…”With more than $1 trillion dollars added to the deficit within 10 years, ‘they’re going to be looking at those programs to foot the bill,” said Ann Sanders, public policy […]
News Item Types Archives: Barriers
Bill would simplify process for seniors seeking food aid
“…’This is great idea, since it not only reduces the potential barrier on participating senior, but also makes administration simpler and less costly to state governments,’ said Ken Regal, executive […]
More than 350,000 Pa. seniors take advantage of streamlined food-stamp application
“… Some seniors can be socially isolated, or might not be able to use the state’s online benefits application or visit a county assistance office, said Ken Regal, executive director […]
Freedom a struggle after years in solitary confinement
“…’If people are coming out of the state prison with no work skills and no support system from the corrections system to help them find work, then what are our […]
Fewer on Food Stamps, but Hunger Persists
“Ken Regal, executive director of Just Harvest, a Pittsburgh anti-hunger organization, tells The American Prospect that after the draft order (which was leaked to the Post), ‘the [immigrant] applications we handled plummeted to zero. […]
Just Harvest Education Fund
“TWO DAYS BEFORE he was released from a long hospital stay, Mark Scanlan realized he was going home to an empty refrigerator, with no food stamps or money to buy food. […]
Pa. delegation, officials respond to Trump’s proposed budget cuts
“….Imposing a work requirement represents a belief that people on food stamps are lazy, said Ken Regal, executive director of anti-hunger nonprofit Just Harvest. “If that’s the policy of the […]
State finds success with social services mobile app
“…Speaking at an event last week, Nadia Pacheco, an outreach coordinator at anti-hunger nonprofit Just Harvest, said she was pleased with the ability to send verification documents on the app […]
Trump budget proposal would cut federal programs for poor
“From funding for affordable housing, to money for heating assistance, to legal help for the poor, President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget aims to cut or eliminate a host of […]
Anti-hunger advocates concerned about food stamp cuts
“With an incoming Republican Presidential administration and a Republican-controlled Congress, some advocates for the poor say they are concerned about cuts to the food stamp program. ‘We are in fact, […]
