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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.
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The threat of animal pandemics requires a swift response from the governor s office, agricultural officials argued Tuesday, advocating for the powers ahead of the coming Pennsylvania primary. (Shutterstock)
PENNSYLVANIA Coronavirus is not the only illness that necessitates a swift government response, state officials argue, as they continue to mount a defense of the governor s emergency powers, which could be significantly cut by voters deciding the matter on ballot questions during this May s primary.
Dangerously infectious animal diseases like High Path Avian Influenza, African Swine Fever, and many others exist overseas, and if they were found anywhere in the United States, officials in Pennsylvania said they would need to react instantly.
PLYMOUTH â Young students from Colonial School District in Montgomery County will be able to learn about nutrition and farming thanks to a $4,125 Farm to School Grant from the Department of Agriculture, state Rep. Mary Jo Daley announced.
The funding, part of nearly $400,000 in statewide projects announced late last week by Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, seeks to improve access to healthy, local foods while increasing knowledge of Pennsylvaniaâs agricultural sector for children pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
âI am thrilled for these students from Colonial School District, whose hunger for knowledge of agriculture will undoubtedly be satisfied after enjoying delicious, nutritional food straight from local farmers,â said Daley, D-Montgomery. âAny time we can promote health, education and access to new opportunities for our youngest citizens, you can count on my support!â