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Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller says there is help available for low-income working Pennsylvanians, seniors, pregnant women and new mothers, and foster parents and guardians.
"Programs and support networks exist to help all of us in the moments that we simply cannot plan for,” she said.
There is no shame in someone needing assistance from a public service that they, as a taxpayer, have already paid for, she said.
"These programs are aids that each of us as citizens have invested in,” said the first lady.
And while she can't control whether people take advantage of that assistance, Wolf says maybe the administration can help control how people see it.
"We can reframe the conversation around asking for help. We can encourage our neighbors, our friends, our family to seek assistance from federal food programs, even if they might not have qualified for them in the past,” she said.
Miller says going without essential needs like food can jeopardize a person's short-term and long-term health.
“And those long-term effects will outlive the current public health crisis,” she said.