President Obama made some pretty bold statements in his speech last night. He proposed a number of policies that if passed would go far to help alleviate poverty and economic […]
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President Obama made some pretty bold statements in his speech last night. He proposed a number of policies that if passed would go far to help alleviate poverty and economic […]
Sasha Abramsky shares two stories from his tour of America’s poverty-stricken communities – one from Nevada and one from right near here in Pennsylvania – as evidence of our new […]
Later this month, Tom Wolf will be sworn in as Pennsylvania’s new governor. Here are the policy recommendations we made to him and his team to help end poverty and hunger […]
In October 2014, Sasha Abramsky addressed hundreds of our supporters as the keynote speaker at our annual Harvest Celebration Dinner. His travels across the U.S. inform a special series of […]
Election day is this Tuesday, November 4. It’s especially important that you get out and vote because there is so much at stake this election. Our 2014 Voters Guide helps […]
Last week, more than 400 guests helped Just Harvest raise over $33,000 for our efforts to end hunger and poverty in Allegheny County, making this our most successful annual fundraiser […]
You’re invited to join us at our most important fundraiser of the year on Wednesday, October 22. The spotlight will be on keynote speaker author Sasha Abramsky and local legend […]
Will the real poverty rate please stand up? The standard figure – 15% – is now being recognized as only a snapshot of a moment in time and not a […]
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 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 […]