Bagels, hummus, carrots and peppers are all on the menu in Bonnie Stright's first-grade classroom at Andrew Hamilton School on Monday morning. "I can really see a difference in the children where they ...

Nearly 42 million people in the U.S. count on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP, for food. All are at risk of that support vanishing or, at the very least, ...

As the status of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits remains in flux amid the government shutdown, Philadelphia officials have published a plan to try to connect affected residents, ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced legislation this week to support food banks and other resources as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is set to freeze on Nov. 1 amid the government ...

About one in eight Americans receives federal food aid, and in Philadelphia, that number is more like one in three. Now, due to the government shutdown, officials say those payments for food won't be ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday signed a declaration of disaster emergency to release millions to help feed low-income Pennsylvanians one day before the federal food safety net program runs out of money.

As the rain crashed down in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood Thursday morning, dozens of residents lined up outside the Lutheran Settlement House. The food bank is now serving double the number of ...

Within days, tens of millions of low-income Americans may lose assistance for food, child care and utilities if the federal government remains shut down. Hannah Mann and her family in New Jersey rely ...

“As an undergrad at Drexel, I saw classmates and neighbors struggling with hunger every day,” Evan Ehlers, 29, said. Witnessing food insecurity up close inspired the college student to start Sharing ...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announced a $1.7 million investment from UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania to expand ...