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HONEY BROOK, PA — On Wednesday, February 24, team members from The GIANT Company’s Thorndale store spent the morning and evening volunteering at Honey Brook Food Pantry, sorting food items …
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Each year the Chester County Community Foundation presents Sweet Charity, Chester County’s signature charitable dessert and networking event. The 2021 event cannot take place in-person due to …
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HARRISBURG, PA — A bill that would provide food donors with legal protections for donating food in good faith passed the House on Friday, announced state Rep. Melissa Shusterman, D-Chester/Montgomery, …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced several efforts recently to expand nutrition assistance to hard-hit families across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. In support of …
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HARRISBURG, PA — With two federal pandemic unemployment programs set to expire at the end of this month, the Departments of Labor & Industry (L&I) and Agriculture want Pennsylvanians to …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller are reminding Pennsylvanians to take advantage of food assistance programs and Thanksgiving baskets from local organizations to …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding joined Hunger-Free Pennsylvania and Hunters Sharing the Harvest recently to encourage Pennsylvania’s more than 850,000 licensed hunters to consider donating a deer to …
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WILMINGTON, DE — As the holiday season approaches, WSFS Bank is encouraging its Associates, Customers and Communities to search their hearts, and their pantries, to donate nonperishable food items to …
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DILLSBURG, PA — At Warrington Farms in Dillsburg Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding commended Pennsylvania’s farmers who take part in the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System for their contributions of more …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) has submitted a request to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that would extend additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program …
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