More children are going hungry as pandemic nutrition supports end. It’s time for Pennsylvania to make school meals free.
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More children are going hungry as pandemic nutrition supports end. It’s time for Pennsylvania to make school meals free.
Use our quick and easy form to email your members of Congress to support a new bill that would keep kids fed when school is out.
A recent state announcement about unactivated P-EBT cards highlights ongoing failures in Pandemic EBT benefit distribution.
A new report finds Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is crucial for supporting the lowest income families in Pennsylvania, but must be improved.
We joined U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of PA and other community leaders at a press conference about how the American Rescue Plan will help families and children.
Last week, the federal and state government took significant steps to help struggling families feed their children.
The package contains powerful public policies to help suffering American households, but pervasive hunger and poverty will likely continue.
Just Harvest and 21 community, advocacy, and labor organizations urged our U.S. Senators and Representatives to enact specific relief measures.
The federal public comment period on a rule change to SNAP that would cut access to free school meals has been re-opened. The final day to comment is November 1!
On Nov. 6, voters in Allegheny County can vote on whether to amend the county’s Home Rule Charter to create a Children’s Fund.