The 19th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner is a simple meal of bread and soup to fight hunger. The Just Harvest hosted, family-friendly event held this month at the Rodef Shalom […]
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Just Harvest and SEIU Local 668 rally to save East Liberty County Assistance Office
The Department of Public Welfare (DPW) plans to close the Greater Pittsburgh East County Assistance Office (CAO) and relocate its workers to McKeesport, PA, creating considerable hardship for the working […]
East Liberty welfare office to shut down in May
An Allegheny County Assistance Office will close in East Liberty, potentially forcing thousands of low-income families from two dozen ZIP codes to travel to McKeesport for services. The state Department […]
Empty Bowls event held at Rodef Shalom
An estimated 1,000 guests braved the snow on Sunday, March 2nd to support the 19th annual Empty Bowls at Rodef Shalom. This yearly family-friendly benefit has helped Greater Pittsburgh Community […]
New effort aims to teach benefits of bank accounts
When she was growing up, Esther Bush said, the financial advice she got time and time again was to save her money and to buy a house. Also good advice: […]
Calls raised for Pa. to fill food stamp funding gap
The farm bill signed into law last month contained significant cuts in food stamps for Pennsylvania — up to $65 per month for 175,000 households. Governors in at least two […]
Empty Bowls Dinner: You’ll fill up and help the hungry
Some 19 years ago, Squirrel Hill native Ann Roth was inspired to make a difference. She’s the former owner of Roth Carpet, now president of Ross Commercial Floors. Her sister […]
Corbett: Pa. saved $300M preventing welfare fraud
A new campaign ad from Gov. Tom Corbett claims his administration has saved more than $300 million in welfare costs by preventing fraud and abuse. The claim is based on […]
Protestors ask Sen. Toomey to support minimum wage increase
Two dozen protestors rallied outside U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s office in Station Square earlier this afternoon to urge the Pennsylvania Republican to support legislation that would increase the federal minimum […]
Federal farm bill to alleviate food deserts
The farm bill signed into law Friday includes a $125 million initiative based on a program that started in Pennsylvania. The bill authorizes funding for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative […]
