In July 2025, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” was passed. It includes SNAP program changes, some of which are currently being implemented and could push more families into food insecurity. SNAP recipients are now required to work 80 hours of qualifying work activities per month. If recipients do not meet
The Office star Kate Flannery (also known by her character name, Meredith) played Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire on behalf of Philabundance! During the episode that aired on September 25, Kate teamed up with her co-star from The Office Oscar Nuñez. She competed like a champion and won a
In celebration of National Avocado Day (July 31), The GIANT Company donated 60,000 avocados to Philabundance and with Avocados From Mexico, hosted the fifth annual Top Guac competition at Philabundance Community Kitchen (PCK). Teams comprising pairs of PCK students and staff and GIANT store managers went pit-to-pit to mash, stir,
Philabundance recently celebrated the 18 law firms that participated in the 2025 Justice for the Hungry campaign, during which law firms earn points by making corporate or individual gifts, hosting food drives and raising individual funds. During the campaign, law firms earn points by making corporate or individual gifts, hosting
When school pauses for the summer, school-provided lunches pause with it. Philabundance and The GIANT Company fill that gap for children in Philabundance’s nine-county service area through the Summer LunchBox Program. This year, the program runs the entire 10-week span of summer, June 17 – Aug. 22. Together, Philabundance and
That’s a wrap! We’re so thankful for everyone who spent time with us during our 2024 Volunteer Appreciation Week! It was a pleasure to welcome our Very Important Volunteers, or VIVs, who have dedicated 50+ hours in 2023 alone during a special repack shift this week at our Galloway warehouse.
This Giving Tuesday we once again joined 6ABC for the Annual Holiday Food Drive! The Holiday Food Drive raises funds to help Philabundance in our mission to relieve hunger today and end hunger for good. From 4 pm-6:30 pm, 6ABC broadcasted a series of news segments while volunteers waited
We are Thankful for YOU Together, with your help, we were able to fill both plates AND hearts this Thanksgiving despite the increased costs of food. Through both physical and monetary donations, we’re ensuring our neighbors in need can celebrate and enjoy the bounty of the holiday with family
by Alfred Lubrano, Staff Writer @AlfredLubrano | alubrano@phillynews.com Read the original story here. Sister Margaret McKenna’s brown crucifix dangles and dances from her neck as she tills the vegetable garden she’s carved out of the poorest neighborhood in the poorest big city in America. As she works, fat bees float low over the fertile
by Emily Neil, Staff Writer @E_B_Neil | Contact Emily Read the original story here. The partnership between Philabundance and the Lillian Marrero Library offers free fruits and vegetables to community residents — including the hundreds of Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria now living in the area. It was a rainy, overcast day, but
Till then, she had done everything right: waited until she was married to have her son, Robert; attended trade school and community college; worked a solid job as a surgical tech. But a childhood of abuse, of her now-dead mother’s multiple men touching her, of frequent moves in and
by Alfred Lubrano, Staff Writer @AlfredLubrano | alubrano@phillynews.com Read the original story here. Some nights, Melanie Hudson lies in bed and prays for sleep to overtake her before the belly pain and headache from not eating enough become so overwhelming that they keep her awake till the morning alarm. “I’m living my
By Tamala Edwards PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — See the full story here 6abc is again partnering this holiday season in the region’s largest food drive. When it comes to hunger, senior citizens are always among the most vulnerable with many retirees facing the difficult choice of buying food or medication. A
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Check out the full story here For low income families, putting food on the table can be a real struggle, but when you add food allergies to the mix, the risk of going hungry rises dramatically. Sixteen-year-old Rachel Gannon is perfectly healthy now, but 4 years