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An Asset Test for SNAP/Food Stamps?
How will this affect our neighbor who is food insecure? The Department of Public Welfare recent decision to reinstate an asset test for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is not the best course for food insecure families or the best use of the Commonwealth's limited resources. Read more here.
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2012 Public Policy Agenda Highlights Affordable Housing
LAMPa's 2012 agenda has will focus on building capacity for advocacy on affordable housing and homelessness in the state. Access to safe and affordable housing is a key issue for families in poverty. This will be in addition to work on hunger, poverty and care for creation. Read more here. |
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Prayer Vigil to Focus on Governor Corbett's Budget
 The Interfaith Justice Coalition is calling on all Pennsylvanians to engage in prayer on Tuesday, Feb 7 as Gov. Tom Corbett presents his 2012-2013 budget proposal to a joint session of the General Assembly. Read more about the vigil and budget season fast activities here. Interested in the connection between fasting, prayer and advocacy? Read this blog post, "Fasting for a New Day", shared last year by a LAMPa Policy Council member. |
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Recently Posted
We are blogging about:
PA House Declares "The Year of the Bible" by Amy Reumann
Reading Lutherans Reach Out on Immigration by Marissa Krey
Why Christians Need to Care about Food Stamps by Dustin Wright
Justice as a Memorial is a recent article in the Journal of Lutheran Ethics. It notes that whe n Christians render justice to the vulnerable of society and the outcasts, and perform acts of healing, it keeps alive and honors the memory of Jesus and his acts of justice and healing that signaled the breaking in of the messianic age in his person.
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Lutheran Day at the Capitol
 A Refuge for the Poor and Needy*: Addressing Housing and Homelessness in PA
May 9, 2012, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Registration information will be available in early March and in the next Highlights E-news
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Pardon Our Appearance!
Due to a database error, the LAMPa website lost all content in January. The staff have been restoring it, but it will be some time until all resources and links have been put back. If you see something missing or would like a resource currently not there, contact the LAMPa office directly.
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