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Food insecurity and hunger plagues older population

Also on the program: Advocacy group urges greater effort to preserve local farmland

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

State anti-hunger programs get a boost in the new budget

Food advocates say that the new budget increases will help fortify the supply of foods.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

How the USDA’s food box initiative overpaid and underdelivered

The Trump Administration has been buying food from farmers and getting it to food banks. Food banks, however, say the program was not set up to deliver food efficiently.

By NPR

Wolf Administration wants more flexibility in adminstering food assistance during COVID-19 pandemic

"Our fear is that the federal government seems to want to get back to normal faster than I think we’re going to be able to do that safely.”
By Liz Reid/WESA


Wolf Administration outlines steps to ensure food security during pandemic

Because of the business shutdown order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, hundreds of thousands of people are seeking food assistance for the first time.  

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

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