FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT: Sheila Christopher
E: sachristopher@pafoodbanks.org; M: 412-290-3045
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Hunger-Free PA to Stop in Allegheny County on Aug. 14 during Statewide Road Show for Anti-Hunger Initiative
DUQUESNE, Allegheny County (Aug. 13, 2019) --- Hunger-Free Pennsylvania, the single largest provider of meals to older Pennsylvanians, is going on a road show to showcase the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. CSFP has been a centerpiece of efforts to improve the health of low-income elderly people by supplementing their diets with nutritious food packages. In Pennsylvania, 36,200 utilize CSFP and more than 3,800 seniors are on the waiting list at any given time. More than 5,787 seniors in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Greene, Lawrence and Somerset counties receive CSFP packages of nutritious foods each month.
HFPA Executive Director Sheila Christopher and HFPA Assistant Director Thomas Dubs will visit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 to inspect the program and ensure compliance as part of its Federal Regulation §247.34 – Management Review. The visit also enables Hunger-Free Pennsylvania leaders to check in with local staff and recipients, share stories, ask questions, and review important guidelines for nutrition education, civil rights compliance, food storage practices, and financial management systems.
“These stops are the best way to support local programs in their fight against hunger and learn more about ways we can help in their community,” said Christopher, who has been an anti-hunger champion for 35 years. “With more 1.7 million Pennsylvanians facing food insecurity, this road trip cuts through the bureaucracy to make this system personal and effective.”
WHERE: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
1 North Linden Street, Duquesne, PA 15110
WHEN: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14
WHO: Hunger-Free PA and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
ATTN. EDITORS: This is a media availability, not a formal news conference. Media coverage is still invited and welcome.
For more information about the tour, CLICK HERE or visit www.hungerfreepa.org.