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Impact
Hunger in Philadelphia
Local data on food insecurity, senior isolation, SNAP cuts, and rising food costs across Greater Philadelphia.
Impact
What the data says about our region
Philadelphia has one of the highest big-city poverty rates in the country, and recent federal SNAP changes removed benefits from tens of thousands of local households.
Isolation compounds hunger: seniors living alone eat less, eat worse, and are less likely to ask for help.
- Rising local food costs outpacing fixed incomes
- Tens of thousands of Philadelphians dropped from SNAP
- High rates of senior and veteran isolation
- Summer gaps when school meals disappear
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