“It’s a recent weekday afternoon in Beechview, and Jimena Willey, a bilingual tax preparer for the nonprofit Just Harvest, is giving a presentation and answering questions in Spanish about the […]
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“It’s a recent weekday afternoon in Beechview, and Jimena Willey, a bilingual tax preparer for the nonprofit Just Harvest, is giving a presentation and answering questions in Spanish about the […]
The Biden administration has permanently increased the amount of assistance given to those who qualify for SNAP benefits, which Ken Regal from Just Harvest says will be a boon for […]
“Twenty-five years after President Bill Clinton signed into law a sweeping welfare overhaul, the program isn’t helping families to meet their basic needs or escape poverty, according to a report […]
“Despite operating the program for decades, within a few months the Allegheny County Health Department will no longer be the local provider for the Women, Infants and Children, or WIC […]
“It likely will be another month before Allegheny County officials release details on a proposal to spend $380 million in federal coronavirus aid. While the county budget office has consulted […]
“This year’s cohort of Pittsburgh fellows and senior fellows for service organization Repair the World recently completed their annual assignments, leaving the organization and those it serves the opportunity to […]
“Payments for the expanded child tax credit are scheduled to start going out today, and those receiving these payments will get more money because of the American Rescue Plan….”
“After four-and-a-half-hours of public testimony — and a follow-up 45-minute rally — on how to spend $335 million of federal coronavirus aid, the big message for Pittsburgh City Council was: […]
“Pittsburgh has received $335 million in federal COVID relief funds. The majority of that money will be going towards first responders and will save about 600 jobs. A group says […]
“Several organizations gathered Tuesday on the steps of the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh to speak out against a preliminary vote scheduled the next day by City Council, which is […]