The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger (GPCAH) is a support organization for residents in the Greater

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region founded in 1996. Its mission is connecting people with food assistance programs including,

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benefits,

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s and "to build a community where all people have the food they need to lead healthy lives".

History

The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger was founded in 1996 as an organization which can help network people to food, shelter and connections with

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program In the United States, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal program that provides food-purchasing assistance for low- and no-income people. It is a federal aid program, ad ...

(SNAP) benefits. In 2019 Alyssa Bradley, advocacy and communications associate stated "we are working to help out in a couple of different ways. We are helping folks sign up for SNAP benefits if they do qualify". Kathy Fisher, policy director wants to eradicated the stigma that views food stamps users as "freeloaders". During the 2018 "Eaglesgiving" event, Laura Wall, executive director of the GPCAH, worked with the

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to assist in selecting the Feast of Justice. She was impressed with the effort the Eagles put into the event. In 2019, the United States federal government shutdown delayed SNAP benefits from being received prompting phone calls from SNAP recipients to GPCAH. The organization worked "to connect government workers affected by the shutdown with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits".

Stroehmann Walk + Run Against Hunger

The Coalition organizes the annual Stroehmann Walk+Run Against Hunger, which is a 5K race held in April that raises funds for more than 100 food pantries,

s and hunger-relief agencies in Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey. The Walk+Run Against also benefits the region's leading hunger-relief agencies, including the Coalition Against Hunger,

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References

External links

* {{Official, http://www.hungercoalition.org Organizations based in Philadelphia 1996 establishments in Pennsylvania Charities based in Pennsylvania Hunger relief organizations Non-profit organizations based in Philadelphia