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New Bill Seeks to Clarify Child Protection Rules

On Monday, June 8, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Children and Youth Committee will consider House Bill 1276, legislation introduced to address the glitches that have surfaced in the wake...

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Child Nutrition Reauthorization

In a nation of great wealth and resources, no child should ever go hungry. However, 15.8 million children in the United States live in households that struggle with hunger. For...

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LAMPa Applauds End of SNAP Asset Test

Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania applauds Governor Tom Wolf for acting in the first hundred days of his administration to eliminate the onerous asset test for recipients of the Supplemental...

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State Housing Trust Fund is On the Move!

The Housing Trust Fund bill, HB 792, is out of the starting gate, having had a unanimous vote by the House Urban Affairs Committee on April 13. Thank you to...

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How Hungry is America?

A new study, “How Hungry is America?”, shows one in six American households — 17.2 percent — reported they didn’t have enough money to buy the food their families needed...

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Education Funding Update

“Because all are created in God’s image, all have equal worth and dignity and should be treated accordingly. This belief stands behind our strong support for our society’s expectation that...

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Lutheran Day Workshops Announced

WORKSHOPS AT TRINITY, CAMP HILL Hunger-Free Homes: Achieving Food Security at Hunger Free Lancaster County Learn about a coalition of more than 20 nonprofit, for profit, religious, government and grassroots...

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Governor’s Budget a “Bold Proposal”

Governor Wolf’s proposed $29.88 billion General Fund budget is being called a “bold proposal” that fleshes out his campaign promises (although the actual amount is already up for debate). It...

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Campaign for Fair School Funding Shares Recommendations

HARRISBURG (FEBRUARY 26, 2015) – LAMPa today joined partners in the Campaign for Fair Education Funding to propose a student-driven funding formula for basic education that strategically directs resources to...

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Attend a Public Forum on School Funding

Learn how state funding issues have affected local school districts at a public forum near you. Partners in the Coalition for Fair Education Funding are organizing events around the state....

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