More than $2 million was awarded to 57 food banks, pantries, shelters and soup kitchens across Pennsylvania, including several in our area. The funding is through the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Reach and Resiliency Grants. Funded projects include mobile food pantries, expanded cold storage and warehouse space, delivery vehicles, and other investments that expand TEFAP’s … Read more
September is nationally known as Hunger Action Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about hunger in the United States. During September, some food banks experience an increase in food donation, especially so close to major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christimas. However, food banks across Pennsylvania are still struggling to collect food donations. On Saturday, Central Pennsylvania … Read more
Noemis De Jesus has to be careful about every spending decision she makes. Treating herself in a restaurant or buying that pair of flip-flops she needs might mean she won’t have enough money for groceries or gas to get her through the month. “I don’t have the luxury of going to a birthday party with … Read more
YORK, Pa. — Part bike ride, part food drive, part scavenger hunt, Cranksgiving has been held annually in New York City since 1999. The organizers then brought it to York 16 years ago. This weekend, two south central Pennsylvanian cities will host their own Cranksgiving to support people in need in their communities. Continue … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The cost of food is rising and so is the demand to feed families in Pennsylvania. “People who perhaps were getting by just fine maybe a year ago are finding a real squeeze in trying to pay their bills and buy groceries,” said Amy Hill with the Central Pa. Food Bank. The … Read more