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Pennsylvania organizations stepping up as battle over SNAP continues

As the court battle played out through the day, at least nine states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey, had already ...

Pa. begins distributing SNAP benefits as Shapiro offers rebuke of Vance tells administration to ‘give up’ fight

About $100 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits started reaching Pennsylvanians Friday in a major ...

Successful lawsuit by Pa., other states, compels SNAP funds’ immediate release

Shapiro said his successful lawsuit filed in the wake of the Trump administration’s refusal to release SNAP funds November 1, ...
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PA Gov Shapiro gives SNAP update, slams Congress, taps into state funds

Shapiro declared a disaster, allowing the state to tap into $5 million of funding to assist food banks, but they are not ...

Uncertainty over SNAP benefits hits home in Pa.’s coal region

Alexis Miller first encountered Jim and Janet Bowers when she commissioned their bakery in Shamokin, to make her wedding cake ...
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SNAP funding freeze: Here’s the latest on November benefits and how the Philly region is impacted

A back-and-forth court battle has led to further uncertainty for the food assistance program, which serves close to 1 million people in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Gov. Shapiro shares how Pennsylvania is helping people keep food on table amid SNAP uncertainty

Shapiro emphasized there's no shame in needing help right now. If you do, you can find a food bank or pantry in your area by ...

10 things to know about the SNAP food aid crisis and what’s being done

SNAP, often called food stamps, helps about 42 million Americans, 2 million of them in Pennsylvania, to buy groceries.