The many voices taking part in WQED’s poverty initiative over the past four months, including Just Harvest’s, coalesced in an hour-long broadcast from the Fred Rogers Studio where civic leaders […]
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Bill would simplify process for seniors seeking food aid
“…’This is great idea, since it not only reduces the potential barrier on participating senior, but also makes administration simpler and less costly to state governments,’ said Ken Regal, executive […]
From A Hot Meal To A Ride To The Doctor, South Side Woman Connects City’s Displaced With Services
“…’I don’t have any direct services myself in terms of housing, work, or anything like that. There is an entity for everything that already exists. My job is to get […]
More than 350,000 Pa. seniors take advantage of streamlined food-stamp application
“… Some seniors can be socially isolated, or might not be able to use the state’s online benefits application or visit a county assistance office, said Ken Regal, executive director […]
Freedom a struggle after years in solitary confinement
“…’If people are coming out of the state prison with no work skills and no support system from the corrections system to help them find work, then what are our […]
Fewer on Food Stamps, but Hunger Persists
“Ken Regal, executive director of Just Harvest, a Pittsburgh anti-hunger organization, tells The American Prospect that after the draft order (which was leaked to the Post), ‘the [immigrant] applications we handled plummeted to zero. […]
Study looks to bolster Pittsburgh farmers’ markets
“A national nonprofit is about to study the nearly 30 farmers markets in Pittsburgh, looking to boost their business and impact across the city….”
Jews working to help non-Jews, a longtime Pittsburgh tradition
“Repair the World is a relative newcomer to the Pittsburgh Jewish landscape — it established a chapter here just four years ago — but its mission to aid the underserved […]
Just Harvest Education Fund
“TWO DAYS BEFORE he was released from a long hospital stay, Mark Scanlan realized he was going home to an empty refrigerator, with no food stamps or money to buy food. […]
Pittsburgh “Food Bucks” program helps food stamp shoppers buy more fruits and veggies
“….Grocery shoppers at the Centre Avenue Shop ‘N Save in the Hill District are greeted by fresh summer produce. And now a new program at that store is aimed at […]
