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With Pandemic SNAP Benefits Expired, Central PA Food Banks See Sharp Rise in People Seeking Help

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During the pandemic, people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, received additional money for food. This emergency funding ended in March.

WITF’s Gabriela Martinez reports, people who depended on that boost are now looking for ways to make it through the month.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 5/4/23)

Gabriela Martínez is a Report for America corps member covering race and identity in central Pennsylvania with a focus on the region’s growing Latino community. She is interested in grassroots political movements and covering the discussions happening in underrepresented communities of color.