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HARRISBURG — Some welfare recipients soon could have one more hurdle to clear in order to receive benefits. The state House in a 164-23 vote Wednesday night approved a bill […]

Valerie Bowens works part-time and takes care of her 82-year-old mother. On three separate occasions over the past nine months, the welfare office has tried to stop their food stamps […]

Advocates for low-income Pennsylvanians are sounding the alarm about a package of bills in Harrisburg that places serious roadblocks in front of anyone seeking assistance through food stamps, welfare or […]

Sakiyah Hall likes fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains, her mother Teeoina said Thursday. Her family may not be able to afford those healthy foods if Congress slashes funding for […]

As a single mom with two kids, Debrajean Hill has to make her paychecks stretch. And she’s often in need of quick cash to pay her bills. That’s why in […]

In 2005, domestic violence victims found that Pennsylvania was not following the law exempting them from welfare work requirements due to trauma or other effects of abuse. Enter Just Harvest, […]

I just read on the Just Harvest website that Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak took on Just Harvest’s challenge — to try and live on a food stamp budget for a week. […]

Thirty years ago, a statistic shocked Joyce Rothermel into action. A study by the Hunger Action Coalition revealed that 48,000 people in Allegheny County had gone for 24 hours without […]

At 9 a.m. sharp, the line outside began filling the waiting room at the Northside Common Ministries’ food pantry. It wasn’t a typical Wednesday; there aren’t typical any days anymore. […]

Brighton Heights resident Anita Lawrence-Bandy realized she might be in for a rough patch after losing her job. Times are tough all over. What the 52-year-old didn’t realize, however, is how difficult […]