| |  | Dear Friends, Can you believe the holiday season is already upon us? As our days get busier and busier, we hope you’ll keep the Coalition Against Hunger in mind this GivingTuesday. It’s the largest day of charitable giving across the globe and takes place on Tuesday, November 29 this year. |
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| Mark your calendars for this annual celebration of generosity and help us: - Connect our local community members with vital food resources
- Complete applications for SNAP (food stamp) benefits on behalf of local families and individuals
- Drive positive lasting change through community education and legislative advocacy to increase access to healthy, nutritious food
- Provide resources for local volunteer-run food pantries, soup kitchens, and our anti-hunger partners
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| You can help us build momentum by spreading the word and making a pledge to donate this Giving Tuesday to build food security across the Philadelphia region! |
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| Celebrate the power of people and organizations to positively transform their communities with us from 6-9pm on Giving Tuesday! We’ve partnered with Love City Brewing, a fierce supporter of local anti-hunger work. When you make a donation to our Giving Tuesday campaign, Love City Brewing will give you a free 10oz beer on Tuesday, November 29th! You’ll just need to show proof of your donation, and we encourage you to tip your bartenders. |
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| | | Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Parent Portal: P-EBT parent portal can now be accessed on a mobile device! Check your child’s 2021-2022 school year and summer 2022 P-EBT benefits or request a replacement card on your mobile device, by following these instructions. |
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| Ridge/Tioga District County Assistance Office (CAO) Permanent Closure: On October 28, 2022, the Ridge/Tioga CAO, located at 1350 Sedgley Avenue, Philadelphia, PA closed. Applicants who were previously served at this district were automatically assigned by zip code to one of three existing CAOs. |
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| SNAP Text Messaging Scam: The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) warned Pennsylvanians about a potential scam in which people, regardless of whether they are SNAP recipients or not, get a text saying that there is an issue with their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. While DHS does send text messages to SNAP recipients, they will never ask for information about an EBT card, SNAP, or any other public assistance programs via unsolicited or random calls or texts. Official DHS text messages will come from the number 1-833-648-1964. |
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| Food Pantries & Soup Kitchens |
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|  | If you are looking for volunteer opportunities over the holidays or places to donate food, check-out our website. We will continue to update this through November and December as we receive new information. |
| | Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen Leaders: It’s not too late to send us your volunteer opportunities and holiday food needs so we can post it on our website! Contact Tanya at [email protected] or 215-430-0555, ext. 1101. |
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| We recently received a call from a grandmother raising her grandchildren. She wanted to apply for SNAP benefits, but she didn't think she would be approved. She called our SNAP Hotline just to be sure. After speaking with our experienced Hotline counselors, they determined that based on her income and expenses, she was most likely eligible. Our team assisted her with the SNAP application and submitted it electronically to her County Assistance Office. She has since been approved and has started receiving her SNAP benefits! Recent studies have found that 1 in 4 grandfamilies (families in which children reside with and are being raised by grandparents) face food insecurity. Many of these families are unaware that they may be eligible to receive SNAP benefits. If you aren’t sure if you qualify, give our SNAP Hotline team a call at 215-430-0556, and our experienced counselors can help. Our team is available Monday – Thursday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Asistencia también disponible en Español. |
| | FIND US IN THE COMMUNITY Check out these amazing events happening in the community! Stop by our resource table and say hello! Highmark Wholecare’s Your Health Matters Health & Resource Fair held in collaboration with Black Clergy of Philadelphia & Vicinity, Inc. - When: Saturday, November 19, 2022 from 10:30 AM-1:30 PM
- Where: Zion Baptist Church, 3600 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19140
- What: Resource fair and FREE turkey giveaway!
Highmark Wholecare’s Thanksgiving Giveaway & Resource Event held in collaboration with the Black Doctors Consortium - When: Monday, November 21, 2022, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
- Where: Deliverance Evangelistic Baptist Church, 2100 W. Lehigh Street, Philadelphia, 19132
- What: Resource fair and giveaway; come early to receive a FREE turkey and sides food basket!
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| MAKE A STAND AGAINST HUNGER! - Sign up to receive our up-to-date Advocacy Alerts.
- Shop our Coalition Against Hunger merchandise. We have water bottles, hats, hoodies, tank tops, and more, all benefiting our work to end hunger.
- Make a donation or Become a Monthly Donor to support our work.
- Use AmazonSmile to do your normal shopping on Amazon and a portion of your purchase will be donated to your charity of choice, at no additional cost to you! Get started by visiting smile.amazon.com and selecting the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger as your charity.
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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