The USDA still hasn’t released any guidance on how states can provide school meals benefits to families whose children are at home due to the pandemic. Here is what we […]
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Articles and notes from Just Harvest staff and partners.
Free and discount rides to cast your ballot in Allegheny County
If you need a ride to vote in person at a county election office or your polling place, rest assured there are good options.
How to get registered and cast your ballot in the Nov. 3 election
Elections matter and your vote has power. Here’s the info you need to make sure you and others can participate safely and securely in the Nov. 3 election.
Pittsburgh City Council: Defund the police!
It is time to radically shift our spending priorities away from policing and towards the human needs and well-being of Black communities.
Forward together, not one step back: The Poor People’s June 20 Moral March on Washington
Millions of people joined in the Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington on June 20. We did not stand shoulder to shoulder, but we did stand together.
Black Lives Matter: We must end racist policing and incarceration
Just Harvest stands with allies who are working to stop the U.S. incarceration system and police from oppressing and killing people of color.
Tell the Senate to pass the HEROES Act and strengthen SNAP now!
SNAP is our nation’s first line of defense against hunger. Use our quick form to urge Sen. Casey and Toomey to move quickly to address hunger.
Cash Assistance options during COVID-19
What can people waiting for unemployment benefits, or who aren’t eligible for them, do to pay their bills? There are options.
Kat’s story: Shopping with food stamps was difficult, now it’s impossible
“I only ask that the people who have had a hard life and not much money to be able to at least get food during this pandemic.”
After the pandemic: The “old normal”, or something better?
The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis of shocking proportion. We eagerly yearn for a return to normal, even as we picture what “a new normal” might require.
