A bill making its way through the PA Senate would shift even more of Pennsylvania’s tax burden to small businesses and individuals, including a new tax on food. What you […]
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Back to school with a tool to help fight child hunger
Access to school meals is linked to greater academic performance and cognitive development. Help make sure all Allegheny County children get the nutrition they need in school.
Bill to change Welfare Department’s name doesn’t change stigma
A bill changing the name of the PA Department of Public Welfare is making it’s way through the state legislature. But a new amendment to the bill will undo what […]
Hunger Awareness Month: How does the restaurant industry keep people hungry?
Last month, I joined Pittsburgh fast food workers and economic justice activists on a 3am bus headed to the McDonald’s annual shareholder meeting in Chicago. Fast food workers and community […]
Hunger Awareness Month: PA’s budget can protect education, vital services if we “grow the pie”
Yesterday dozens of activists convened in Pennsylvania’s capitol to send a message to legislators to put human interests above special interests. As the June 30th deadline for a state budget […]
Hunger Awareness Month: Phone bank against budget cuts
Right now, Pennsylvania is facing a $1.3 billion budget shortfall – a huge gap lawmakers are supposed to close by June 30th. Gov. Corbett is seriously considering a cuts-only budget […]
Resources to help fight senior hunger
The number of seniors facing hunger has doubled since 2001. One in 12 seniors experiences hunger in our community, but one in six is on the brink of hunger and […]
New school meals and WIC provisions are “a major step backwards”
Members of Congress are prioritizing profits over healthy school meals, and for the first time in history are letting lobbyists tamper with one of the nation’s key child nutrition programs.
10 reasons why ACA Medicaid expansion is better than Gov. Corbett’s Healthy PA
Thanks to a 2012 Supreme Court ruling, states can opt out of the Affordable Care Act provision to expand Medicaid eligibility to the nation’s poorest adults. Gov. Corbett has his […]
Rally and Twitterstorm to save the DPW Greater Pittsburgh East County Assistance Office in East Liberty!
The state’s Department of Public Welfare is planning to close the Greater Pittsburgh East CAO, which serves more people in need than any other office in the county. Join us […]
