Attendees at this monthly event write letters pushing for specific policies to address hunger and poverty. Frank conversation is part of that.
Author Archive | Emily Cleath
Michael’s story: What it takes to restart your life in Allegheny County
Obtaining the resources that Michael is eligible for became a saga – a series of confusing barriers that no one in need of assistance should have to face.
Take This Box and Shove It: Trump’s horrendous hunger plan
Buried in Trump’s new federal budget is an idea that deserves to see the light of day – so people can see it for what it is: extravagant waste and […]
Week 8: Tell Pa. legislators to tax Marcellus Shale gas, not attack people on Medicaid
When is half less than zero? When it’s the Pennsylvania state budget.
Here’s why Betsy DeVos is right about “no free lunch”
Twitter erupted recently over a tactless joke Pres. Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos made about there being no free lunches. Here’s what has to happen next.
A look at TANF 20 years after “welfare reform”
Twenty years ago, President Clinton and Congress ended cash assistance as we knew it. The thinking behind “welfare reform” was essentially this: the free ride is over.
Pennsylvania legislators must protect our commonwealth
We can’t pay for the government we really need if state lawmakers are unwilling to even pay for the government we have.
This boy donated $1,100 to Just Harvest!
For many 13-year-old Jewish boys, the Bar Mitzvah is a weighty coming of age ceremony that they have long expected and prepared for. But Aaron Berger isn’t like most boys.
The Constant Gardener: What Congress doesn’t get about poverty but the Pope does
Earlier this month Just Harvest led a delegation to Washington, DC to urge our legislators to protect the federal food stamp program in the upcoming round of budget negotiations. What […]
What is the true poverty rate in America?
Will the real poverty rate please stand up? The standard figure – 15% – is now being recognized as only a snapshot of a moment in time and not a […]
