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Friends In Deed Podcast

Friends In Deed Podcast

By: Friends In Deed
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Friends In Deed (FID) is an interfaith organization that provides supportive services to our homeless and at risk neighbors to help them rebuild their lives. Each episode, FID CEO, Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater, talks about our programs, interviews clients, has conversations with staff, community leaders and commentators around issues of poverty, homelessness, religious values, morals and much more! Learn more at www.friendsindeedpas.org, follow us on Instagram @friendsindeedpas, or visit us at facebook.com/friendsindeedpas.

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Episodes
  • SNAP CUTS BEGINNING! A conversation with FID Food Pantry Director, Tim Nistler

    SNAP CUTS BEGINNING! A conversation with FID Food Pantry Director, Tim Nistler
    Oct 31 2025

    On this episode, Rabbi Joshua is joined by Tim Nistler for a conversation about the impending cuts to SNAP benefits and how it is affecting our food pantry community. Tim shares the staggering new record of households in one week, and speaks about how you can help us serve those most in need.

    https://friendsindeedpas.org
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    24 mins
  • Money for Ballrooms But Not SNAP

    Money for Ballrooms But Not SNAP
    Oct 23 2025

    Rabbi Joshua checks in on Day 22 of the government shutdown. On November 1st, without an agreement to reopen, millions of people, mostly children, will lose their SNAP benefits, which are commonly known as food stamps or EBT cards. Yet, there is apparently money for other things...

    CBS News article referenced in the episode

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    17 mins
  • Government Shutdown and Funding Housing

    Government Shutdown and Funding Housing
    Oct 10 2025

    In this episode, Rabbi Joshua checks in on day 9 of the government shutdown to highlight how this will potentially begin to affect the most vulnerable in our country, and how the current budget proposal includes sweeping cuts to the Continuum of Care funding for housing. In addition, he shares some thoughts from recent books on homelessness and poverty, including a clip from scholar Matthew Desmond. Listen and share!

    National Alliance to End Homelessness

    Matthew Desmond on The Jon Stewart Show

    Closing music: Eric Clapton

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    18 mins
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