Community Kitchen Pittsburgh

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2023-2026

Impact Grant:

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s Emergency Basic Needs Program – Community Kitchen Pittsburgh is an employment based social enterprise. Participants are paid while in training. Extended transitional employment is provided to those who need a longer engagement in a supported work environment. Job placement and retention supports, as well as wraparound case management coordination and support, are offered to students.

2025

Training Program Emergency Financial Assistance

Emergency Financial Assistance funds will help participants enrolled in Community Kitchen Pittsburgh’s programs to manage unexpected financial crises and support their basic needs while working toward jobs with family-sustaining wages. Community Kitchen Pittsburgh will distribute the funds to students to help with emergency financial needs, such as car repairs or child care, that would otherwise prevent them from completing their training

2024

Falk Facilities and Technology Improvement Fund:

Equipment and Repair – Community Kitchen Pittsburgh purchased additional kitchen equipment to safely accommodate increased meal production—averaging 2,600 meals daily—across 35 afterschool and child nutrition sites, shelters, recovery houses, and hospital discharge programs for low-income patients and caregivers.

2023

Falk Facilities and Technology Improvement Fund:

Technology Upgrade – Community Kitchen installed a large training monitor in the kitchen to enhance flexibility in workforce development classes. The monitor supports video-based instruction, reinforces kitchen vocabulary, and allows for recording and replaying sessions to accommodate growing class sizes and varied training needs.