Why are fruits and veggies so expensive?
Author: Erin Spangler June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month. Fruits and vegetables in all forms (fresh, frozen or canned) are an important part of any healthy eating pattern. However, we …
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Food Justice is Social Justice; Jeremiah’s Place is Pittsburgh’s only crisis nursery
Over the past year, families with children have been challenged in unimaginable ways with many kids still learning remotely. In our region, 21 percent of kids face food insecurity. During …
Scouting for Food supports neighbors in need
posted on behalf of the Community Fundraising Team Each year, Boy Scouts of America Laurel Highlands Council and UPMC support Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank by hosting the Annual Scouting …
One Year of COVID-19: State of Hunger in SWPA
March 16, 2021 marks one year since Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank (the Food Bank) held its first COVID-19 response distribution. While the pandemic dramatically increased the need for food …
Sustainability
Our mission is to feed people in need and mobilize our community to eliminate hunger. In 1998, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank made a sustainability commitment when it broke ground …
Shop Our Partners
You can join our community partners in giving back to your neighbors in need through takeout, shopping or simply sharing with your network! Contact [email protected] or call 412-745-FUND (3863) to …
Score Big with School Breakfast
Students who start their day with breakfast are more likely to maintain focus, remember previous lessons and have more nutritionally-balanced diets. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things for schools, it hasn’t changed …
Racial inequality as a root cause of food insecurity
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement, dedicated his life to advancing equality …
Reflecting on 2020; Looking to 2021
2020 has been a year of challenges – job loss, COVID mitigation efforts and social injustice. Amidst it all, more people than ever before have been left wondering how they …
Steel Mills to COVID-19; 40 Years of Service
From the end of the civil war to the 1980s, iron and steel were everything in Pittsburgh. When the mills began to close in the early and mid-1980s our entire …
EMBRACE Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Steelers Huddle to end Hunger
EMBRACE Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Steelers are teaming up to fight hunger in the region. Through the Huddle to end Hunger campaign, EMBRACE, the Steelers, and UPMC are calling on …