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LAMPa partnered with 57 organizations on a an open letter and a briefing paper for Governor-elect Tom Wolf entitled Meeting Pennylvania’s Hunger Challenge. This paper highlights the impact of hunger on children...
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Winter is approaching and temperatures are beginning to drop. Pennsylvanians who live in or close to poverty, especially those who are elderly or disabled, can find it hard to keep...
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Thousands of students in Pennsylvania are being better fed to focus on learning this fall, as the Community Eligibility Provision of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act expanded to the Commonwealth...
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As this legislative session drew to a close, Pennsylvania Lutherans acted within a diverse coalition of 40 organizations to successfully stop a bill that would have taxed groceries and other...
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In October 2014, the General Assembly and Gov. Tom Corbett completed a two-year effort to improve Pennsylvania’s child protection laws, with a series of bills that were officially part of...
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Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania today (October 6) joined more than 40 organizations from across the Commonwealth in calling for a fair and adequate funding formula for Pennsylvania public schools....
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One hundred and twenty-four individuals completed the LAMPa stakeholder survey over the summer, creating a snapshot of interests, issues and hopes for our shared advocacy ministry. The data collected in...
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We’re making progress toward ensuring that all counties benefit from the State Housing Trust Fund (PHARE). Thanks to your efforts, 22 state Senators and 24 Representatives are now cosponsors of the Housing Trust Fund bills,...
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Putting their voices as well as their hands to God’s work, some congregations added advocacy to their day of service on September 7. In Gettysburg, Lutherans picked up litter, cleaned...
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More than 17.5 million Americans, or 14.3 percent of households, struggled against hunger in 2013, according to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The percentage of households...
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