Governor Tom Wolf is highlighting an effort to help older Pennsylvanians in need of food.
The Senior Food Box Program was facing the possibility of having its approved caseload decreased, but instead the program was reinvigorated.
“Despite the fact that we saw increasing need for food for older adults on a fixed income, we also saw at that point that the Senior Food Box program was being underutilized,” Wolf said. “So even when we had the food, we were not getting it into the hands of the people who needed it.”
So who is eligible for the Senior Food Box program?
“It serves older adults who’s household income is at 130 percent of the poverty level or below,” Wolf said.
Wolf says there has now been a 20 percent increase in use of the program since 2021.
