“Justina Moktan was born in Singapore and raised by her Nepalese parents to speak both Nepali and English. Now, as an intern at Global Wordsmiths, she helps bridge the gap […]
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“Justina Moktan was born in Singapore and raised by her Nepalese parents to speak both Nepali and English. Now, as an intern at Global Wordsmiths, she helps bridge the gap […]
“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. […]
Publish Date: 07-18-2017
News Outlet: The Pittsburgh Foundation Forum
Author: Mackenzie Carpenter
“McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania is just 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. It has a rich history. The first American Eagle Outfitters opened there in 1912. A native American burial mound in […]
Publish Date: 08-05-2016
News Outlet: WESA FM
Author: Justin Wier and Marcus Charleston
“Western Pennsylvania nonprofits are hustling to blunt a clamp-down this spring on food stamp benefits, promoting volunteer work and other provisions that can keep low-income households eligible for the aid. […]
A three-month time limit on food stamps for unemployed or underemployed adults ages 18 to 50 who aren’t disabled or raising minor children will apply to most of Allegheny County […]
Publish Date: 01-04-2016
News Outlet: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Author: Kate Giammarise
About 30,000 people in Pennsylvania could lose their food stamp benefits early next year — about 8,000 of them in Allegheny County — due to the return of a three-month […]
Publish Date: 11-02-2015
News Outlet: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Author: Kate Giammarise
Penn Hills is one of six Allegheny County communities to participate in the Fresh Corners pilot program, which will bring fresh produce closer to people who don’t have quick access […]
Publish Date: 09-30-2015
News Outlet: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Author: Kelsey Shea
A quick drive through Pittsburgh’s East End would be enough to convince any bystander that our city is undergoing an economic boom. But despite the rapid takeover by luxury condos, […]
Starting today, applicants for food assistance in Pennsylvania will no longer have to undergo a controversial assets test — one that critics said kept thousands of needy people from being […]
Publish Date: 04-27-2015
News Outlet: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Author: Kate Giammarise
When he signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act last fall, J. C. Ciesielski estimated his income at $19,400, qualifying him for a federal subsidy that cut […]
Publish Date: 03-22-2015
News Outlet: The New York Times
Author: Abby Goodnough