November 21, 2025 • 30 mins
"As SNAP benefits face delays and food insecurity rises, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is working tirelessly to support our communities. On December 5th, be part of the solution at THE RIVER 97.3 ROCK THE FOOD BANK CONCERT, where every dollar raised brings meals and hope to thousands of our neighbors in desperate need." www.centralpafoodbank.org
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi, I'm Sylvia Maws and this is Insight, a presentation
of iHeartMedia where we really do care about our local
communities and all our listeners who live here. And that's
exactly why this program is especially important today. You know,
it's truly a disgrace that the richest country in the
world can't feed its citizens, and it's an abomination that
the leaders of our government can't help but refuse to do.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
So.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
What's the truth about those across our country who are
suffering from food insecurity? And how bad has the situation
gotten here in Central Pennsylvania. Well, we're going to find
out because my guests today are ready to provide plenty
of insight into these questions. They're here to tell you
what they are doing to help the increasing number of
people here at home or facing hunger. And because people
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in Central Pennsylvania are known for their generosity, I'm certain that,
as always, you're going to be ready to jump in
at the chance to support them. There's plenty of accolades
concerning my guests today, but let me tell you what
I've come to know personally about them. First of all,
I begin this deduction with a gentleman who is absolutely
one of the kindest, most generous and big heart of
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people that I know. You know him because he's the
guy who wakes you up every morning from five am
to ten am on WRVV ninety seven point three The
River for over four decades. I didn't know you were
that old, kiddo. Glenn Hamilton has shaped the sound and
spirit of broadcasting since nineteen ninety two. He's been the
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heart of The River, guiding its voice as program director
for fourteen years. But Glenn's town as well. Let me
tell you, they don't stop at radio. He's an influencer,
a voice, actor, actor, oh you gotta see him on stage,
musician and podcaster. He's a true creative powerhouse. His dedication
versatility had made him a beloved figure in his radio industry,
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and he's also an inspiration to all of us who
cares so much about him. Within our local communities, Glenn's
lend his heart and his talent to many nonprofits in
the region. Whether it's utilizing his voice to a campaign
or a PSI, performing at benefit events, or using his
platform to raise awareness. Glenn Hamilton has consistently shown that
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his commitment to service goes far beyond the microphone, and
today we're going to talk about something awesome that he's
doing for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Let me tell
our listeners not only food Bank and the things I
hadn't mentioned here, Glenn, but you have another You have
the concert for the food Bank, and you also have
one coming up for homeless. You did this one. How
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long are you doing this? Like six or seven years?
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
I think this is the seventh year for Joy to
the Burg. Now I'm just a small, very small part
of that. But Sylvia, thank you for that kind introduction.
You know, I mean it, I do, and right back
at you. Thanks for everything you do with insight to
keep everybody informed about events affecting our community. Well.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Joy to the.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Burg is a concert in an album for our unhoused
in the greater Harrisburg area and is put together by
Christian Churches United. And I believe that the date for
the concert this year is going to be at Appalachian
Brewing Company in the Abbey Bar on Cameron Street, and
that's going to be on Sunday afternoon, December fourteenth. I
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don't know that the album has been released yet, but
it's filled with Central Pennsylvania artists bands that are putting
donating their own Christmas songs or covers of Christmas songs,
and all the proceeds from the concert and the CD
sales and MP three downloads go directly to Christian Churches
United who help our homelans.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Well you know what too, Glenn, of all the things
all that you produced with your buddies that get together.
I've had so many people who have asked me how
do I get a copy? And I don't go on
YouTube going you because I don't know if you can
get the copy of the concert anymore. But it's the
song that you did that bing Crosby.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
And David Bowie.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
Yes, that I did with Shea Quinn. Oh my godness.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Quinn was David Bowie and I was being Crosby and
we had so much fun recording the song and shooting
the video and that was I think two years ago.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Oh. I love that people have to go on YouTube
and check it out. It is incredible. Well, i'll tell
you what. You're doing something for the food Bank, and
we all know the food Bank desperately needs our help.
They more than double the people sends. All this started
that people can't get their snap benefits, that are coming
into to the food Bank, and it's not just food
they need, they also need money. So we'll talk a
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little bit about that with Tara when she gets here. Glenn,
when Zach gorn and tell me that's called what Rock
the Food Bank Benefit concert?
Speaker 4 (04:28):
You got it? Rock the Food Bank is on Friday,
December fifth at Excel Live in Harrisburg and admission You're
all in. Ticket is twenty dollars to see all the
bands wow, and all of the proceeds every penny of
the twenty dollars ticket price goes to the Central Pennsylvania
Food Bank.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
I think that's awesome. We'll tell us what's going to
be there.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
Well, We've got our friends Amy Simpson and Dan Kibler.
They're going to be starting the evening off acoustic as
people are coming in. I think doors open at six
six and the I think Amy and Dan start at
six thirty. And then we have Cold Spring Union as
they say they are too rock for country and too
country for rock and they're awesome. Then we have the
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Swisser Suits, some Central PA favorites, and then the Jelly Bricks.
Oh yeah, the Jelly Bricks are so amazing and they
give their time and talents every year to whatever we
have going on, it seems. And then it's the public
debut of the Van Halen tribute band that I'm in
called Van Worsing and it's Eric Worsing on guitar and
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we do all the David Lee Roth Van Halen eras stuff.
Jump is one of them.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
That's my favorite.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
I thought it might be, And so that's going to
be a lot of fun. It's our public debut. We've
had a couple of gigs, private parties, and we played
with Brett Michaels up at Spyglass during his set. He
had us on stage with him back in September. But
this will be our public debut for Van Worsing.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Oh, I think that's edible. So twenty bucks you can't
beat that? Hold heck yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
Like I said, every penny goes directly to the Central
Pennsylvania Food Bank.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
And how can you get tickets?
Speaker 4 (06:11):
Well, I think personally the best way to get your
tickets is to get them at the door the night
of the show. I mean, they are for sale on Ticketmaster,
they are for sale at XLHBG dot com, but there's
a service charge because you know, anytime you buy tickets online. Yeah,
there's a service charge, convenienced charge. I think it's Ticketmaster.
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I think it's seven dollars a ticket or something like that.
So you buy two tickets, you're paying you know, fourteen
extra bucks that does not go to the food back.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
That's right.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
But if you go to Excel the night of the show,
or you can also buy them during their box office hours,
you have to check out xlhbg dot com. You can
go in in person, or if you go to any
of the other concerts that they have at Excel Live,
you can buy them without a service charge there. But
I think if you just on December fifth and pay
twenty bucks at the door of the food bankets all
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of that money.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
That's awesome. Okay. If for those who don't know where
XL live is, it tell me how to get there.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
It's right off of Cameron and Paxton Streets. It's really
just right off the exit there. If you just google
XL HBG or XL live, it'll give you all the directions.
But it's in the Cameron Paxton Street area.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
All this money, all the money, that's a lot of
money they're going to make. You got to get out there.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
And we'll have the folks from the Central Pennsylvania Food
Bank they are representing. We will also have QR codes
that will be put up on the screen because we're
giving some tickets away as well, just to get people
out there. But if people want to give more than
the twenty bucks, there'll be a QR codes up on
the screen the video screens that people could use their
phones and give more right on the spots.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Oh, I think I need to get there and get
a couple of people wasted. You better get that phone out.
Speaker 4 (07:53):
I thought you were coming anyway. You better come.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Let me ask you something. I've known you for a
long long time. And as I said in to God,
that's how I feel about Glenn Hamilton. He is a gem.
Why do you get involved in stuff because you know
what you know we want and we do stuff like this.
We don't get paid, And there are so many people
that don't want to do this, But there's always the
same group of broadcasters that are out there busting in
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their buns because I don't know, it's the right thing
you do. Why do you do it so much?
Speaker 4 (08:20):
Yeah, it's the right thing to do, and it doesn't
take much to do it. And not everybody has the
opportunity to have a microphone, like we have a voice,
and so what are you going to do with that?
And so I can't do everything for everybody. I always
say that, but I try to do as much as
I can for as many people.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Oh, and I'm so glad you're here. I'm so glad
for so many reasons. Again, it is the River ninety
seven point three Central Pennsylvan pennsy excuse me, Central Pennsylvania
Music Hall of.
Speaker 4 (08:46):
Fame, right, yes, So we have our presenting sponsor is
Susquehanna Valley Harley Davidson cool yep. And then we also
have game Day Men's Health and the Central Pennsylvania Music
Hall of Fame.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
That's awesome. And it is benefit again the Central Pennsylvania
Food Bank. Every penny goes to the food Bank. So
get out there and I can hung van Halen tribute
with our own Glenn Halloween.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
Thanks.
Speaker 4 (09:11):
And just something to note with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
The reason that we decided to do cash, you know,
do financial instead of like a can drive or a
you know, nonperishable food item drive. They need money. Absolutely,
they can take one of your dollars and feed four
people with that. That's the buying power that they have.
So your twenty dollars can feed eighty people.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Yeah, well that's why guys just mentioned took it right
out of my eight meals. Yeah, can you imagine that.
Speaker 4 (09:38):
That's why that's why we decided to do cash. If
we started to say, yeah, let's let's you know, bring
two cans a corn or whatever you get in money
is what they need right now. And with it being
December fifth, it's the friday after Thanksgiving, so it's kind
of like we're looking at looking at it like restock
the shelves for the next big holiday.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
For the new year, and that's when everybody's home. That's right,
no excuses, get your butt out there again. The River
ninety seven point three, The Rock the Food Benefit Concert Friday,
December fifth, Excel like Blend. You're an angel, Thanks so
much as always for everything.
Speaker 4 (10:11):
Thank you, Sylvia.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Boy that Glenn is the best. Now let me tell
you about Karen Davis. Kara is the senior and vice
president and Chief Program Officer at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
I first met Tara at a birthday party for my
son Rah, and they were just teenagers. And you know what,
even back then, I was really impressed with her compassion
for people. She was totally dedicated in trying to find
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ways to strengthen our local communities. And she's been doing
that for years, actually two decks a decade she's been
with the Food Bank. I can't believe that. And the
thing about it is, Tara knows every aspect of this organization,
it's operations, programs, mission, inside and out. Her leadership has
expanded the reach of the twenty seven county Partner agency
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network and inspired partnerships that confront the real root of
the food and security. Karen Davis doesn't just support the
mission of Food Bank, caut David lives it every single day.
In fact, she's on the phone with us right now
because she's so darned to busy the Kundar Radio Studios
bit and we all know why, because she just can't
leave that place. Hi, Tara, how you doing honey?
Speaker 3 (11:18):
Hi? So I'm doing good.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
How are you today? I'm pretty good? Listen. I mentioned
that you've held several leadership positions with the Food Bank.
One of them I remember is as the SNAP Outreach manager. First,
tell us what SNAP is. And then I have a
couple I think if I call misperceptions about SNAP and
maybe you could answer.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Yeah, So thanks for the question and opportunity.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
SNAP is.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Some people may know SNAP as food stamps. It is
stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and it's a federal
program too. You know, they considered it as a safety
net work for Americans who really just need a little
bit of extra help to purchase groceries.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
Okay, now let me let me ask you this and
you tell me if it's pure or false. Okay, Aps handouts?
Speaker 3 (12:17):
No, SNAP is not a handout. SNAP is something that
is budgeted each and every year through the federal budget
and then comes through our states to be able to
support and in Pennsylvania it supports about two million Pennsylvanians.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (12:33):
Wow, Okay, And you know I will say, sorry, oh sorry,
I was gonna say. All I was going to say
was add to that is, you know, as many people
as think that folks just stay on SNAP, right, there's
a set it and forget it kind of thing. There's
a lot of measures that are put in place to
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not just ensure that folks aren't you know that they
need it, but we do. See a lot of folks
that are getting the benefits maybe for three maybe six months,
and then they go off of it because they don't
need it anymore. Good.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
Good, See that's people don't they don't know that. Here's
the big one that's in the news. Immigrants take advantage
of snaps.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
No, not at all are immigrants. You know, it's really
difficult to be an immigrant in America, and they come
here with little to nothing from their country, and that
includes a job to be able to pay for all
of the things that you and I need, you know,
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have money to pay for utilities and rent and groceries
and food and shoes, and you know, they may even
have families that they have to make sure that that
are supported as well. So when they come to this country,
providing them SNAP benefits is something that really they really
rely on to be able to go to the grocery store,
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make their own ches, voices, and be able to purchase
things that they're familiar with.
Speaker 4 (14:05):
Right.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
I thought they don't any federal government programs.
Speaker 3 (14:10):
Some of them do. Again, if there is a lot
of we could have a whole segment on police.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
We're going to do that rule.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
When it comes wet I got.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
To cover phiddo.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
Yeah, yeah, well yeah, I know you do, and you know,
but there there are opportunities for some of the immigrants
that have come through here to be able to get benefits.
And one thing that we see at the food bank,
and it's not just with SNAP benefits, but it's even
with the foods that we provide. You know, non perishable
food items, canned items is very foreign to those that
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don't live in America. They don't know what to do
with those items because it's not a regular thing that
they utilize in their country. And so when we can
be able to, you know, welcome these folks to our
country with something they're familiar with, it helps bring a
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little bit more comfort to them starting to settle into
their new life. And they go to the grocery store,
they get to choose that fresh produce, they get to
choose the kind of meats that they are familiar with,
and they can they know how to cook and prepare
for their family. Okay, this is a big deal, and
you have to correct me if I'm wrong. More than
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one hundred and forty.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
Thousand individuals are going to lose access to SNAP benefits
from Pennsylvania and the every that you cover the twenty
seven county area, you serve about twenty two thousand individuals
or set to lose those benefits.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
True, yeah, it's a lot. There are a lot of
folks that are in danger of losing their benefits and
it will not happen all in one felt swoop right.
Some of these new rules and policy seasons that are
being put into place are going to be happening over time.
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And so you know, it started back in September when
we had adults between eighteen and I believe sixty four
somewhere and around there, who you know, they now have
a requirement where they're going to have to work or
volunteer or do some type of training for eighty hours
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in order to receive their benefits. Then in October first
they started making rule changes for immigrants that receive SMAP benefits.
And then in November first they made another rule change,
and that was for adults between the ages of eighteen
and sixty four with children fourteen or older will now
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have a work requirement and that means they either have
to work, they have to do some kind of training
or volunteer for eighty hours months in order to be
eligible for their benefits.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
You know, people think you walk on the food bank,
they hand you food and if you're on snap, there's
certain qualifications, right Like somebody consue you're going to ask
them like how many people in your household? What's your income? Right?
Else do you ask them?
Speaker 3 (17:20):
Yeah? I mean it's you know, it is a grueling process.
It's not just a little click of the button and
folks get their benefits. There is an application process to that,
and it's you know, asking what is your household size,
what is your income level, do you have rent? Do
you have utility? And that all of those things will
determine somebody's eligibility and how much they receive in benefits
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each month. And then some of these new requirements. Folks
have to renew their benefits, you know, anywhere from every
three to every six months. They have to verify their income.
They have to verify what they put on their initial
application to make sure that they're still eligible for those benefits.
Speaker 2 (18:05):
That's amazing. Let me ask you this one. Have the
number of people have increased within the last year that
needs that needs to supported the food bank? Mm hmm
how much to give you an idea.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
Well, are you talking about these last four weeks. Are
you talking about the last year? Because how but.
Speaker 1 (18:28):
We do both. I don't think we do.
Speaker 3 (18:30):
Both a huge difference, right, So, we first saw a
huge increase during the pandemic, and we thought, after the pandemic,
we're gonna, you know, we're going to level off here.
In fact, we'll even go down. Well, we leveled off,
but we never went back down to the services that
we were originally providing before the pandemic time. So you
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could say we've been here the last year maybe about
twenty five percent increase in certain areas of the twenty
seven counties that we cover. But just in the last
four weeks Sylvia, we saw a forty percent increase in
services across our service territory. What are you enjoyed in
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the next couple of months.
Speaker 2 (19:23):
Is it's gonna get it worse? So we guess, right, uh.
Speaker 3 (19:27):
You know, and that's a great question, and we're really
trying to kind of look at the data understand kind
of the implications to you know, in Pennsylvania, we were
very unique in the sense that not only wasn't was
there not a federal budget, but there was also not
a state budget, and so it was a double whammy.
And so you know, after great, we have budgets and
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that's wonderful and we're thrilled about that. You know, we
can start reinstating our not benefits and we can start
receiving our government foods and funding. But there's an impact
to the community and to our neighbors that we serve
that just isn't a isn't a flip of the switch
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and everything back to normal. You know, there are folks
that were using their savings to be able to pay
for their groceries and be able to you know, do
whatever they needed to do because they weren't getting a
paycheck and so, you know, the Charitable Food Network what
is really unique about us is that we are one of,
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if not the lowest barrier of services for community members,
meaning we don't have a lot of red tape or
eyes that dot and tease the cross, right, so you know,
folks walk in the door, they can be served for
the most part without any questions asked if they're just
stating that they have a need. But this is we're
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into diticipating, you know, where we anticipate that at least
till January, and it could be more than that where
we're going to still continue to see this increased need.
Speaker 2 (21:10):
We know what is the status right now? Like do
you guys have to go months to months to see
if you're going to add what you need from the
state federal government? Say that?
Speaker 3 (21:23):
Can you say that question again?
Speaker 2 (21:24):
So be sure? What what is the status of of uh,
the the food stamp program? Is it you have to
go month to month as far as the state and
federal government, you have money to to do what you need? Sure?
Speaker 3 (21:40):
Yeah, So for for now, you know, when they when
the federal government have passed their budget, they have passed
where SNAP will be funded through through the budget year.
Speaker 2 (21:58):
But after that, we.
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Have some some big things that we need to take
a look at. Each state will need to take a
look at because the federal government is definitely starting to
look at again some new rules, some new policies. There's
an error rating where they're they're looking at states error
rates and if you're you know, above a six percent,
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we're going to be penalized for that and we're gonna
have to pay for some of our own benefits and
that will come out of the state budget. So we're
you know, I know, Department Human Services is working very
diligently to to decrease their error rate and to really
try and make a difference here before those things start
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going into place. But right now SNAP benefits are up
and running. We anticipate them to continue running. We encourage
folks to apply for SNAP benefits. We have a whole
team here at the food Bank that can assist households
and signing up for benefits. We do it all over
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the phone. We submit their applications straight to the County
Assistant's office, and we're there every step of the way.
Even in the event that they need documentation uploaded things
like that, we will support them with that as well.
So something else, I'm sorry, excuse me, Yeah, no, go ahead,
go ahead. People think you walk in the food bank and
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they say, here's the turkey. You don't individually give these
give the food. That's because you have partner agencies. And
I'm not sure if people understand it. So you have
like almost two hundred and seventy thousand people every single month, wow,
and you have eleven local agencies in all these counties. Well,
you collect it and you warehouse and.
Speaker 2 (23:48):
You ship it out to these to these partner agencies.
If somebody would go online, they can find them what's
close to their their neighborhoods. So what are would be
give us some examples of like in communities, food bank,
soup kitchens, what else where can they go?
Speaker 3 (24:06):
Yeah, yeah, So, like you said, we are a network
of partners. So we can't do our work, our mission
without the eleven hundred agency partners and programs that we
have throughout the twenty seven counties. There's a variety of
what that looks like. We have a little saying here
in food banking. When you've seen one food bank, you
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have seen one food bank. When you've seen one food pantry,
you have seen one food pantry. And the reason being
is because it's every community is different, the needs of
every community is different. And so with these partners that
we have, it's really special, right because we're able to
provide the food and then they receive the food from
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us and they're the ones that are distributing it to
the individuals in their communities, to those neighbors that are
in need. Because they know that community, they're building relationships
with them, they're a trusted source in the community, and
so we rely heavily on that network to really carry
out fully carry out our mission here at the food bank,
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you know, and it's not just the pantries and the
soup kitchens and emergency shelters that folks will will connect
to a food bank, but we also have some other
specific programming. We have a some mobile distributions that we
do a fresh express that is like a supplemental service
and goes into areas where may not be as plentiful
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with food pantries, and so we're offering eggs and milk
and fresh produce within that distribution. We have another mobile
distribution where we're serving our military families and so that
can look like a distribution of milk, eggs, produce, meat
products at your your American legions or your vfw's. And
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then we have you know, programming for our seniors and
programming for our youth, feeding them warm meals after school
that could potentially be the only meal they've received that
night until they go back and go on the records.
So yeah, so we have a lot of these other
supplemental programs that are really you know, making sure that
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we're hitting each and every demographic population, especially those that
are most vulnerable, which are your children and your seniors.
Well you know, I have a whole lot more questions,
but I don't have a whole lot more times.
Speaker 2 (26:43):
But I want to get to this. This is very important.
It's okay, we know about this, we can talk about that,
but you're facing a monetary situation right now. I think
people that need to understand that if you just don't
like even ten bucks, it'll give a week where the
dinners for a kid or maybe a senior. Because there's
a lot of scenors out there. It's tough where they
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say do I take my medicine, find my medicine or
do I eat? It's tough. And even the lifeline for
families that have to chooses the same things like food, rent, utilities,
it's awful. But there are ways that you can make
a donation to the bank. First of all, what is
the website.
Speaker 3 (27:27):
Website is Central pa Food Bank dot org.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Okay, and how do you go about making that donation?
You can do it monthly, you can do it at
one shot. I mean it's absolutely yeah.
Speaker 3 (27:39):
You can do it all different kinds of ways. You
can drop a check off us at the office, or
you can just go to the website and make yourself
US and you make a donation, and we've got all
different ways that you can give, whether you want to
just give one time, or you want to do a
set up for a monthly donation, We've got We've got
some great team members that can help guide folks along
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the way to really help them figure out the way
that they want to give and the impact they want
to make with their gifts. But what I will say
is that every gift, Yeah, and businesses, but you know,
every gift makes a huge difference because of the relationships
that we have with partners and with corporations and companies.
Food companies are buying power can be really significant compared
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to what your you and I buying power is at
the grocery store. For every dollar we receive here at
the food Bank, we can turn that into four meals.
So when I tell you that your donation makes an impact,
no matter how little or how big it makes, it
truly makes a big difference in the community Terry.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
You still need volunteers.
Speaker 3 (28:48):
Always. We always have volunteer opportunities. And you know, I
would say it's not just us that need the volunteers.
Speaker 2 (28:55):
We have.
Speaker 3 (28:55):
We have agencies throughout our twenty seven counties. Right we
have three hubs. So we have a hub in Harrisburg,
a hub and Williams Support, and a HUBB and Holidaysburg. Well,
there's a whole lot of people in between those hubs
that may not be able to move it to us, right,
But the good news is we have agencies in their
area where they would be able to volunteer and give
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their time. And we have a lot of agencies who
have kind of an aging population where they're looking for
volunteers and they're looking for leaders to be able to
help kind of be that next generation to be able
to serve the community.
Speaker 2 (29:32):
So well, I've got I think, thank you Steely Hard
for making this work and I want to, you know,
get to that website Central Pennsylvania, the Blue Bank, Central
PA Food Bank, or don't forget the concerts, the Blood
Bank Benefit concert pridety decendlift that a lot in Harrisburg
because we get those tickets are going fast. Tarah Honey,
thank you so much. We're going to touch the base again.
Speaker 3 (29:55):
So okay, absolutely great to talk with you. Thank you
so much.
Speaker 2 (29:59):
Boy Bye okay, sweetheart, bye bye, And remember to catch
Insight every weekend on our can iHeart station or any
time on your favorite podcast app. I'm sovia Moss. This
has been the insight. Thanks so much for listening to
you next week
Hi, I'm Sylvia Maws and this is Insight, a presentation
of iHeartMedia where we really do care about our local
communities and all our listeners who live here. And that's
exactly why this program is especially important today. You know,
it's truly a disgrace that the richest country in the
world can't feed its citizens, and it's an abomination that
the leaders of our government can't help but refuse to do.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
So.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
What's the truth about those across our country who are
suffering from food insecurity? And how bad has the situation
gotten here in Central Pennsylvania. Well, we're going to find
out because my guests today are ready to provide plenty
of insight into these questions. They're here to tell you
what they are doing to help the increasing number of
people here at home or facing hunger. And because people
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in Central Pennsylvania are known for their generosity, I'm certain that,
as always, you're going to be ready to jump in
at the chance to support them. There's plenty of accolades
concerning my guests today, but let me tell you what
I've come to know personally about them. First of all,
I begin this deduction with a gentleman who is absolutely
one of the kindest, most generous and big heart of
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people that I know. You know him because he's the
guy who wakes you up every morning from five am
to ten am on WRVV ninety seven point three The
River for over four decades. I didn't know you were
that old, kiddo. Glenn Hamilton has shaped the sound and
spirit of broadcasting since nineteen ninety two. He's been the
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heart of The River, guiding its voice as program director
for fourteen years. But Glenn's town as well. Let me
tell you, they don't stop at radio. He's an influencer,
a voice, actor, actor, oh you gotta see him on stage,
musician and podcaster. He's a true creative powerhouse. His dedication
versatility had made him a beloved figure in his radio industry,
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and he's also an inspiration to all of us who
cares so much about him. Within our local communities, Glenn's
lend his heart and his talent to many nonprofits in
the region. Whether it's utilizing his voice to a campaign
or a PSI, performing at benefit events, or using his
platform to raise awareness. Glenn Hamilton has consistently shown that
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his commitment to service goes far beyond the microphone, and
today we're going to talk about something awesome that he's
doing for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Let me tell
our listeners not only food Bank and the things I
hadn't mentioned here, Glenn, but you have another You have
the concert for the food Bank, and you also have
one coming up for homeless. You did this one. How
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long are you doing this? Like six or seven years?
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (02:30):
I think this is the seventh year for Joy to
the Burg. Now I'm just a small, very small part
of that. But Sylvia, thank you for that kind introduction.
You know, I mean it, I do, and right back
at you. Thanks for everything you do with insight to
keep everybody informed about events affecting our community. Well.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Joy to the.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Burg is a concert in an album for our unhoused
in the greater Harrisburg area and is put together by
Christian Churches United. And I believe that the date for
the concert this year is going to be at Appalachian
Brewing Company in the Abbey Bar on Cameron Street, and
that's going to be on Sunday afternoon, December fourteenth. I
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don't know that the album has been released yet, but
it's filled with Central Pennsylvania artists bands that are putting
donating their own Christmas songs or covers of Christmas songs,
and all the proceeds from the concert and the CD
sales and MP three downloads go directly to Christian Churches
United who help our homelans.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Well you know what too, Glenn, of all the things
all that you produced with your buddies that get together.
I've had so many people who have asked me how
do I get a copy? And I don't go on
YouTube going you because I don't know if you can
get the copy of the concert anymore. But it's the
song that you did that bing Crosby.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
And David Bowie.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
Yes, that I did with Shea Quinn. Oh my godness.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Quinn was David Bowie and I was being Crosby and
we had so much fun recording the song and shooting
the video and that was I think two years ago.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Oh. I love that people have to go on YouTube
and check it out. It is incredible. Well, i'll tell
you what. You're doing something for the food Bank, and
we all know the food Bank desperately needs our help.
They more than double the people sends. All this started
that people can't get their snap benefits, that are coming
into to the food Bank, and it's not just food
they need, they also need money. So we'll talk a
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little bit about that with Tara when she gets here. Glenn,
when Zach gorn and tell me that's called what Rock
the Food Bank Benefit concert?
Speaker 4 (04:28):
You got it? Rock the Food Bank is on Friday,
December fifth at Excel Live in Harrisburg and admission You're
all in. Ticket is twenty dollars to see all the
bands wow, and all of the proceeds every penny of
the twenty dollars ticket price goes to the Central Pennsylvania
Food Bank.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
I think that's awesome. We'll tell us what's going to
be there.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
Well, We've got our friends Amy Simpson and Dan Kibler.
They're going to be starting the evening off acoustic as
people are coming in. I think doors open at six
six and the I think Amy and Dan start at
six thirty. And then we have Cold Spring Union as
they say they are too rock for country and too
country for rock and they're awesome. Then we have the
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Swisser Suits, some Central PA favorites, and then the Jelly Bricks.
Oh yeah, the Jelly Bricks are so amazing and they
give their time and talents every year to whatever we
have going on, it seems. And then it's the public
debut of the Van Halen tribute band that I'm in
called Van Worsing and it's Eric Worsing on guitar and
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we do all the David Lee Roth Van Halen eras stuff.
Jump is one of them.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
That's my favorite.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
I thought it might be, And so that's going to
be a lot of fun. It's our public debut. We've
had a couple of gigs, private parties, and we played
with Brett Michaels up at Spyglass during his set. He
had us on stage with him back in September. But
this will be our public debut for Van Worsing.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Oh, I think that's edible. So twenty bucks you can't
beat that? Hold heck yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
Like I said, every penny goes directly to the Central
Pennsylvania Food Bank.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
And how can you get tickets?
Speaker 4 (06:11):
Well, I think personally the best way to get your
tickets is to get them at the door the night
of the show. I mean, they are for sale on Ticketmaster,
they are for sale at XLHBG dot com, but there's
a service charge because you know, anytime you buy tickets online. Yeah,
there's a service charge, convenienced charge. I think it's Ticketmaster.
(06:34):
I think it's seven dollars a ticket or something like that.
So you buy two tickets, you're paying you know, fourteen
extra bucks that does not go to the food back.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
That's right.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
But if you go to Excel the night of the show,
or you can also buy them during their box office hours,
you have to check out xlhbg dot com. You can
go in in person, or if you go to any
of the other concerts that they have at Excel Live,
you can buy them without a service charge there. But
I think if you just on December fifth and pay
twenty bucks at the door of the food bankets all
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of that money.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
That's awesome. Okay. If for those who don't know where
XL live is, it tell me how to get there.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
It's right off of Cameron and Paxton Streets. It's really
just right off the exit there. If you just google
XL HBG or XL live, it'll give you all the directions.
But it's in the Cameron Paxton Street area.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
All this money, all the money, that's a lot of
money they're going to make. You got to get out there.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
And we'll have the folks from the Central Pennsylvania Food
Bank they are representing. We will also have QR codes
that will be put up on the screen because we're
giving some tickets away as well, just to get people
out there. But if people want to give more than
the twenty bucks, there'll be a QR codes up on
the screen the video screens that people could use their
phones and give more right on the spots.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Oh, I think I need to get there and get
a couple of people wasted. You better get that phone out.
Speaker 4 (07:53):
I thought you were coming anyway. You better come.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Let me ask you something. I've known you for a
long long time. And as I said in to God,
that's how I feel about Glenn Hamilton. He is a gem.
Why do you get involved in stuff because you know
what you know we want and we do stuff like this.
We don't get paid, And there are so many people
that don't want to do this, But there's always the
same group of broadcasters that are out there busting in
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their buns because I don't know, it's the right thing
you do. Why do you do it so much?
Speaker 4 (08:20):
Yeah, it's the right thing to do, and it doesn't
take much to do it. And not everybody has the
opportunity to have a microphone, like we have a voice,
and so what are you going to do with that?
And so I can't do everything for everybody. I always
say that, but I try to do as much as
I can for as many people.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Oh, and I'm so glad you're here. I'm so glad
for so many reasons. Again, it is the River ninety
seven point three Central Pennsylvan pennsy excuse me, Central Pennsylvania
Music Hall of.
Speaker 4 (08:46):
Fame, right, yes, So we have our presenting sponsor is
Susquehanna Valley Harley Davidson cool yep. And then we also
have game Day Men's Health and the Central Pennsylvania Music
Hall of Fame.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
That's awesome. And it is benefit again the Central Pennsylvania
Food Bank. Every penny goes to the food Bank. So
get out there and I can hung van Halen tribute
with our own Glenn Halloween.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
Thanks.
Speaker 4 (09:11):
And just something to note with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
The reason that we decided to do cash, you know,
do financial instead of like a can drive or a
you know, nonperishable food item drive. They need money. Absolutely,
they can take one of your dollars and feed four
people with that. That's the buying power that they have.
So your twenty dollars can feed eighty people.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Yeah, well that's why guys just mentioned took it right
out of my eight meals. Yeah, can you imagine that.
Speaker 4 (09:38):
That's why that's why we decided to do cash. If
we started to say, yeah, let's let's you know, bring
two cans a corn or whatever you get in money
is what they need right now. And with it being
December fifth, it's the friday after Thanksgiving, so it's kind
of like we're looking at looking at it like restock
the shelves for the next big holiday.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
For the new year, and that's when everybody's home. That's right,
no excuses, get your butt out there again. The River
ninety seven point three, The Rock the Food Benefit Concert Friday,
December fifth, Excel like Blend. You're an angel, Thanks so
much as always for everything.
Speaker 4 (10:11):
Thank you, Sylvia.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Boy that Glenn is the best. Now let me tell
you about Karen Davis. Kara is the senior and vice
president and Chief Program Officer at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
I first met Tara at a birthday party for my
son Rah, and they were just teenagers. And you know what,
even back then, I was really impressed with her compassion
for people. She was totally dedicated in trying to find
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ways to strengthen our local communities. And she's been doing
that for years, actually two decks a decade she's been
with the Food Bank. I can't believe that. And the
thing about it is, Tara knows every aspect of this organization,
it's operations, programs, mission, inside and out. Her leadership has
expanded the reach of the twenty seven county Partner agency
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network and inspired partnerships that confront the real root of
the food and security. Karen Davis doesn't just support the
mission of Food Bank, caut David lives it every single day.
In fact, she's on the phone with us right now
because she's so darned to busy the Kundar Radio Studios
bit and we all know why, because she just can't
leave that place. Hi, Tara, how you doing honey?
Speaker 3 (11:18):
Hi? So I'm doing good.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
How are you today? I'm pretty good? Listen. I mentioned
that you've held several leadership positions with the Food Bank.
One of them I remember is as the SNAP Outreach manager. First,
tell us what SNAP is. And then I have a
couple I think if I call misperceptions about SNAP and
maybe you could answer.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Yeah, So thanks for the question and opportunity.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
SNAP is.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Some people may know SNAP as food stamps. It is
stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and it's a federal
program too. You know, they considered it as a safety
net work for Americans who really just need a little
bit of extra help to purchase groceries.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
Okay, now let me let me ask you this and
you tell me if it's pure or false. Okay, Aps handouts?
Speaker 3 (12:17):
No, SNAP is not a handout. SNAP is something that
is budgeted each and every year through the federal budget
and then comes through our states to be able to
support and in Pennsylvania it supports about two million Pennsylvanians.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (12:33):
Wow, Okay, And you know I will say, sorry, oh sorry,
I was gonna say. All I was going to say
was add to that is, you know, as many people
as think that folks just stay on SNAP, right, there's
a set it and forget it kind of thing. There's
a lot of measures that are put in place to
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not just ensure that folks aren't you know that they
need it, but we do. See a lot of folks
that are getting the benefits maybe for three maybe six months,
and then they go off of it because they don't
need it anymore. Good.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
Good, See that's people don't they don't know that. Here's
the big one that's in the news. Immigrants take advantage
of snaps.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
No, not at all are immigrants. You know, it's really
difficult to be an immigrant in America, and they come
here with little to nothing from their country, and that
includes a job to be able to pay for all
of the things that you and I need, you know,
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have money to pay for utilities and rent and groceries
and food and shoes, and you know, they may even
have families that they have to make sure that that
are supported as well. So when they come to this country,
providing them SNAP benefits is something that really they really
rely on to be able to go to the grocery store,
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make their own ches, voices, and be able to purchase
things that they're familiar with.
Speaker 4 (14:05):
Right.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
I thought they don't any federal government programs.
Speaker 3 (14:10):
Some of them do. Again, if there is a lot
of we could have a whole segment on police.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
We're going to do that rule.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
When it comes wet I got.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
To cover phiddo.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
Yeah, yeah, well yeah, I know you do, and you know,
but there there are opportunities for some of the immigrants
that have come through here to be able to get benefits.
And one thing that we see at the food bank,
and it's not just with SNAP benefits, but it's even
with the foods that we provide. You know, non perishable
food items, canned items is very foreign to those that
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don't live in America. They don't know what to do
with those items because it's not a regular thing that
they utilize in their country. And so when we can
be able to, you know, welcome these folks to our
country with something they're familiar with, it helps bring a
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little bit more comfort to them starting to settle into
their new life. And they go to the grocery store,
they get to choose that fresh produce, they get to
choose the kind of meats that they are familiar with,
and they can they know how to cook and prepare
for their family. Okay, this is a big deal, and
you have to correct me if I'm wrong. More than
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one hundred and forty.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
Thousand individuals are going to lose access to SNAP benefits
from Pennsylvania and the every that you cover the twenty
seven county area, you serve about twenty two thousand individuals
or set to lose those benefits.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
True, yeah, it's a lot. There are a lot of
folks that are in danger of losing their benefits and
it will not happen all in one felt swoop right.
Some of these new rules and policy seasons that are
being put into place are going to be happening over time.
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And so you know, it started back in September when
we had adults between eighteen and I believe sixty four
somewhere and around there, who you know, they now have
a requirement where they're going to have to work or
volunteer or do some type of training for eighty hours
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in order to receive their benefits. Then in October first
they started making rule changes for immigrants that receive SMAP benefits.
And then in November first they made another rule change,
and that was for adults between the ages of eighteen
and sixty four with children fourteen or older will now
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have a work requirement and that means they either have
to work, they have to do some kind of training
or volunteer for eighty hours months in order to be
eligible for their benefits.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
You know, people think you walk on the food bank,
they hand you food and if you're on snap, there's
certain qualifications, right Like somebody consue you're going to ask
them like how many people in your household? What's your income? Right?
Else do you ask them?
Speaker 3 (17:20):
Yeah? I mean it's you know, it is a grueling process.
It's not just a little click of the button and
folks get their benefits. There is an application process to that,
and it's you know, asking what is your household size,
what is your income level, do you have rent? Do
you have utility? And that all of those things will
determine somebody's eligibility and how much they receive in benefits
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each month. And then some of these new requirements. Folks
have to renew their benefits, you know, anywhere from every
three to every six months. They have to verify their income.
They have to verify what they put on their initial
application to make sure that they're still eligible for those benefits.
Speaker 2 (18:05):
That's amazing. Let me ask you this one. Have the
number of people have increased within the last year that
needs that needs to supported the food bank? Mm hmm
how much to give you an idea.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
Well, are you talking about these last four weeks. Are
you talking about the last year? Because how but.
Speaker 1 (18:28):
We do both. I don't think we do.
Speaker 3 (18:30):
Both a huge difference, right, So, we first saw a
huge increase during the pandemic, and we thought, after the pandemic,
we're gonna, you know, we're going to level off here.
In fact, we'll even go down. Well, we leveled off,
but we never went back down to the services that
we were originally providing before the pandemic time. So you
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could say we've been here the last year maybe about
twenty five percent increase in certain areas of the twenty
seven counties that we cover. But just in the last
four weeks Sylvia, we saw a forty percent increase in
services across our service territory. What are you enjoyed in
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the next couple of months.
Speaker 2 (19:23):
Is it's gonna get it worse? So we guess, right, uh.
Speaker 3 (19:27):
You know, and that's a great question, and we're really
trying to kind of look at the data understand kind
of the implications to you know, in Pennsylvania, we were
very unique in the sense that not only wasn't was
there not a federal budget, but there was also not
a state budget, and so it was a double whammy.
And so you know, after great, we have budgets and
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that's wonderful and we're thrilled about that. You know, we
can start reinstating our not benefits and we can start
receiving our government foods and funding. But there's an impact
to the community and to our neighbors that we serve
that just isn't a isn't a flip of the switch
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and everything back to normal. You know, there are folks
that were using their savings to be able to pay
for their groceries and be able to you know, do
whatever they needed to do because they weren't getting a
paycheck and so, you know, the Charitable Food Network what
is really unique about us is that we are one of,
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if not the lowest barrier of services for community members,
meaning we don't have a lot of red tape or
eyes that dot and tease the cross, right, so you know,
folks walk in the door, they can be served for
the most part without any questions asked if they're just
stating that they have a need. But this is we're
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into diticipating, you know, where we anticipate that at least
till January, and it could be more than that where
we're going to still continue to see this increased need.
Speaker 2 (21:10):
We know what is the status right now? Like do
you guys have to go months to months to see
if you're going to add what you need from the
state federal government? Say that?
Speaker 3 (21:23):
Can you say that question again?
Speaker 2 (21:24):
So be sure? What what is the status of of uh,
the the food stamp program? Is it you have to
go month to month as far as the state and
federal government, you have money to to do what you need? Sure?
Speaker 3 (21:40):
Yeah, So for for now, you know, when they when
the federal government have passed their budget, they have passed
where SNAP will be funded through through the budget year.
Speaker 2 (21:58):
But after that, we.
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Have some some big things that we need to take
a look at. Each state will need to take a
look at because the federal government is definitely starting to
look at again some new rules, some new policies. There's
an error rating where they're they're looking at states error
rates and if you're you know, above a six percent,
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we're going to be penalized for that and we're gonna
have to pay for some of our own benefits and
that will come out of the state budget. So we're
you know, I know, Department Human Services is working very
diligently to to decrease their error rate and to really
try and make a difference here before those things start
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going into place. But right now SNAP benefits are up
and running. We anticipate them to continue running. We encourage
folks to apply for SNAP benefits. We have a whole
team here at the food Bank that can assist households
and signing up for benefits. We do it all over
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the phone. We submit their applications straight to the County
Assistant's office, and we're there every step of the way.
Even in the event that they need documentation uploaded things
like that, we will support them with that as well.
So something else, I'm sorry, excuse me, Yeah, no, go ahead,
go ahead. People think you walk in the food bank and
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they say, here's the turkey. You don't individually give these
give the food. That's because you have partner agencies. And
I'm not sure if people understand it. So you have
like almost two hundred and seventy thousand people every single month, wow,
and you have eleven local agencies in all these counties. Well,
you collect it and you warehouse and.
Speaker 2 (23:48):
You ship it out to these to these partner agencies.
If somebody would go online, they can find them what's
close to their their neighborhoods. So what are would be
give us some examples of like in communities, food bank,
soup kitchens, what else where can they go?
Speaker 3 (24:06):
Yeah, yeah, So, like you said, we are a network
of partners. So we can't do our work, our mission
without the eleven hundred agency partners and programs that we
have throughout the twenty seven counties. There's a variety of
what that looks like. We have a little saying here
in food banking. When you've seen one food bank, you
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have seen one food bank. When you've seen one food pantry,
you have seen one food pantry. And the reason being
is because it's every community is different, the needs of
every community is different. And so with these partners that
we have, it's really special, right because we're able to
provide the food and then they receive the food from
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us and they're the ones that are distributing it to
the individuals in their communities, to those neighbors that are
in need. Because they know that community, they're building relationships
with them, they're a trusted source in the community, and
so we rely heavily on that network to really carry
out fully carry out our mission here at the food bank,
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you know, and it's not just the pantries and the
soup kitchens and emergency shelters that folks will will connect
to a food bank, but we also have some other
specific programming. We have a some mobile distributions that we
do a fresh express that is like a supplemental service
and goes into areas where may not be as plentiful
(25:38):
with food pantries, and so we're offering eggs and milk
and fresh produce within that distribution. We have another mobile
distribution where we're serving our military families and so that
can look like a distribution of milk, eggs, produce, meat
products at your your American legions or your vfw's. And
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then we have you know, programming for our seniors and
programming for our youth, feeding them warm meals after school
that could potentially be the only meal they've received that
night until they go back and go on the records.
So yeah, so we have a lot of these other
supplemental programs that are really you know, making sure that
(26:29):
we're hitting each and every demographic population, especially those that
are most vulnerable, which are your children and your seniors.
Well you know, I have a whole lot more questions,
but I don't have a whole lot more times.
Speaker 2 (26:43):
But I want to get to this. This is very important.
It's okay, we know about this, we can talk about that,
but you're facing a monetary situation right now. I think
people that need to understand that if you just don't
like even ten bucks, it'll give a week where the
dinners for a kid or maybe a senior. Because there's
a lot of scenors out there. It's tough where they
(27:05):
say do I take my medicine, find my medicine or
do I eat? It's tough. And even the lifeline for
families that have to chooses the same things like food, rent, utilities,
it's awful. But there are ways that you can make
a donation to the bank. First of all, what is
the website.
Speaker 3 (27:27):
Website is Central pa Food Bank dot org.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Okay, and how do you go about making that donation?
You can do it monthly, you can do it at
one shot. I mean it's absolutely yeah.
Speaker 3 (27:39):
You can do it all different kinds of ways. You
can drop a check off us at the office, or
you can just go to the website and make yourself
US and you make a donation, and we've got all
different ways that you can give, whether you want to
just give one time, or you want to do a
set up for a monthly donation, We've got We've got
some great team members that can help guide folks along
(27:59):
the way to really help them figure out the way
that they want to give and the impact they want
to make with their gifts. But what I will say
is that every gift, Yeah, and businesses, but you know,
every gift makes a huge difference because of the relationships
that we have with partners and with corporations and companies.
Food companies are buying power can be really significant compared
(28:24):
to what your you and I buying power is at
the grocery store. For every dollar we receive here at
the food Bank, we can turn that into four meals.
So when I tell you that your donation makes an impact,
no matter how little or how big it makes, it
truly makes a big difference in the community Terry.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
You still need volunteers.
Speaker 3 (28:48):
Always. We always have volunteer opportunities. And you know, I
would say it's not just us that need the volunteers.
Speaker 2 (28:55):
We have.
Speaker 3 (28:55):
We have agencies throughout our twenty seven counties. Right we
have three hubs. So we have a hub in Harrisburg,
a hub and Williams Support, and a HUBB and Holidaysburg. Well,
there's a whole lot of people in between those hubs
that may not be able to move it to us, right,
But the good news is we have agencies in their
area where they would be able to volunteer and give
(29:18):
their time. And we have a lot of agencies who
have kind of an aging population where they're looking for
volunteers and they're looking for leaders to be able to
help kind of be that next generation to be able
to serve the community.
Speaker 2 (29:32):
So well, I've got I think, thank you Steely Hard
for making this work and I want to, you know,
get to that website Central Pennsylvania, the Blue Bank, Central
PA Food Bank, or don't forget the concerts, the Blood
Bank Benefit concert pridety decendlift that a lot in Harrisburg
because we get those tickets are going fast. Tarah Honey,
thank you so much. We're going to touch the base again.
Speaker 3 (29:55):
So okay, absolutely great to talk with you. Thank you
so much.
Speaker 2 (29:59):
Boy Bye okay, sweetheart, bye bye, And remember to catch
Insight every weekend on our can iHeart station or any
time on your favorite podcast app. I'm sovia Moss. This
has been the insight. Thanks so much for listening to
you next week
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