Policy News
(Jun. 25)
On Friday, Mayor Nutter announced the start of this year's free summer meals program.
(Jun. 25)
No child should go hungry in Philadelphia this summer, with more than 1,000 sites providing “Food That’s In, When School Is Out”
(Jun. 25)
Mayor Michael Nutter and city feeding agencies have announced Philadelphia’s summer meals program, providing free meals for children in Philadelphia this summer.
(Jun. 10)
Philadelphia's Congressional delegation is working to preserve the city's unique school lunch program.
(May. 23)
Policy Center Manager Rachel Meeks discusses how the federal Child Nutrition Act could jeopardize school meals for low-income children in Philadelphia.
(May. 20)
According to a new study, a family of four needs to make $60,000 a year to survive in Philadelphia - much higher than the federal poverty measure of just $22,050 a year.
(May. 3)
Support the Coalition Against Hunger and other hunger-relief agencies at this annual culinary event, featuring Philadelphia's leading restaurants.
(Apr. 10)
Thousands of people packed the Art Museum area for a walk and run to fight against Hunger.
(Apr. 8)
Saturday's annual Walk Against Hunger and 5K run will benefit the area's feeding programs which are under more and more strain as more and more people look for more and more ways to put more food on the table.
(Apr. 8)
This Saturday is the annual Walk Against Hunger which will benefit more than 100 food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the area.
(Apr. 5)
Congress is now reviewing all of the nutrition programs that provide food to low-income children across the country. Find out what critical programs are at risk and what you can do about it.
(Mar. 13)
With a record number of people turning to food pantries and soup kitchens for help, this year's Walk Against Hunger & 5K Run needs more support than ever.
(Mar. 7)
Executive Director, Carey Morgan Appears on Larry Kane's "Voice of Reason"
(Feb. 24)
With hunger at a record high in the region, this year's event needs more support than ever.
(Feb. 19)
Coalition Executive Director Carey Morgan responds to an article about the public's perceptions of those living in poverty.
(Feb. 11)
After a U-turn in the politics of poverty, food stamps, a program once scorned as “welfare,” enjoys broad new support.
(Jan. 26)
Pennsylvania's First Congressional District is the second hungriest in the nation. Coalition Executive Director Carey Morgan calls on government officials to enact sound policies to help end hunger.
(Jan. 20)
Poverty increased nearly 1 percent in Philadelphia's suburbs between 2000 and 2008, partly because of two recessions, according to a report being released by the Brookings Institution.
(Nov. 29)
With a record number of Americans now using food stamps, this public nutrition program has become more important and socially accepted than ever.
(Nov. 29)
Executive Director, Carey Morgan, joins with other anti-hunger advocates to address inaccuracies in Charles Lane’s response to the USDA’s food security report.
(Nov. 28)
Emergency food agencies continue to experience increasing demand for assistance, especially among middle- and working-class people.
(Nov. 28)
The USDA has ranked state performance, with Pennsylvania listed among the best and New Jersey among the worst.
(Nov. 24)
Thanks to a partnership among Stroehmann Bakeries, ACME Markets and Giant Food Stores, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger has received more than $100,000 to provide more funding, food and resources to food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the Philadelphia region.
(Nov. 24)
Money from Stroehmann’s Nourishing Neighbors campaign will fund the Coalition’s Victory in Partnership project, which is meant to provide food pantries and soup kitchens with more funding, food, volunteers, technology and training.
(Nov. 18)
Executive Director, Carey Morgan says Americans must tell legislators that food insecurity is a major issue in the community.
(Nov. 18)
A new study finds that nearly half of all children – 90 percent of all black children – will be on food stamps (SNAP) at some point during their childhood. In Philadelphia, 43 percent of all SNAP recipients are children.
(Nov. 17)
America is hungry and getting hungrier, with 49 million people - 17 million of them children - last year unable to consistently get enough food to eat, according to a report released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(Oct. 26)
As demand for emergency food grows, Philadelphia’s food pantry system is struggling to meet the current need. Coalition and other partner organization projects seek to address the issue.
(Oct. 22)
Food drives will benefit neighborhood food pantries and soup kitchens.
(Oct. 13)
Mayor Michael Nutter to call for new solutions to end hunger in the city.
(Oct. 7)
Mayor Nutter to speak at Oct. 16th launch of Stroehmann Nourishing Neighbors.
(Sep. 29)
The number of households receiving food stamps is expected to rise, according to Rachel Meeks, the Coalition’s Food Stamp Campaign Manager.
(Sep. 17)
Coalition Executive Director Carey Morgan discusses the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest data on poverty and what it means for hunger in Philadelphia on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane.
(Aug. 25)
Awaiting $18 million in state funding, Philadelphia pantries and soup kitchens question whether they can continue feeding their clients
(Aug. 15)
Coalition Food Stamp Campaign Manager Rachel Meeks comments on the state's decision to raise the income limits for SNAP from 130 percent of the federal poverty line to 160 percent.
(Aug. 4)
Coalition Against Hunger applauds state’s decision to broaden eligibility requirements.
(Jul. 31)
More families in need will be eligible for nutritional assistance now that the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare has raised the gross income limit for food stamps.
(Jul. 16)
Volunteers who feed the hungry put their best recipes to the test in a cook-off at the Coalition’s annual Walk Against Hunger Celebration.
(Jul. 7)
Soup kitchens and food cupboard representatives gather to celebrate their work and receive much needed funds from the Coalition Against Hunger.
(Jul. 5)
MyPhl17 anchor Renai Ellison emcees the Coalition’s annual Walk Against Hunger Celebration.
(Jul. 2)
With food-stamp applications at an all-time high, state working hiring freeze leads to unnecessary denials in applications.
(Jun. 29)
More than 365,000 Philadelphia residents receive food stamps. Gov. Ed Rendell must respond to the needs of Pennsylvanians hit hardest by this economic crisis.
(Jun. 23)
Nearly $140,000 will be distributed to food pantries and soup kitchens.
(Apr. 9)
Anti-hunger advocates applaud Mayor Nutter’s active interest in combating hunger.
(Feb. 21)
The Coalition Against Hunger calls on Gov. Rendell to lift the hiring freeze on Department of Public Welfare.
(Feb. 20)
Hunger is a matter of public health. New survey finds that one out of every 10 households in Southeast Pennsylvania has had to skip or cut back on meals.
(Feb. 20)
Philadelphia’s Universal Feeding Program offers a sensible, cost-effective solution to the growing problem of food insecurity in America, especially among children.
(Feb. 12)
Mayor Nutter endorses an anti-hunger platform which includes expansion of food-stamp benefits in the stimulus bill and continued federal support for the city’s Universal Feeding Program.
(Feb. 11)
For the first time in anyone's memory, Philadelphia's anti-hunger advocates have banded together to call on federal, state and city officials to end hunger.
(Feb. 9)
New York City Coalition Against Hunger’s Joel Berg says, “Fighting hunger without the weapon of big federal dollars is like fighting drought without water.”
(Jan. 13)
The Coalition Against Hunger emphasizes value of food stamps as a part of the economic stimulus package.