Nearly 42 million people in the U.S. count on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP, for food. All are at risk of that support vanishing or, at the very least, ...
As the status of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits remains in flux amid the government shutdown, Philadelphia officials have published a plan to try to connect affected residents, ...
As the rain crashed down in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood Thursday morning, dozens of residents lined up outside the Lutheran Settlement House. The food bank is now serving double the number of ...
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced legislation this week to support food banks and other resources as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is set to freeze on Nov. 1 amid the government ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday signed a declaration of disaster emergency to release millions to help feed low-income Pennsylvanians one day before the federal food safety net program runs out of money.
Within days, tens of millions of low-income Americans may lose assistance for food, child care and utilities if the federal government remains shut down. Hannah Mann and her family in New Jersey rely ...
(THE CONVERSATION) The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental ...