January 11, 2024 | 10:40 AM
tag | food insecurity
November 30, 2023 | 3:19 PM
How do students overcome barriers to learning like hunger, homelessness?
April 5, 2023 | 12:48 PM
Proposal would expand free meals for all kids to more schools
January 17, 2023 | 4:28 PM
MLK Day volunteer event plants seeds to fight food deserts in Harrisburg
October 27, 2022 | 4:52 PM
Food insecurity is a concern in Pennsylvania, here’s what local organizations are doing about it
Joe Arthur, Executive Director of the Central Pennsylvania Food bank, and Dennis Curtin, Director of PR for Weis Markets joined us on Thursday’s Smart Talk to discuss the hunger crisis in Central Pennsylvania, its impact and what people can do to help.
September 30, 2022 | 9:53 AM
An additional 420,000 Pennsylvanians will qualify for food assistance as of Saturday
September 16, 2022 | 4:26 PM
USDA Food and Nutrition Service adds application requirement for reduced or free school meals
Congress did not extend United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service authority to allow all students to eat school meals free of charge this school year, a choice that will effect around ten million children this school year, according to Forbes.
Updated: 2022-08-12 18:40:31
Grocery store eliminates food desert in Reading neighborhood
Ideal Food Basket, a fresh produce grocery store, opened last Tuesday; with the long-anticipated snipping of their red ribbon a neighborhood food desert in Reading was eliminated.
August 4, 2022 | 4:35 PM
Lancaster County company talks about National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is today and many don’t know the recipe started from what was believed to be a mistake.
June 8, 2022 | 2:41 PM
Pennsylvania families facing food insecurity can get help this summer
The Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Education are reminding students and caretakers that they can get access to nutritious meals beyond their last day of the school year.
