Since March 2020, Pennsylvaniaâs food banks have provided more than 283 million pounds of food. Food banks and the dedicated volunteers who have staffed their distribution operations have served an average of 551,700 people around the commonwealth each week. These networks provide fresh, healthy produce, dairy products, proteins, and shelf-stable products to help individuals and families in their communities meet this essential need.
Pennsylvania has also leveraged an authority granted through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to request additional funds through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a federally-funded food assistance program that helps more than 1.8 million Pennsylvanians by providing money each month to spend on groceries, helping households to purchase enough food to avoid going hungry.
Wolf: Pa s food assistance programs sustain health during disaster emergency
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Wolf: Pa s food assistance programs sustain health during disaster emergency
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Only 49% of staff at Pennsylvania’s personal care homes and assisted living facilities have gotten COVID-19 vaccines. The Department of Human Services said Thursday that vaccination rates among residents are better at 83%.
The figures were announced Thursday by the Department of Human Services. The department said it would continue to update data reported by facilities on a quarterly basis and make it publicly available on the DHS website.
More than 40,000 Pennsylvanians live in approximately 1,200 personal care homes and assisted living residences throughout the commonwealth. These residents are some of the most vulnerable to COVID-19. About 75% of the department’s personal care homes have voluntarily reported their vaccination rates.