Just Harvest provides help with SNAP/food stamps, LIHEAP, LIHWAP, Medicaid, and TANF/cash assistance applications as well as case advocacy and eligibility screenings.

Leave your name, contact info, and the best time to reach you Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at (412) 431-8960 (option 3) OR by filling out the form on our SNAP help page, which goes directly to our call list.

Call the United Way hotline at 2-1-1 and ask to be connected with a food pantry in your area. If you need emergency food, let the operator know.

You can also use this Food Finder tool from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

If your benefits were stolen on or after December 21, 2024 you should report the theft & request a new EBT card. However, DHS will not be able to able to replace your stolen benefits until Congress acts to allow states to replace them.

Visit our page Dealing with SNAP benefit theft in PA.

ESAP (Elderly Simplified Application Process) makes it easier for some seniors to apply for and continue to receive SNAP benefits. The application has fewer questions. Very few documents are needed (often just proof of ID), the interview can be waived, and seniors will only need to re-certify once every three years instead of every six months.

The criteria to qualify for ESAP are:

• Everyone in the household is aged 60+ or receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

• No one is working and income is a fixed amount (I.e Their only income is Social Security)

• Rent/Mortgage costs are “reasonable”, subsidized or fixed.

Are you age 60 or older, live in Allegheny County, and want help applying for food stamps or to see if you're eligible? We can help you over the phone, at no charge. Call us at (412) 431-8960 (option 3).

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the country's largest food safety net program, providing food stamps to help more than 10 percent of Americans (47 million nationwide and over 160,000 in Allegheny County) keep food on the table during hard times.

Since 2007, Just Harvest has partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to perform public outreach and food stamp application assistance.

• To find out more about federal food program policy, visit the Food Research and Action Center.

• Visit our Resources page to get info on related social service organizations.

• Get contact info for the nearest PA Dept. of Human Services Allegheny County Assistance Office.

• Having trouble getting through to the Department of Human Services? Call Just Harvest at (412) 431-8960 (option 3) for assistance with your case.