By: Stephana Ocneanu, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The number of Pennsylvanians going hungry has drastically risen in recent years,according to a new report from the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and FeedingPennsylvania. Between 2021 and 2024, food insecurity has increased 44% in Pennsylvania…
Author: Sheldon Good
One year after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’: 98K fewer Pennsylvanians on SNAP
By: Whitney Downard The past weekend’s 250th Independence Day celebration also marked another anniversary: the first year after President Donald Trump signed HR 1, otherwise known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Many of its sweeping policy changes, including…
Food pantry leaders see more people living on the edge
The past year has been difficult for many families as the cost of living crisis continues with new factors adding to families’ burdens. Rising prices on food, housing, transportation and utilities have made family life unaffordable for many across the…
Manna faces record demand as SNAP lapse strains local families
Manna on Main Street is seeing one of its busiest weeks on record as the community nonprofit works to meet surging demand for food and meals following a lapse in SNAP benefits. According to Manna on its Facebook page Friday…
What are SNAP benefits, and how are they changing?
By: Community Legal Services The federal budget reconciliation bill, which became law in July 2025, included cuts to Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps). Community Legal Services has created a page to help you understand how you may be impacted and…
WATCH: Manna opens Online Market Hub with grand opening
Manna on Main Street on Saturday, September 14, 2024, celebrated the grand opening of its new innovative resource that will expand the food pantry’s provision of online ordering and delivery of groceries to its clients. Mann on Main Street’s Online…
