Anyone familiar with the recent history of Pittsburgh knows that we are a much healthier city than we were 20 years ago. We have better restaurant variety and renewed focus […]
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Pa.’s Tax System Grows More Unfair: Low-Income Pay Price
Pennsylvania often falls near the bottom of state rankings – for instance, 47th in job growth and 48th in funding for public higher education per capita. So, at first blush, […]
Money in Your Pocket Coalition Offering Free Tax Preparation Help
Kiandra Foster, of the United Way of Allegheny County, talks more about how you can get free tax help!
Letter to the Editor: Criticism misdirected
The editorial “Food stamps: Dependency’s sinkhole” portrayed the one in two able-bodied food stamp recipients who didn’t work for over a month in 2010 as pitifully dependent on the public […]
County tax program pushes for expansion
Katie Hopkins puts in long days that include a one-hour commute each way to and from her job in Wheeling, W.Va., where she is an associate at law firm Orrick, […]
Conversations@WQED
Host Michael Bartley is joined by Lisa Scales, CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Ken Regal, Executive Director of Just Harvest to discuss the issue of food […]
Thanks to $75K grant, startup to bring food to underserved in Pittsburgh
Homewood Children’s Village started filling the backpacks of children at two elementary schools every Friday last year. The backpacks weren’t full of school supplies. They contained food, said Kristi Burry, […]
Letter to the Editor: Generosity for the hungry should extend year-round
God knows it’s good to give to those in need in this season of love and good will. It can justly be applauded. But why do we hone in on […]
Welfare becomes state Department of Human Services today
After years of advocates’ efforts and a final push the past two years to pass legislation, the state’s Department of Public Welfare officially becomes Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services today. […]
Grow. Cook. Drink.: Ken Regal of Just Harvest
Ken Regal, executive director of the social-justice organization Just Harvest, believes no one should go to bed on an empty stomach. “The idea that people are allowed to be struggling […]
