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SNAP benefits won't be issued Nov. 1 due to the shutdown. How many people in Pennsylvania get benefits? It might shock you. Here's the breakdown.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has declared a disaster emergency amid the looming SNAP benefits crisis. Shapiro is directing $5 million to Feeding Pennsylvania immediately to help distribute through its network of food banks across the state.
A federal government shutdown threatens to halt SNAP food benefits for 2 million Pennsylvanians in November. Food charities, already facing state and federal funding cuts, warn they cannot fill the gap left by the SNAP program.
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Ryan Mackenzie, Pa. Republicans hosting food drive as shutdown threatens SNAP food benefit access
A group of Republican Pennsylvania elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, are hosting a food drive in Lehigh County Saturday, as thousands of families in the region face hunger due
If funding for SNAP comes to a halt on Saturday, 2 million Pennsylvanians will be among the 42 million Americans who will face empty cupboards and hunger. Amid the outrage, there is a call for empathy.
With SNAP benefits set to expire Saturday for the first time in the program's history, community organizations, politicians, and experts are speaking out about the risks.
It is the second foray by Ms. Garrity into using her office's financial clout to step in when other functions of government are coming up short.
With the SNAP benefit pause looming due to the government shutdown, we looked into the county-by-county impacts for Pennsylvania.
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, Pennsylvania SNAP recipients will not receive benefits that were slated to be paid in November. In a post on the state's official website, the Department of Human Services notes that as of Oct. 16, SNAP benefits will not be paid until the federal government shutdown ends and funds are released to the state.