The Coalition advocates for responsible, progressive policy that addresses the real need in our community.

Much of the work that we do on the front lines—building  the capacity of food pantries in our region and helping Philadelphia residents obtain food stamps (SNAP)—informs all of our policy recommendations.

Over the past year, the Coalition Against Hunger has:

• Provided research and analysis for the offices of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Congressman Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania's General Assembly and multiple media outlets, including The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer. 
• Worked with Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare and the Philadelphia County Assistance Office to streamline and improve the application process for SNAP.
• Conducted extensive interviews with food pantries and soup kitchens for our annual Food Pantry Survey, a needs assessment of the emergency feeding programs in our city.
• Led an unprecedented collaboration among Philadelphia's anti-hunger organizations to establish an advocacy agenda for city, state and federal policymakers.