Media Releases - Feeding Pennsylvania

July 12, 2024

Feeding Pennsylvania Disappointed by Lack of Investment in Core Nutrition Programs to Address Food Insecurity

Feeding Pennsylvania is disappointed by the General Assembly’s decision to flat-fund core nutrition programs in the FY25 Commonwealth budget. Despite a $14 billion budget surplus and on the heels of new data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap report showing a twenty-five percent increase in food insecurity across Pennsylvania, neighbors experiencing hunger have been left behind.

June 6, 2024

Weis Markets Partners with PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association North East to Celebrate World Milk Day

Weis Markets, PA Dairymen’s Association, Feeding Pennsylvania and American Dairy Association Northeast celebrated World Milk Day and National Dairy Month with the kickoff of the Fill a Glass with Hope® campaign at the company’s Enola, Pennsylvania store.

May 20, 2024

Feeding Pennsylvania Statement on Release of House Farm Bill Text

Recent developments on the Farm Bill are a critical first step in addressing the nation’s food insecurity. However, while the legislative bill text released by House Agriculture Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson suggests some improvements, proposals to critical federal nutrition programs fall short of the needs and realities of American families facing hunger, including the 1.5 million Pennsylvanians who experience food insecurity.

May 17, 2024

Feeding America study shows the amount of money people facing hunger need to be food secure reaches highest level in 20 years

The extra amount of money that people facing hunger said they need to have enough food reached its highest point in the last 20 years, according to Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study. At the local level, Map the Meal Gap finds that over 1.5 million Pennsylvanians, including more than 436,000 children, are facing hunger. Feeding Pennsylvania’s network of nine food banks that serve all sixty-seven counties in the commonwealth are included in the more than 200 food banks that are part of Feeding America’s nationwide food bank network.

March 7, 2024

Shapiro Administration Announces $3 Million Investment to Fight Hunger, Reduce Food Waste, and Support Pennsylvania Apple Growers

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Feeding Pennsylvania CEO Julie Bancroft visited Knouse Foods in Adams County today to see how a $1 million state investment is turning surplus Pennsylvania apples into apple sauce and apple juice to feed hungry families across the state. The Shapiro Administration’s investment of $1 million of Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System (PASS) funds, and $2 million of federal funds offered apple growers a tangible solution to meet the challenge of keeping a bumper crop of apples from going to waste.

February 29, 2024

Tröegs donates more than $23k through Perpetual Giving campaign

Tröegs Independent Brewing is pleased to announce the completion of its Perpetual Giving campaign, a partnership with Feeding Pennsylvania to raise funding and awareness for local food pantries.

February 6, 2024

Proposed State Budget Boosts Funding for Some, Maintains Support for Other Important Anti-Hunger Programs

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2024-25 General Fund budget would increase funding by $3 million for the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System (PASS) while holding the line on both the State Food Purchase Program (SFPP) and the newer Senior Food Box Program funding.

February 1, 2024

Feeding Pennsylvania Partners with PA Eats, Breweries in PA and PSECU, and Pennsylvania Breweries and Wineries to Announce Funds Raised for Food-Insecure Pennsylvanians through Hops & Vines for Hunger Campaign

Feeding Pennsylvania, Breweries in PA, PA Eats, PSECU, announced the most successful Hops and Vines for Hunger campaign to date. Hops and Vines for Hunger is a month-long statewide fundraising campaign throughout November aiming to raise funds and awareness around the growing need for hunger relief and nutrition education resources in Pennsylvania.

January 5, 2024

2024 Fill a Glass with Hope® Campaign Sends 36 Million Servings of Fresh Milk Flowing into Pennsylvania’s Charitable Food Network

Today at the PA Farm Show, 2024 Fill a Glass with Hope® (FGWH) charitable milk distribution program got a big boost with $135,500 in donations thanks to its annual Feeding Pennsylvania fundraising campaign launch.

September 8, 2023

Feeding Pennsylvania Joins Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month Campaign, Highlighting What’s Possible in a World Without Food Insecurity

For Hunger Action Month this September, Feeding Pennsylvania will join Feeding America and other member food banks to inspire conversation and drive passion for the issue of hunger. The month-long campaign will highlight the impact of food on people’s lives and show how a meal goes beyond solely nourishing our bodies.