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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 […]

Does it make sense to skimp on a child’s dinner to pay for his or her lunch? Unfortunately, our Congress seems to think so. As Congress returned for its “lame […]

Life in America’s suburbs, isn’t all commuting and scout meetings anymore, if it ever was. Among its many side effects, the Great Recession brought into stark relief the fact that […]

With national elections just weeks away, Arlene Holt Baker is only half joking when she calls this time of year her “busy season.” But the two-term executive vice president of […]