Leaders gather to highlight growing food insecurity problem in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Local leaders gathered at a church Tuesday morning to highlight the growing problem of food insecurity in Philadelphia.

The CEO of Hunger Free America, along with elected officials, visited a food distribution program at Saint John's Lutheran Church in the city's Mayfair section to talk about federal food aid cuts.

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They say there has been a massive increase in the number of people who rely on help from food charities after cuts to the federal SNAP program.

They is calling on federal officials to reverse the cuts.