“To avoid going out in public, many are turning to online ordering and delivery for basic necessities like groceries. But the coronavirus has created obstacles for many who rely on […]
News Item Types Archives: Barriers
Despite Being More User-Friendly, WIC Enrollment Still Falling
“An important supplemental nutrition program for young families continues to lose enrollment in Allegheny County, despite recent changes to make the Women, Infants and Children program more user-friendly. WIC provides […]
Food stamp changes prompt concern
“An event Friday at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in Duquesne will highlight what are potentially several sweeping changes to the country’s largest food assistance safety-net program. State officials, advocates, […]
Nearly 2,000 Allegheny County Residents Could Lose Access To Food Stamps Under New USDA Rule
“More than 1,800 low-income Allegheny County residents could lose access to food assistance under a new Trump administration rule that tightens work requirements for able-bodied adults without kids….”
Nearly 700,000 will lose food stamps with USDA work requirement change
Lynn Hayes-Freeland interviews Just Harvest’s public policy advocate, Ann Sanders, about the finalized Trump rule released this week that would toughen time limits on SNAP for certain recipients.
Thousands In Allegheny County Could Lose SNAP Benefits Under Proposed Change
“More than 16,000 people in Allegheny County could be impacted by a proposed change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The federal Department of Agriculture proposal would tighten restrictions for […]
Trump’s food stamps cuts will aggravate inequality: Is this the America we want? | Opinion
“…In the context of rampant and growing income inequality, terminating categorical eligibility will yank food assistance from 3.1 million Americans with a demonstrated need — 16,000, for instance, in Allegheny […]
OP-ED: Food stamp cuts amid escalating inequality: Is this the America we want?
“In late July, President Trump launched a frontal assault on the nation’s cornerstone food assistance program: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Trump’s Department of Agriculture announced its plan to […]
Stay woke: A round-up of educational and social justice events this week in Pittsburgh
“Join Pittsburgh nonprofit group Just Harvest for its monthly public-action series, which coordinates letter-writing to address public concerns to lawmakers. This month, the Power of the Pen meet-up is encouraging […]
Proposed cuts for SNAP would have vast impact
“…Ann Sanders, public policy advocate of the hunger advocacy group Just Harvest told The Confluence’s Megan Harris that the cut would result in 9 percent of recipients—about three million people—losing benefits. She says […]
