When you support Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, you’re helping neighbors who have served our nation well.
Neighbors like Stephen, who served two years in the U.S. Army — including October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was a dramatic showdown that had two global superpowers — the United States and the Soviet Union — on the brink of nuclear war.
Fortunately, that crisis was averted, and Stephen got on with his life. All was well until a recent difficult bout with COVID-19.
“It was kind of tough,” he says. “I don’t remember anything.”
Now fully recovered, Stephen occasionally finds himself in line for the veterans’ distribution at Families Matter Pantry, one of our partners. He says the promise of consistent food distributions in his community eases his family’s stress.
“It’s a big help,” he says, noting that he particularly likes the vegetable wrap and bananas. “Very good people do this.”
Count yourself among those “very good people,” because without your support, veterans like Stephen might struggle to find food.