Susan came to file her taxes at Just Harvest’s South Side office with her son and a large box of homemade cupcakes for the volunteers.
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Articles and notes from Just Harvest staff and partners.
The Fair Share Tax to Support Public Investment in Pennsylvania
A new plan would help struggling Pennsylvanians by making sure our commonwealth is a place of thriving communities and individual opportunity.
The 38 soups and new chefs of 2017 Empty Bowls
Thanks to some of Pittsburgh’s great restaurants and caterers there will be dozens of yummy soups to eat at this joint fundraiser for Just Harvest and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food […]
How you can stop the House Republican plan to end Medicaid Expansion
Republican efforts are underway in the U.S. House of Representatives to gut the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. Consider it a Reverse Robin Hood.
D-Jam 2017 to Benefit Just Harvest
For the past 18 years, Pittsburgh’s favorite jam band theCAUSE has put on D-Jam. To date, they have raised more than $75,000 to benefit local nonprofits.
Let them eat cake? The misguided food stamp junk food ban
A new president is in office and he’s promising a new era for America. But across the country, elected officials are enjoying a favorite old past-time: attacking the food stamps […]
Here’s why Betsy DeVos is right about “no free lunch”
Twitter erupted recently over a tactless joke Pres. Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos made about there being no free lunches. Here’s what has to happen next.
Our new Board member’s dream for downtown Pittsburgh and beyond
Samantha is new to Pittsburgh but she has already plugged into important work on key issues: hunger and its connection to poverty, farming, climate change, and health.
How to create your MyCOMPASS PA mobile app account
The MyCOMPASS PA mobile app allows Pennsylvanians to better monitor their state benefit accounts. Here’s how to set it up on your phone.
Does Eating a Free School Lunch Give Kids “an Empty Soul?”
No, House Speaker Paul Ryan – getting a free lunch doesn’t mean no one cares for you. It means that everyone does.
