The 19th annual Empty Bowls – a community meal to fight hunger in the region – will be this March. Every year, attendees get to take home a beautiful ceramic […]
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Blog posts about special events, volunteer opportunities, and how to take action against hunger and poverty.
Take Action: Stop the compromise Farm Bill!
Food stamps help to lift millions of Americans – including children – out of poverty. Yet Congress is considering billions of dollars in cuts to this critical program. Take action […]
You’re invited to help change the future of Pittsburgh
Join us, the other organizations of Pittsburgh UNITED, and Mayor Peduto and members of City Council at this celebration on January 9. This celebration will kick off a new progressive […]
7 great Poverty Awareness Month items this week!
This week’s calendar of events are up! Check out the quick run-down on: Our new online offering, taking action in 2014, promoting good jobs with Bill Peduto, the number one […]
Poverty Awareness Month: Preparing for our 12th season of free tax help
Targeted tax credits do more to lift working families out of poverty than any other program in the country. On January 20, our South Side site for free tax help […]
Poverty Awareness Month: Learn more about poverty
Today for poverty awareness month we explore the following questions: Why does poverty exist? Why do people in the wealthiest nation in the world go hungry? What kind of policies […]
January is Poverty Awareness Month
January is Poverty Awareness Month so we have put together a number of easy ways for you to take action this month to help fight poverty. They’ll include opportunities to […]
Three ways to help fight hunger and poverty on Giving Tuesday
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday…. How about a break from all the shopping madness with Giving Tuesday? This year marks the nation’s second annual Giving Tuesday: a day […]
Upcoming Event – Ten Thousand Villages
Tuesday, 11/24 from 6pm-8pm – Just Harvest Holiday Shopping Night- Come support Just Harvest during our Holiday Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages in Squirrel Hill. Ten Thousand Villages will donate […]
Take Action Now!
Tell your legislators “Don’t pay for Child Nutrition with cuts to Food Stamps!” The House adjourned without acting on child nutrition reauthorization. It is likely they will take up CNR […]
