Gov. Tom Corbett has refused to participate in the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion plan, through which hundreds of thousands of uninsured Pennsylvanians would gain access to affordable health care. […]
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Free tax prep for those who most need it
“I know for a fact that there are people who qualify and don’t use the sites” that offer free tax preparation, says Angela Reynolds, director of programs for financially struggling […]
Free tax preparation sites open next week
United Way of Allegheny County, in partnership with the Money in Your Pocket Coalition, will open 14 free tax preparation sites across Allegheny County beginning Jan. 20 through April 15. Each location […]
Sewickley area artisans help to feed hungry
Help to feed the hungry is coming in all shapes, sizes and colors at Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley. Each January, center instructors and students volunteer to help […]
Cuts in federal food benefits mean tightened belts for residents and charities alike
Just weeks before Thanksgiving, a time when belts loosen all across the country, nearly 1.8 million low-income Pennsylvanians began tightening their own. On Nov. 1, cuts in the federal Supplemental […]
Vickie Stevenson: “They give you so many hoops to jump through.”
For Vickie Stevenson, a single mother living in Allison Park, getting by on SNAP benefits is all about planning ahead. She’s received food stamps off and on for the past […]
Cuts in food stamps leave more people turning to pantries
Cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have been in effect for just one month, but local food pantries already are seeing an increase in need. The 2009 American Recovery […]
Farmers markets’ terminals ease sales
Pennsylvania began issuing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in 1998, changing the way thousands of Pennsylvanians provide food for their families. Ken Regal, executive director of Just Harvest, said although […]
Serve the needy: Another report shows DPW falling short
You can’t serve the public without public employees. That’s the reality confirmed in a report by the Service Employees International Union on caseworker understaffing at the Department of Public Welfare. […]
Who Fills Post-Thanksgiving Plates in Pennsylvania?
Now that the Thanksgiving spread has been cleared in homes and soup kitchens around the state, what’s next for Pennsylvanians who face food insecurity on a daily basis?
