Take action to stop food stamp cuts!

Food stamps help to lift millions of Americans – including children – out of poverty. Yet Congress is considering billions of dollars in cuts to this critical program. Take action today, tomorrow, and the rest of the month to stop them!

Follow Friday!

In the Twitterverse, "#FF" means Follow Friday or Fundraising Friday - a way for you to support the organizations and causes you believe in and want to promote. Here are our suggestions for some great anti-poverty nonprofits you should be following on Twitter and Facebook.

Support Just Harvest

Just Harvest is a membership organization. Our work depends on the generosity of our community and the commitment of our members.

In honor of MLK Day

UPMC - Presbyterian 5th and Atwood, Pittsburgh

You have two opportunities to take action today. Both honor Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and his struggle for economic justice for all races. 1) Sign our petition to raise the minimum wage and 2) attend a PIIN event calling on UPMC to treat it’s employees fairly and pay a living wage!

Today is EITC awareness day!

Today is the start of tax season! Not usually something to crow about - unless you're getting a big return. Are you? Did you know you could be eligible to get more money back from the IRS - as much as $6,044? If you earned less than $51,567 from wages, self-employment, or farming last year, […]

Make a bowl!

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts 1047 Shady Avenue , Pittsburgh

March 2, Just Harvest and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host the 19th Annual Empty Bowls - a simple meal of soup and bread to help fight hunger in the region. You have an opportunity today to get involved by making a bowl for the dinner. Bowlmaking not for you? Purchase your ticket to the event!

Stand Up for Health Care and Workers!

Allegheny County Jail 950 2nd Ave, Pittsburgh

Take action today to support quality health care, Just Harvest's Sr. Barbara Finch, and the care providers at the Allegheny County Jail.

Empty Bowls 2014

Rodef Shalom 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh

The annual Empty Bowls dinner is a community meal of soup and bread, reminding us that too many people in our region still have empty bowls. This marks the 19th year that Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest will co-host this singular event to fight hunger in the region. Join us!

Eleven is 10

Eleven Contemporary Kitchen 1150 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh

On Thursday, June 5, the Strip District restaurant Eleven is hosting a big Benefit. A minimum donation of $150 per person includes a five-course anniversary dinner,
wine pairings and gratuity. All proceeds will go to the nonprofit of your choosing - so choose us!

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