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Blog posts about special events, volunteer opportunities, and how to take action against hunger and poverty.
Join us at our Oct. 25 Harvest Celebration Dinner
Join hundreds of other advocates and community leaders at this unique event. Tamara Draut will point us to the path forward to building power for working people.
Week 21: Ask Gov. Wolf to veto Medicaid work requirements
New Pennsylvania legislation would require certain people to prove they are working in order to receive Medicaid benefits. It’s a solution in search of a problem.
Week 20: Protect school lunches from federal budget cuts
It’s National School Lunch Week – the perfect time to help schools feed low-income children. Take action to protect federal funding!
Week 19: Say NO to Fake “Tax Reform”
Right now Pres. Trump and Republican leaders in D.C. are trying to sell the public on a scheme they’re calling “tax reform.” Don’t believe it for a second.
Week 18: Get ready for the next election
There is nothing more important in our democracy than exercising this right as often as possible — even if you don’t like who’s on the ballot. Maybe even especially if you don’t […]
Week 17: It’s time to talk about you
What if there was a place where people who have experienced hunger could talk about it? A space free of all the judgment and stigma we so often face.
Week 16: Nationwide call-in to stop Trump’s fake “tax reform”
Join the national call-in to our U.S. Reps. this week to tell them: Tax cuts for the wealthy are a scam that’s weakening our nation.
Week 15: Put pressure on Rep. Turzai to pass the state budget
PA is now the only state in the country without a budget. For more than two months, House GOP leaders have refused to agree on common sense solutions to keep […]
Week 14: Stand up for a new Pittsburgh economy that works for everyone!
This Labor Day, we are standing with the workers of Pittsburgh’s biggest employers – and fast food workers on strike in over 300 cities – to say enough is enough!
