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.

As the U.S. continues to recover from the economic recession, lawmakers in Harrisburg and on Capitol Hill are making decisions that will affect all Philadelphia residents. The Coalition Against Hunger will keep you up to date on how federal and state legislation will impact the most vulnerable residents in our region and what you can do about it.

Learn more about:

• Child Nutrition Reauthorization: This federal legislation authorizes all of the programs that provide food to low-income children across the U.S. throughout the year. What does it mean for Philadelphia, home to the second-hungriest Congressional district in the nation? It could jeopardize the city's successful Universal Feeding Program, which now provides free school meals to 121,000 children in high-poverty schools. Read more
• UPDATE: 2010 State Budget Crisis: For the first time in eight years, Pennsylvania passed an on-time state budget. Unfortunately, it slashed nearly $1 billion in services that help the state's most vulnerable residents, including literacy centers, child welfare programs and homeless services. Legislators failed to pass commonsense revenue measures that would have prevented many of these painful cuts. Read more