Download This Months Policy Blog By Morgan Flood, Policy Research Specialist Chronic health conditions, and particularly those that are related to diet, are a major intersecting issue with food insecurity. Individuals who live in poverty or experience food insecurity are likely to be at additional risk of developing and suffering from a variety of [...]
Download This Months Policy Blog By Morgan Flood, Policy Research Specialist Although the internet seems ubiquitous, not everyone has access to it. According to Pew Research Center, nine in ten American adults had a smartphone, and eight in ten had home broadband internet as of 2023, but there were disparities based on demographic factors, [...]
Download This Months Policy Blog By Morgan Flood, Policy Research Specialistand Evan Armstrong, Policy Research AssociateOn September 25, CPFB Impact and Policy Research will release their seventh Community Hunger Mapping report. Focused on Adams County, the report is the result of a year-long effort to understand the needs and experiences of food insecure neighbors in [...]
Download This Months Policy Blog by Morgan Flood, Policy Research Specialist The following report assesses 2023 food insecurity rates in the 27 counties served by the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank (CPFB) and how these rates have changed over the last few years based on Feeding America’s most recent Map the Meal Gap food insecurity [...]
Download This Months Policy Blog by Morgan Flood, Policy Research Specialist The recently passed budget reconciliation bill, also known as One Big Beautiful Bill, included several unprecedented cuts to SNAP and Medicaid that will cause many people to lose benefits. SNAP, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, gives low-income people and families funds [...]
Below you will find an interactive map and dashboard showing Feeding America’s 2023 Map the Meal Gap estimates for Pennsylvania by school district. After entering the dashboard, use the district selector at top right to begin learning more about the food insecurity landscape in your local school district! Having issues using [...]
Download This Months Policy Blog By Morgan Flood, Policy Research Specialist and Dawn Watson, Neighbor Insights and Qualitative Research Specialist On June 18, CPFB Impact and Policy Research will release their sixth Community Hunger Mapping report; this report is the capstone on a year-long project assessing the charitable food network and the needs of food [...]
Below you will find an interactive map and dashboard showing Feeding America’s 2023 Map the Meal Gap estimates for Pennsylvania by county and census tract. After entering the dashboard, use the county selector at top right to begin learning more about the food insecurity landscape near you! Having issues using the [...]
Download This Months Policy Blog By Morgan Flood, Policy Research Specialist Today, May 14, 2025, Feeding America released updated Map the Meal Gap localized food insecurity estimates for the United States using 2023 data. In this policy blog, CPFB Impact and Policy Research takes a look at the data for Pennsylvania, with focus on [...]
Download This Months Policy Blog By Morgan Flood, Policy Research Specialist Today, May 14, 2025, Feeding America released updated Map the Meal Gap localized food insecurity estimates for the United States using 2023 data. In this policy blog, CPFB Impact and Policy Research takes a brief look at the data for the Food Bank’s [...]
