Now that the Thanksgiving spread has been cleared in homes and soup kitchens around the state, what’s next for Pennsylvanians who face food insecurity on a daily basis?
News Item Types Archives: SNAP/food stamp cuts
Letter to the Editor: SNAP cuts real, painful
By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on 11-19-2013 SNAP/food stamp cuts
Regarding the editorial “The SNAP ‘cuts’: Food for thought”: If opponents of America’s food stamp program “focused more attention on helping benefit recipients become breadwinners,” they wouldn’t be stomping their […]
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Publish Date: 11-19-2013
News Outlet: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Author: Just Harvest Intern Nick Chubb
Pennsylvania considering repeal of asset test used in food stamps
By Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on 10-28-2013 SNAP/food stamp cuts
State officials are signaling they could repeal or revise a controversial asset test for food stamp recipients — a measure instituted last year that barred thousands of families from receiving […]
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Publish Date: 10-28-2013
News Outlet: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Author: Kate Giammarise