th, Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) and Rep. Emily Kinkead (D-20), co-chairs of the Legislative Hunger Caucus, stood with Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding; Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Valerie Arkoosh; Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Kim Ward (R-39); Feeding Pennsylvania CEO Julie Bancroft; and Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11), as…
Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Cheryl Cook, Representative Patty Kim, Dauphin County Commissioner George Hartwick, Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams, Central PA Food Bank Joe Arthur, and Feeding PA Community Relations Manager Erin Haafke visited and held a press conference at Downtown Daily Bread on Thursday, September…
Feeding Pennsylvania, PA Eats, and Breweries in PA are joining forces with local breweries and wineries across the state through Hops and Vines for Hunger— a month-long, statewide fundraiser throughout the month of November. Since its inauguration in 2020, Hops and Vines for Hunger has raised over $33,000 that has supported our neighbors in Pennsylvania experiencing food insecurity. Read more…
Chris Hoffman, President of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, highlights how The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) not only benefit people and families experiencing food insecurity, but also benefit farmers across the country.
Weis Markets […] donated $100,000 to support the Fill A Glass With Hope® campaign at its store in Selinsgrove, PA. Through Fill A Glass With Hope, the PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association North East work together to supply regional food banks with fresh milk to distribute to families in need. The…
Erin Haafke, Feeding PA’s Community Engagement Manager, spoke about the importance of supporting food banks and food-insecure Pennsylvanians at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg today. This media event highlighted the upcoming Capitol All-Stars Softball Game. A great partner of Feeding PA, the Capitol All-Stars Softball Game raises funds for PA’s charitable food network while spreading…
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 Hope® campaign at the company’s Macungie, Pennsylvania, store.
US lettuce grower, Little Leaf Farms, is announcing it will open a new state-of-the-art greenhouse in McAdoo, Pennsylvania, this fall. The brand also presented a $10,000 donation to Feeding Pennsylvania, a local nonprofit that works to secure food and other resources to reduce hunger and food insecurity across the state.
Governor Josh Shapiro Attended the Ceremony on May 31. Little Leaf Farms, the country’s #1 brand of packaged lettuce sustainably grown through controlled environment agriculture (CEA), is announcing it will open a new state-of-the-art greenhouse in McAdoo, Pennsylvania this fall. The brand also presented a $10,000 donation to Feeding Pennsylvania, a local nonprofit that works to secure food and…
State Sen. Judy Schwank wants to double the budget of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System program. Karen Shuey from the Reading Eagle interviews Jay Worrall, CEO of Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank and Senator Judy Schwank about the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System.