Food Insecurity

This week's heat wave couldn't stop a group of teens in Berwick from feeding their neighbors with a summer food drive. And the field of Republican candidates for governor is taking shape ahead of next year's election.

Teens distribute food to families with the group For the Cause, a nonprofit dedicated to youth leadership in Columbia and Luzerne counties.

Gov. Josh Shapiro has sued the USDA over the termination of a three-year, $13 million dollar food assistance contract. But that's only one issue taxing Pennsylvania's food assistance programs. And, former Congressman Matt Cartwright explains his decision not to run again in 2026.

Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the termination of a $13 million food assistance contract in the wake of looming food stamp cuts and mounting losses to charitable food programs.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture notified local governments and agencies last week that the federal government is holding back money appropriated for the vouchers, which means fewer recipients will get vouchers and their distribution has been delayed.

Today as Penn State considers which commonwealth campuses to close, we’ll hear from students about their anxiety and hope for the future.And governor Josh Shapiro has joined another multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration - this time it’s about the volunteer program AmeriCorps.

The free “Spring Into a Day of Giving” pop-up food pantry will be from noon to 3 p.m. at Weston Field, 928 Providence Road, in Scranton.

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A resident physician at The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, grows produce in his Waverly Twp. garden and has donated more than 100 pounds of it this summer.

As summer drags on, some families in Pennsylvania must rely on the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Nutrition Program.