During the COVID-19 pandemic, people who received SNAP benefits received an additional monthly payment, which helps low-income individuals and families buy nutritious food. This month the extra payments, known as SNAP Emergency Allotments, have expired and nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians will be affected by this change.

On The SparkThursday Shelley Peterson, Community Progress Council’s Director of Housing Education, and Amy Hill, Director of Community Engagement and Advocacy for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, joined us to discuss the impact of SNAP Emergency Allotments ending and resources to help SNAP recipients during this transition.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people who received SNAP benefits received an additional monthly payment, which helps low-income individuals and families buy nutritious food. This month the extra payments, known as SNAP Emergency Allotments, have expired and nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians will be affected by this change.
On The Spark Thursday Shelley Peterson, Community Progress Council’s Director of Housing Education, and Amy Hill, Director of Community Engagement and Advocacy for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, joined us to discuss the impact of SNAP Emergency Allotments ending and resources to help SNAP recipients during this transition.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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