09/09/2026
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐:
The work of hunger relief organizations and the federal nutrition support provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are critical lifelines for families trying to make ends meet. Food insecurity is rising, impacting every community in our region. Costs for food, housing, utilities, healthcare and transportation continue to squeeze the already tight budgets of our neighbors. Every day more people are turning to our organizations for help.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น โ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐. Lasting progress takes neighbors, community organizations, farmers, volunteers, donors, advocates, businesses, elected officials and government working together.
What is happening: In 2025, federal policy changes led to significant USDA food and funding reductions for food banks and other charitable feeding programs, while H.R. 1 enacted the largest cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the program's history. Since then, more than 200,000 Pennsylvanians have lost access to SNAP over the past year, increasing demand on charitable food networks. Food banks and hunger relief programs are now being asked to serve a growing number of individuals and families with fewer available resources.
As these changes have gone into effect, our organizations and the broader
anti-hunger network are standing together in solidarity and facing the fact that no single entity can end hunger alone.
Across southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond, our four organizations are working to ensure neighbors can access food for today and build stability for tomorrow.
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