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Objective 2

   Provide antihunger groups across the State with information that makes them more effective in increasing food security in their own communities.

Activities

   Provide an updated Hunger Action site on the Internet which provides information concerning:

Reports relevant to food security;

''Best practices'' of community based groups involved in food security and welfare-to-work support;

Data collected by the Hunger Action Center related to trends;

Names, addresses and telephone numbers of policy makers, and the like;

Funding opportunities; and

Upcoming events of interest to food security activists.

   Meet, upon request, with local groups to discuss community food security concerns and to explore ways that Hunger Action Center staff can provide support and/or technical assistance.

   Create opportunities for staff from food security organizations to meet, share ideas and explore ideas for collaboration. At least one Statewide event will be held during the year.

Objective 3

   Serve as a credible participant in the development of Pennsylvania's public policy in matters related to food security.

Activities

   Sustain relationships with relevant agency staff at the Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture, Public Welfare, Health and Education and serve as a reliable source of information/advice to those staff.

   Participate on the Department of Agriculture's Emergency Food Assistance Advisory Committee and, by constructive comment related to the operation of the State's emergency food programs, increase the positive impact of those funds on family stability.

   Participate on the Department of Public Welfare's Income Maintenance Advisory Committee.

Objective 4

   Increase popular participation in the development of public policy concerning food security.

Activities

   Expand the legislative response network from the existing level of 225 persons to 350 persons by June 30, 2001.

   Provide opportunity for charitable food staff to communicate their concerns to policy makers; increase response from existing level of 400 post cards to 600 by January 2001.

   Plan and host a ''Speak to Your Legislator'' event which will allow Pennsylvanians to express public policy concerns.

Objective 5

   Educate hungry people across the State about the use of the Food Information Line to access emergency food.

Activities

   Marketing and promotion efforts will continue through Department of Public Welfare mailings and through newspaper ads.

   Food providers will be asked to update their information about hours of operation, and the like, twice during the contract year.

   An average of 400 persons a month will be served by the agency's Food Information Line, which will encourage them to utilize WIC and Food Stamp benefits, to enroll in SHARE (a wholesale buying cooperative) and to take advantage of Super Cupboard classes available through local food pantries.

Objective 6

   Promote sponsorship of child nutrition programs (Summer Food, Child and Adult Care, and School Breakfast).

Activities

   Frequent newsletter articles will be published in the agency's newsletter promoting these programs.

   Technical assistance regarding child nutrition programs will be offered to potential sponsors through workshops at conferences and through local food security forums.

List of CFNP Grantees for the Prior Program Year

   The Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center was awarded the entire grant of $91,931 allocated to Pennsylvania for the 1998-99 program year.

CFN Accomplishments for the Prior Program Year

   The following objectives were achieved during the 1998-99 program year.

Objective 1

   Raise public awareness in Pennsylvania about the extent, causes of and solutions to hunger.

Results

   The agency's Hunger Advocate Newsletter circulation has increased to 1,662 readers as of June 30, 1999. This is an increase from 1,500 per issue in December, 1998 and 800 in December, 1997.

   Articles were published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Harrisburg Patriot News and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette concerning the decline in food stamp participation, the increase in need for charitable food, funding for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program and the extent of hunger in Pennsylvania and the need for outreach.

   The following public speaking engagements were conducted:

Testimony to the House Democratic Policy Committee on the links between hunger and welfare reform;

The Keynote Address to the annual meeting of member agencies of the Philadelphia Food Bank; and

A presentation on charitable food assistance to a meeting of county human service directors.

   Thirty-five hundred copies of Food and Nutrition Resources in Pennsylvania: A Reference Guide were sent to the agency's newsletter readers, 1,300 food assistance providers and public policy makers.

Objective 2

   Provide antihunger groups across the State with information that makes them more effective in increasing food security in their own communities.

Results

   The agency has accomplished the following activities:

Collaborated with the Governor's Inaugural Committee to assist with communications and logistics concerning the Inaugural Food Drive;

Served on a special task force appointed by the Department of Agriculture's Emergency Food Assistance Advisory Committee to develop a plan for the collection of unduplicated data by charitable food assistance providers. Staff from the agency wrote the proposed recommendation that was accepted by the Advisory Committee.

Planned and implemented a Statewide conference on food security and economic self-sufficiency. Approximately 180 people attended.

Served on the steering committee of the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger.

Participated in the Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network, an informal association of organizations committed to nutrition education among food stamp eligible people in the State.

Are active members of the Interfaith Justice Coalition that is supporting legislation to give TANF parents greater latitude than is currently allowed to complete skills training and educational programs leading to employment.

Objective 3

   Serve as a participant in the development of Pennsylvania's public policy in matters related to food security.

Results

   Actively supported a DPW policy that exempted a portion of able-bodied childless adults from the work requirement of the Food Stamp Program that exempted persons between the ages of 47 and 49. This policy will benefit approximately 1,500 persons.

   Supported the funding of the Emergency Food Assistance Development Program for $1 million.

Objective 4

   Increase individual participation in the development of public policy concerning food security.

Results

   Seven hundred individuals who volunteer at, or receive help from a charitable food provider participated in a post card campaign to the Governor, expressing the concerns about food security issues.

   Written communications were sent to 50-70 food and nutrition organizations Statewide to inform them of policy related developments that they may wish to respond. Policies discussed in these communications were: State imposed full family sanctions; Federal WIC funding; final Federal TANF regulations; and, State legislation regarding training and education for TANF parents.

Objective 5

   Educate hungry people across the State about the use of the Food Information Line to access emergency food.

Results

   One thousand eight hundred nineteen people called the Food Information Line to receive information about available food or money to purchase food.

Attachment 1

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

HARRISBURG

THE GOVERNOR                                                                                       February 7, 1997

Mr. Donald Sykes
Director
Office of Community Services
Administration for Children and Families
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S. W., Fifth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20447

Dear Mr. Sykes:

   This is to inform you that I am delegating the authority to sign documents related to the adminstration of the Community Services Block Grant Program and Community Food and Nutrition Program to the Secretary of the Department of Community Economic Development.

   We look forward to your continued support in serving our constituents in this vital program.

Sincerely,
Tom Ridge
Governor

cc: Thomas B. Hagen, Secretary

Attachment 2

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT AGENCIES AND COUNTIES SERVED

REGION I

Bucks County Opportunity Council 100 Doyle Street Doylestown, PA 18901 Phone: (215) 345-8175 C. Fred Weaver, Executive Director E-Mail--cfwl@bcoc.org		FAX: (215) 345-8573
Community Action Agency of Delaware County Delaware County Government Center Second & Orange Streets, Ground Floor Media, PA 19063 Phone: (610) 891-5101 Edward T. Coleman, Executive Director E-Mail--COLEMANE@CO.DELAWARE.PA.U.S.		FAX: (610) 565-9332
Montgomery County Community Action    Development Commission (CADCOM) 113 East Main Street Norristown, PA 19401 Phone: (610) 277-6363 or 6367 Rick Beaton, Acting Executive Director E-Mail--cadcom@voicenet.com	Adm. Ofc.-- Com.Serv.Center--	FAX: (610) 277-7399 FAX: (610) 277-2123
Mayor's Office of Community Services One Parkway, 1515 Arch Street, 9th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: (215) 683-0400 Gail Greene, Executive Director Phone: (215) 683-0400 E-Mail--gailgreene@phila.gov		FAX: (215) 683-0405
Chester County Office of Housing and    Community Development 601 Westtown Rd., P. O. Box 2747, Suite 395 West Chester, PA 19382-4541 Contact: Barbara Wilson, Director of    Housing and Community Services Phone: (610) 344-6640 E-Mail--coccia@mail.co.chester.pa.us		FAX: (610) 344-5736

Region II

Carbon County Action Committee for    Human Services 364 North First Street Lehighton, PA 18235 Phone: (610) 377-6400 Kimberley Miller, Executive Director E-Mail--ccac@ptdprolog.net
Commission on Economic Opportunity of    Luzerne County P. O. Box 1127 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-1127 Phone: (570) 826-0510 Eugene M. Brady, Executive Director E-Mail--hebegebe@sunlink.net		FAX: (570) 829-1665
Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley,    Inc. (Lehigh/Northampton) 520 East Broad Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 Phone: (610) 691-5620 Alan Jennings, Executive Director E-Mail		FAX: (610) 691-6582
Berks Community Action Program, Inc. YMCA--3rd Floor Reed & Washington Sts. Reading, PA 19601 Phone: (610) 376-6571 William F. Richardson, Executive Director E-Mail--bcapberks@aol.com		FAX: (610) 376-6575
Economic Opportunity Cabinet of Schuylkill County 225 North Centre Street Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: (570) 622-1995 Theodore R. Dreisbach, Executive Director E-Mail--econopp@ptd.net		FAX: (570) 622-0429
Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Agency 200 Adams Avenue Scranton, PA 18503 Phone: (570) 963-6836 Fred F. Lettieri, Executive Director E-Mail--slhda@aol.com	E-Mail--headst@epix.net	FAX: (570) 963-1317
The Trehab Center (Bradford, Tioga, Wayne,    Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wyoming) 10 Public Avenue P. O. Box 366 Montrose, PA 18801 Phone: (570) 278-3338 Dennis Phelps, Executive Director E-Mail--trehab@epix.net		FAX: (570) 278-1889
Monroe County Commissioners (Pike) Monroe County Administration Center 1 Quaker Plaza Room 204 Stroudsburg, PA 18360-2164 Contact: Karen Ezzo, Grants Manager Phone: (717) 420-3750 E-Mail--		Fax No.: (717) 420-3751

Region III

Community Action Program of Lancaster County 630 Rockland Street P. O. Box 599 Lancaster, PA 17603 Phone: (717) 299-7301 MacDonald Stacks, Executive Director E-Mail--mstacks@caplano.org E-Mail--info@caplano.org		FAX: (717) 299-9341
Community Progress Council, Inc. (York) 226 East College Avenue York, PA 17403 Phone: (717) 846-4600 George Moore, Executive Director E-Mail--		FAX: (717) 848-3054
South Central Community Action Programs, Inc.    (Adams, Franklin) 153 North Stratton Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 Phone: (717) 334-7634 Jean W. Odom, Executive Director E-Mail--Jodom@cvn.net	E-Mail--sccapine@mail.cvn.net	FAX: (717) 334-6921
Community Action Commission (Cumberland,    Dauphin, Perry) 1514 Derry Street Harrisburg, PA 17104 Harrisburg, PA 17110 Phone: (717) 232-9757 Linda U. Figueroa, Executive Director E-Mail--		FAX: (717) 234-2227
Lebanon County Human Services Municipal Bldg. 400 South 8th Street Room 14 Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: (717) 274-2801 Contact: Phyllis Holtry, Human Services    Coordinator E-Mail--		FAX: (717) 274-8094

Region IV

Blair County Community Action Program 2100 Sixth Avenue Altoona, PA 16602 Phone: (814) 946-3651 Allan L. Robison, Executive Director E-Mail--bccap@csrlink.net		FAX: (814) 946-5451
Cambria County Community Action Council, Inc. The Landmark Building 516 Main Street Johnstown, PA 15901 Phone: (814) 536-9031 Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director E-Mail--dzimm@surfshop.net
Central Pennsylvania Community Action, Inc.    (Centre, Clearfield) P. O. Box 792 207 E. Cherry Street Clearfield, PA 16830 Phone: (814) 765-1551 William Terry, Executive Director E-Mail--kay@clearnet.net		FAX: (814) 765-4306
Lycoming-Clinton Counties Commission for    Community Action 2138 Lincoln Street P. O. Box 3568 Williamsport, PA 17701-8568 Phone: (570) 326-0587 Janet Alling, Executive Director E-Mail--step@crslink.net		FAX: (570) 322-2197
Tableland Services, Inc. (Somerset) 535 E. Main Street Somerset, PA 15501 Phone: (814) 445-9628 Jeffrey Masterson, Executive Director E-Mail--tsi1066@yahoo.com		FAX: (814) 443-3690
Union-Snyder Office of Human Resources 315 N. Water Street Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Phone: (570) 374-8938 Harry Adrian, Executive Director E-Mail--		FAX: (570) 374-2330
Keystone Community Action Program (Mifflin,    Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata) Human Services Office Director 223 Penn Street Huntingdon County Courthouse Huntingdon, PA 16652 Ann Foore, Executive Director Phone: (814) 643-3010 E-Mail--humcap@penn.com
Northumberland Board of Commissioners    (Montour, Columbia) Administration Building 399 South Fifth Street 2nd Floor, Suite 207 Sunbury, PA 17801 Contact: Greg Schoffler, Director of Planning Phone: (570) 988-4222 E-Mail--schoffgj@prolong.net		FAX: (570) 988-4392

REGION V

Allegheny County Department of Human Services Office of Community Services 933 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone: (412) 350-5701 Marc Cherna, Director E-Mail--		FAX: (412) 350-3414
Armstrong County Community Action Agency Armsdale Administration Building R. D. 8, Box 287 Kittanning, PA 16201 Phone: (412) 548-3405 Kenneth L. Heilman, Executive Director E-Mail--kenh@penn.com		FAX: (412) 548-3413
Fayette County Community Action Agency 137 N. Beeson Avenue Uniontown, PA 15401 Phone: (412) 437-6050 James Stark, Executive Director E-Mail--jstark@hhs.net		FAX: (412) 437-4418
Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc. 1835 Centre Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: (412) 392-4430, 4432, or 4437 John Golden, Jr., Executive Director E-Mail--		FAX: (412) 392-4466
Indiana County Community Action Program P. O. Box 187 827 Water Street Indiana, PA 15701 Phone: (724) 465-2657 Sandi Dill, Executive Director E-Mail--icap@mail.microserve.net		FAX: (724) 465-5118
Community Action Southwest (Washington, Greene) 315 East Hallam Avenue Washington, PA 15301-3407 Phone: (412) 225-9550 Darlene Bigler, Executive Director E-Mail--casexe@cobweb.net		FAX: (412) 228-9966
Westmoreland County c/o Westmoreland Human Opportunities 203 South Maple Avenue Greensburg, PA 15601 Tay R. Waltenbaugh, Executive Director Phone: (724) 834-1260 E-Mail--whoinc@aol.com		FAX: (724) 838-9563
County of Beaver Community Services Programs 699 5th Street Beaver, PA 15009 Contact: Robert Dyson, Coordinator, CSBG Program Phone: (724) 775-4711 E-Mail--commdev@co.beaver.pa.us		FAX: (724) 775-4117
Butler County Community Action and Development P. O. Box 1208 124 West Diamond Street County Government Center Butler, PA 16003-1208 Contact: Elaine Burns, Director Phone: (724) 284-5126 E-Mail--Elainescb@lycosemail		FAX: (724) 284-5400

Region VI

Greater Erie Community Action Committee 18 West Ninth Street Erie, PA 16501 Phone: (814) 459-4581 R. Benjamin Wiley, Executive Director E-Mail--rbwgecac@erie.net		FAX: (814) 456-0161
Jefferson-Clarion County Economic Opportunity    Association, Inc. 105 Grace Way Punxsutawney, PA 15767-1209 Phone: (814) 938-3302 Robert A. Cardamone, Executive Director E-Mail--rcardamone@jccap.org		FAX: (814) 938-7596
Mercer County Community Action Agency 296 A Street, P. O. Box 667 Sharon, PA 16146 Phone: (724) 342-6222 Ronald J. Errett, Executive Director E-Mail--gac@pathway.net		FAX: (724) 342-6301
Northern Tier Community Action Corporation    (McKean, Potter, Elk, Cameron) P. O. Box 389 Emporium, PA 15834 Phone: (814) 486-1161 Kenneth P. Straub, Executive Director E-Mail--ntadim@central.com
Venango/Crawford Counties Office of    Economic Opportunity P. O. Box 1130 1283 Liberty Street Franklin, PA 16323 Phone: (814) 432-9767 Sally A. Mays, Executive Director E-Mail--vcoeo@csonline.net		FAX: (814) 432-9771
Warren-Forest Counties Economic    Opportunity Council 1209 Pennsylvania Avenue, West P. O. Box 547 Warren, PA 16365 Phone: (814) 726-2400, Ext. 50 Robert A. Raible, Executive Director Toll Free Phone: 1-800-231-1797 E-Mail--		FAX: (814) 723-0510
Lawrence County Social Services, Inc. 241 West Grant Street New Castle, PA 16101 Thomas Scott, Executive Director Phone: (724) 658-7258 E-Mail--tscott@lawcss.org		FAX: (724) 658-7664

Limited Purpose Agencies

Region III

Rural Opportunities, Inc. 1300 Market Street, Suite 202 Lemoyne, PA 17043 Contact: Kay Laracuente, Executive Director Phone: (717) 731-8120 E-Mail--klaracu372@aol.com

FAX: (717) 731-8196

Region III

Community Action Association of Pennsylvania    (CAAP) 222 Pine Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 Contact: John A. Wilson, Executive Director Phone: (717) 233-1075 E-Mail--johnwcap@aol.com

FAX: (717) 232-1014

Grantee for Federal Community Food and Nutrition Funds

 

Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center 208 North Third Street, Suite 200 Harrisburg, PA 17101 Phone: (717) 233-6705 Berry Friesen, Executive Director E-Mail--pahunger@paonline.com

FAX: (717) 731-8196

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