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Are you (or someone you know) interested in a year-long transformative experience that combines leadership development and faith formation with advocacy that moves us toward an end to hunger and...
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Pennsylvania’s first statewide Food Policy Council launched May 25 with its inaugural meeting at the state Department of Agriculture. Advocates, including LAMPa, have been working for years toward the creation...
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Lutherans turned out in record numbers for LAMPa’s annual day of advocacy, gathering in person after four years to wrestle with what it means for us to be disciples in...
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The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) wants to hear from you about current and future climate change impacts on your community and is holding a series of listening...
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Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today invited qualified food banks, pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens that offer emergency food assistance to apply for $1.6 million in The Emergency Food Assistance (TEFAP)...
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Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an ecumenical service of Holy Communion and a weekend focused the practice of nonviolence in their continuing...
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Debates about the appropriate relationship between religious organizations and the state (government or political authority) today range from those who object to or are even hostile to religious expression in...
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With more than $200 million a month in federal emergency food assistance about to expire in Pennsylvania, advocates invited their lawmakers to learn about the growing rate of food insecurity...
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LAMPa and ecumenical partners marked the start of Lent by offering ashes-to-go in the state Capitol for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The practice, which began...
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Red-white-and-blue quilt patches were tucked inside cards and hand-delivered to members of Congress the day after Valentine’s Day, urging them to act in love for our neighbors who are experiencing...
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