The 2026-27 state budget is due at the end of the month (June 30), and negotiations are ongoing. After last year’s budget passed more than 130 days late, Pennsylvania lawmakers are hopeful they can avoid a similar delay this year.
For LAMPa, hunger is a top budget priority. What happens in Harrisburg this month has real consequences for people facing food insecurity across Pennsylvania.
Governor Shapiro’s February budget proposal preserves universal free school breakfast and the increases to the state’s major anti-hunger programs included in the late budget just passed in November, maintaining $30.688 million for the State Food Purchase Program (SFPP), which supports much of the food in our congregational and community pantries.
The proposed budget also supports funding for the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System (PASS), which redirects millions of pounds of Pennsylvania-grown agricultural products that might otherwise go to waste to organizations that provide nutritious meals, as well as the Senior Food Box Home Delivery Program.
One way you and your congregation can make your voices heard during budget season and beyond is by using the downloadable postcards linked below. Print them out, fill them in, add a personal note to your lawmakers, and send them to LAMPa at 1959 Market St., Camp Hill, PA 17011. We will hand-deliver them to lawmakers.
Hospital Price Transparency — to House members
