Kalah is looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving this year with her 8-year-old daughter. But she didn’t always feel this sense of anticipation.
In fact, when she recently started a new job with higher pay, she was cut off from her financial assistance. But her increased income doesn’t come close to covering her expenses — especially as prices at the grocery store remain high.
Suddenly, Kalah was caught in a difficult spot. That’s why she’s so thankful for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank … and your support!
“I basically got a better paying job, and I make 50 bucks over the guidelines, and so I got completely cut off,” Kalah says. “I don’t get any type of assistance, so I don’t have money to even grocery shop anymore. So the drive-up distributions, The Market and my neighborhood pantries literally is what’s keeping food in mine and my daughter’s stomachs.”
The support you help provide is a huge relief to Kalah, and being able to find the food they need makes a big difference.
“Not having food security,” Kalah says, “is one of the scariest things outside of homelessness. I don’t care about me; it’s my child.”