This picture was once the common image of American suburbia. More and more, it is no longer the reality. Recent news reports show that the majority of Pittsburgh’s poor are […]
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This picture was once the common image of American suburbia. More and more, it is no longer the reality. Recent news reports show that the majority of Pittsburgh’s poor are […]
As we’ve been discussing in recent blog posts – and as we strive to address in our mission – the typical cause of hunger in this country is poverty. But […]
As we explored yesterday there is no shortage of judgment for the 47 million Americans living in poverty. All kinds of stereotypes and assumptions abound that serve to blame the […]
Today, more than 46 million Americans live in poverty. How does one explain the lack of widespread outrage over this – that in a country as rich as ours one […]
I often am asked the question, “why is an anti-hunger organization running a free tax-filing program?” Though it may not seem logical at first, it turns out that filing a […]
Last month, I joined Pittsburgh fast food workers and economic justice activists on a 3am bus headed to the McDonald’s annual shareholder meeting in Chicago. Fast food workers and community […]
All that talk about pie yesterday got us hungry, so we figured we’d do something a little fun for Friday and talk about…food!
Yesterday dozens of activists convened in Pennsylvania’s capitol to send a message to legislators to put human interests above special interests. As the June 30th deadline for a state budget […]
Right now, Pennsylvania is facing a $1.3 billion budget shortfall – a huge gap lawmakers are supposed to close by June 30th. Gov. Corbett is seriously considering a cuts-only budget […]
The number of seniors facing hunger has doubled since 2001. One in 12 seniors experiences hunger in our community, but one in six is on the brink of hunger and […]