PRINTER'S NO. 1250
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
184
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, WOZNIAK, TEPLITZ, KITCHEN, GREENLEAF,
COSTA, TARTAGLIONE, SABATINA, BREWSTER, SCAVELLO, SCHWANK,
PILEGGI, FONTANA, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH AND WARD,
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of September 2015 as "Hunger Action Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, September 2015 has been designated as "Hunger Action
Month" to provide an opportunity for communities in the United
States to unite in order to focus attention on the persistent
problem of domestic hunger; and
WHEREAS, According to Feeding Pennsylvania, 1.82 million
Pennsylvanians fight hunger, including approximately 536,000
children who are nutritionally insecure; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Agriculture gathers
information and provides statistics related to domestic hunger;
and
WHEREAS, Hunger is a reality for one in seven Pennsylvanians;
and
WHEREAS, Many people in United States households experience
hunger and some people in these households frequently skip meals
or eat too little, sometimes going without food for a whole day;
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and
WHEREAS, Members of these households have lower quality diets
or must resort to seeking emergency food because they cannot
always afford the food they need; and
WHEREAS, The cost of other essentials, such as home heating,
gasoline, housing and medical care have increased significantly,
and for families caught in the squeeze between declining wages
and rising costs, the food budget becomes a frequent pressure
point; and
WHEREAS, Utilization of emergency food assistance becomes a
way for these families to keep food on the table while paying
the bills; and
WHEREAS, Food banks, food rescue organizations, soup
kitchens, food pantries, faith-based organizations, businesses
and individuals are donating time, raising funds and giving food
to help their neighbors; and
WHEREAS, Individuals benefiting from the availability of
donated food range from infants and toddlers, school-age
children and adolescents to single mothers, single fathers, two-
parent families, veterans and their families and senior
citizens; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of September
2015 as "Hunger Action Month" in Pennsylvania.
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