Friday, April 8 has been declared a day of prayer in Philadelphia. The Religious Leaders Council and City Soup have called on "all congregations and individuals of all faith traditions to commit themselves to prayer and reflection on this day for the nearly 500,000 Philadelphians who are now struggling with whether they can afford to eat and feed their families". A prayer breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. Joel Berg, author of All You Can Eat: How Hungry Is America? will keynote and frame the issues. Learn more and register here. 

The lion's share of cuts in Governor Corbett's proposed budget are to education funding. Learn more about the early education promises kept, the potential cuts to public education,  and action opportunities here.  

Governor Corbett's budget proposal maintained funding for the State Food Purchase Program at $17.5 million. Thank you to all the advocates who called, wrote or made visits urging strong support for this vital program. Read about it in "Dollars to Donuts", a new LAMPa blog post.  

Space is limited to 150 registrants, so be sure to register soon. Hear keynoter David Beckmann on "Changing the Politics of Hunger", learn about state policy issues and local community actions to fight hunger in the Commonwealth. Access more information and registration here.