PRINTER'S NO. 1864
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
180
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KINKEAD, BOYD, MADDEN, RABB, MADSEN, T. DAVIS,
KINSEY, PASHINSKI, HOHENSTEIN, KHAN, VITALI, HILL-EVANS,
SANCHEZ, PARKER, CERRATO, HOWARD, MENTZER, KRAJEWSKI, MAYES,
NEILSON AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, JULY 18, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, JULY 18, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of September 2023 as "Hunger Action Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Hunger and poverty are issues of vital concern in
this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 9.4% of residents of this
Commonwealth, more than 1.2 million individuals, face hunger and
one in every eight children do not know where their next meal
will come from; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth is committed to taking steps to
combat hunger in every part of our community and provide
additional resources to those in need; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth is committed to working with
Feeding Pennsylvania and Hunger Free Pennsylvania in educating
individuals about the role and importance of food banks in
addressing hunger and raising awareness of the need to devote
more resources and attention to hunger issues; and
WHEREAS, The members of Feeding Pennsylvania and Hunger Free
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Pennsylvania distributed nearly 200 million pounds of food
through their network of food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters
and other community organizations; and
WHEREAS, The month of September has been designated "Hunger
Action Month" in order to bring attention to food insecurity in
our communities and to enlist the public in the fight to end
hunger by taking action, including volunteer shifts, social
media shares and donations to ensure that no individual has to
make an impossible choice between food and other necessities
like medicine, utilities or child care; and
WHEREAS, Food banks across the country, including the members
of Feeding Pennsylvania and Hunger Free Pennsylvania, host
numerous events throughout the month of September to bring
awareness and help end hunger in their local community;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of September 2023 as "Hunger Action Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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