“The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania will offer free tax preparation assistance in Westmoreland, Allegheny and neighboring counties and seeks volunteers to staff the program….”
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![PA Gov. Wolf signs anti-welfare fraud measure: critics say it will hurt the poor Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](https://justharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PPG.png)
PA Gov. Wolf signs anti-welfare fraud measure: critics say it will hurt the poor
“Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a bill into law with a broad array of measures that supporters say will deter fraud in public assistance programs but that critics say are […]
![Fresh Divide: After years without a grocery store, a new kind of market comes to Clairton The Incline logo](https://justharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/incline_mini.jpg)
Fresh Divide: After years without a grocery store, a new kind of market comes to Clairton
“This is the last of four stories examining food deserts in the Pittsburgh region. Clairton has been one of Green Grocer’s stops since the beginning. The city of nearly 7,000 people that’s […]
![Fresh Divide: Inside Pittsburgh’s food deserts, where buying milk or veggies is impossible The Incline logo](https://justharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/incline_mini.jpg)
Fresh Divide: Inside Pittsburgh’s food deserts, where buying milk or veggies is impossible
“Jessica Paquette arrived at the Arlington Avenue dollar store around noon on a recent Wednesday. She needed to buy milk. The 30-year-old mother of two walked through the aisles stocked […]
![Pittsburgh-area food bank gearing up for extra supplies amid tariff tensions Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](https://justharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PPG.png)
Pittsburgh-area food bank gearing up for extra supplies amid tariff tensions
“The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank soon will receive an influx of meat, fruit, dairy and other food as a result of the Trump administration’s tariff policies….”
![Scottish health team comes to Pittsburgh bearing insights, questions Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](https://justharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PPG.png)
Scottish health team comes to Pittsburgh bearing insights, questions
“When she was a hospital doctor, Sonya Scott saw too many “people in their 40s and 50s with heart disease, preventable forms of cancer, and alcoholism,” she recounted recently. She “was […]
![Farmers markets thrive as seasons change The Duquesne Duke](https://justharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/duquesne-duke-200_mini.jpg)
Farmers markets thrive as seasons change
“With several days of September now behind us, the official beginning of fall is fast approaching. Although we’ve had quite a bit of disparity between the recent muggy summer forecasts […]
![What happens when you reinstate an anti-poverty program and no one knows about it? Philly logo](https://justharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Philly-logo.png)
What happens when you reinstate an anti-poverty program and no one knows about it?
“Hungry people, experts will tell you, are always silent. On Tuesday, they lined up in a quiet queue in the courtyard of St. Francis Inn Ministries in Kensington, awaiting breakfast under […]
![Following Pa. Supreme Court ruling, state reinstates program for poor Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](https://justharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PPG.png)
Following Pa. Supreme Court ruling, state reinstates program for poor
“As of Monday, Pennsylvanians once again can apply for General Assistance, a monthly cash program that aided the poorest individuals in the commonwealth before it was eliminated by the Legislature […]
Western Pa. markets support National Farmers Market Week
“Farmers market operators in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties are planning activities next week in observation of National Farmers Market Week . The Aug. 5-11 observation helps boost awareness and attendance, according to […]