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‘Crisis point’: Montgomery County addresses growing food insecurity

By: Emily Neil, WHYY Food pantries across Montgomery County are facing a “crisis point” of increased hunger. More than 73,000 Montco residents are experiencing food insecurity, according to Feeding America’s 2022 report, the latest data available. That represents an increase of more

Need for food remains at record levels in the region

By: Mike Urban, Reading Eagle Manna on Main Street in Lansdale is a food pantry serving Montgomery County and has seen increases in demand similar to what other organizations are seeing nationally and locally. The nonprofit, which distributes bagged meals

Montgomery County food pantries brace for ‘food insecurity tsunami’ amid end to COVID SNAP benefits

By: Rachel Ravina, The Reporter Pennsylvania’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s, known as SNAP, is no longer providing the emergency allotment benefits tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. The extra food stamps benefit expired at the end of last month, and pantries