| |  | Dear Friends, Food prices have increased 13.1% in the past year alone. The impact of this has been felt far and wide. More and more of our friends and neighbors are experiencing food insecurity. We must do more, but we need your help. Today is the last day to save $20 on your Night to Fight Hunger tickets! |
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| Join us for the Night to Fight Hunger, our biggest fundraiser of the year, on October 20 from 6:30-9pm. With less than 2 weeks before the event, now is the time get your tickets! Purchase a ticket before 11:59pm tonight (Fri., Oct. 7), use the promo code FightHunger2022, and we will give you $20 off of each ticket purchased. All proceeds from this event support our work connecting people with food assistance programs and nutrition education, providing resources to food pantries, and educating and advocating for policies and practices that increase access to healthy, nutritious food. If you can’t attend, please consider donating. |
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| Help us better serve the Greater Philadelphia area and build a community where all people have the food they need to lead healthy lives. |
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| | | A beautiful view of the city, live music by SNACKTIME, dinner from Di Bruno Bros., a silent auction, cornhole contest, and much more. Don't miss it! |
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| Our Newest Hunger Fighter |
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| We are excited to announce that Mark Viereck has joined our team as our Office Manager/Bookkeeper. In this multifaceted role, Mark will be handling our accounting, managing our systems and office space, as well as recruiting volunteers and more. Please join us in congratulating Mark and welcoming him to our team! |
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| | New SNAP Income Guidelines: On October 1, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) increased the SNAP Income Guidelines to 200% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (FPIG) for all households. This change means that individuals previously denied due to their income might be eligible for SNAP benefits. In addition, the SNAP Maximum amounts will also be increasing. |
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| P-EBT for Kids 0-5 Update: Good news! While we know it's fall of a new school year, Pennsylvania has been approved to issue P-EBT benefits to kids ages 0-5 who were receiving SNAP in the 2021-2022 school year. |
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| Voter Registration Deadline: The deadline to register to vote for the upcoming November 8 election is October 24! The upcoming election will be an important election, and we would encourage everyone to register and participate! |
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| | Our SNAP Hotline Counselor Claire recently assisted a client who wanted to get her SNAP benefits reinstated. This client and her granddaughter called our SNAP Hotline for help. Claire was able to submit an application on her behalf. Unfortunately, this client passed away before her benefits were disbursed, but Claire’s help meant so much to the granddaughter, that she sent Claire this message. |
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| “I just want to thank you so much for first being a child of GOD, a human being, and a professional. You cared and I'm thankful. If everyone could be like you the world would be so much better. Again, thank you and GOD BLESS.” Thank you to Claire and the rest of our Hotline team for doing the work that they do on the SNAP Hotline. Their work makes all the difference in the lives of many families. |
| Upcoming Outreach Events We look forward to seeing you out in the community! Stop by and say hello. We will be passing out resources at the following events: Highmark Wholecare Wellness Tour - Saturday, October 8 from 10am to 2pm at the Bright Hope Baptist Church (1601 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA)
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Monday, October 10 from 10am to 2pm at the Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity (2001 W Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, PA) |
| MAKE A STAND AGAINST HUNGER! We strive to build a community where all people have the food they need to lead healthy lives. Hunger is preventable. Thank you for your continued support of our work! The Coalition Against Hunger Team |
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| | Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
123 Chestnut Street Suite 401 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
215-430-0555 | [email protected] |
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