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BY STACI WILSON<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Pennsylvania<\/a>

Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding toured the Trehab food bank in Bridgewater Twp. with food bank director Lynn Senick and Trehab exec Dennis Phelps on Friday where he spoke about the governor\u2019s proposed PASS initiative that would link food banks with state agricultural producers.<\/p><\/div>\n

Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding made a stop Thursday in Susquehanna County, visiting the Montrose-area food bank and community garden followed by a stop at the courthouse where the Dairy Promotions team was serving up ice cream.<\/p>\n

Redding said Governor Tom Wolf\u2019s proposed budget includes an additional $3 million for the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System (PASS) initiative that, if enacted, would distribute funds to emergency food providers, and support agricultural producers in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a way to connect Pennsylvania products with the charitable food system,\u201d Redding said in remarks at the Trehab food bank in Bridgewater Twp. \u201cIt\u2019s the piece that was missing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Redding said there is an \u201cunmet need\u201d that can be filled through the charitable food program with local agricultural producers. The proposed additional $3 million in funding would supplement the $18 million base program, and serve as a way to control cost with the direct connections to the products.<\/p>\n

Montrose food bank director Lynn Senick said that 5,300 families are served each year; with 500 households receiving food on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n

The food bank also handles emergency food situations. \u201cWe always give someone food who needs it,\u201d Senick said. \u201cNo one ever leaves here without food.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to state funding, Senick said the community is incredibly generous with its donations.<\/p>\n

In the past couple of years, Senick said there has been a slight decrease in the number of households using the food bank, but an increase in individuals. \u201cThere are more working families with children,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople are having trouble making ends meet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trehab executive director Dennis Phelps also spoke about the community\u2019s involvement in the annual Thanksgiving Feed-a-Friend program that serves 900 families in Susquehanna County.<\/p>\n

While looking at the food bank garden, Redding said, \u201cI believe strongly that everybody has a right to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that over 1 million people in Pennsylvania are at risk for hunger. \u201c(People) wake up and hope there is something to eat. In a state with productive agriculture, we need to bridge that gap.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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