Females, Felonies and Food Stamps: How House Bill 222 Could Affect Women in the Riverwards

The age-old debate between deserving and undeserving, having and having-not, has re-entered the limelight. Those caught in the local crosshairs: single mothers in the Riverwards — an area due south of one of the biggest east coast drug markets and large city-wide count of public assistance recipients.

Pennsylvania House Bill 222 would ban individuals with drug felony charges from receiving public assistance….

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Publish Date: 07-15-2015

News Outlet: The Spirit of the Riverwards

Author: Megan Matuzak and Jack Grauer

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