If you have not checked out the Hunger-Free Lancaster County’s Fifth Annual Report to the Community, you can read it here. This grassroots coalition of about 40 nonprofit, for profit, […]
Feeding PA and PA Ag Secretary Urge USDA to Reverse Planned Cuts as Pandemic Worsens and Need Grows
Without the USDA’s continued support, the charitable food network will struggle to feed the increasing number of people looking for help as the pandemic rages. Pennsylvania Agriculcture Secretary Russell C. […]
Downtown Lancaster Holiday Meal Giveaway to be Home Delivered This Year
For many in Lancaster, waiting in line at Clipper Magazine Stadium in the dark of a cold December morning to pick up a box with all the ingredients for a […]
All SNAP benefits to be paid by December 11
Today the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced that all December Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be paid and available on EBT cards in one payment that will […]
UPDATED Thanksgiving and Black Friday Community Meal Schedule
There is a newly udpated holiday meal schedule available on OurCommunityMeals.org. This includes information on Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving. Also, there will be a free flu vaccine […]
Good News for Pennsylvanians Who are Not Yet Naturalized: Federal Court Strikes Down Public Charge Rule
We wanted to share some really good news out of Washington! The day before Election Day, a federal judge in Illinois vacated the Trump Administration’s “public charge” rule, saying the […]
Rental Assistance Program deadline: November 4
With the November 4th deadline quickly approaching, many Hunger-Free Lancaster County partners are coordinating a rental assistance program through the Lancaster Housing Redevelopment Authority. Lancaster residents can call PA-211 to […]
More fixes to rent relief program increasingly unlikely
It is looking increasingly unlike that the Pennsylvania General Assembly will offer any further improvement to the state’s rental relief program, which is set to expire on November 4. By […]
Changes to PA’s Rental Assistance Program designed to encourage more landlords to participate
On October 13, Governor Wolf announced changes to Pennsylvania’s rental assistance program. Notably, landlords may now enter into repayment agreements with their tenants; they are no longer required to forgive […]
Child Nutrition Waivers extended through end of academic year
On October 9, the USDA announced that it will be extending child nutrition waivers until the end of the academic year (June 30, 2021). The extended child nutrition waivers include […]