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MORGANTOWN, PA — Lions International District 14-P is organizing a volunteer food-packing event on November 21 in Morgantown to prepare about 10,000 meals for distribution through food banks serving Berks …
Lions Clubs Target 10,000 Meals for Berks, Chester Food Banks Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering $7.5 million in grants to expand refrigeration and cold-storage capacity across emergency food networks, enabling food banks and other assistance …
USDA Offers $7.5 Million to Expand Food Bank Cold Storage Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Food banks and emergency food providers across the country could soon receive millions in federal support to distribute more meat, eggs, dairy, and seafood to struggling families …
New Federal Plan Aims to Close America’s Protein Gap Read More
MORGANTOWN, PA — A Pennsylvania program designed to buy surplus food from local farmers and redirect it to struggling families has delivered more than 31 million meals over the last …
Hunger Relief Program Funnels Millions to PA Farmers, Families Read More WILMINGTON, DE — The Diocese of Wilmington, in partnership with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington, has launched a diocesan-wide food pantry program intended to support parish and school-based …
Diocese of Wilmington Launches Food Pantry Program With Catholic Charities Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s environmental agency says it has pulled off a feat years in the making: wiping out a massive permit backlog while pushing through tens of thousands of …
DEP Says Permit Backlog Is Gone — Then Drops $4.1M to Fight Food Waste Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase up to $30 million in fresh fruit from American growers to supply food banks and nutrition programs nationwide, U.S. Secretary …
USDA Fruit Buy Sends $30 Million Surprise Windfall To Farmers, Food Banks Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Dunkin’ of Greater Philadelphia on Monday launched its 15th annual “Roasts Hunger” campaign, a holiday-season tradition that has already delivered more than $3 million to local food …
Dunkin’s Holiday Coffee Buy Inspires Big Questions as 15-Year Hunger Program Returns Read More
PITTSTON, PA — Governor Josh Shapiro has declared a disaster emergency and mobilized more than $7 million in state and private funds to support food banks across Pennsylvania after the …
Shapiro Mobilizes $7 Million to Feed Pennsylvanians Amid SNAP Shutdown Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — With more than two million Pennsylvanians facing the loss of federal food assistance this weekend, state House Democrats are advancing emergency legislation to use a portion of …
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push $60 Million Hunger Relief Plan Amid Federal SNAP Crisis Read More