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Emergency Food Assistance

Due to the government shutdown, 300,000 households did not get SNAP food assistance on Nov. 3. Legal appeals may delay benefits, causing widespread food insecurity. Give today to support emergency food assistance and our 211 contact center, which has seen dramatic upticks in calls for food. Click here to give. 

Community Kitchen Pittsburgh
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Community Kitchen Pittsburgh

Allegheny County

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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.

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.

Allegheny County Moving to Financial Stability Multi-year Grant 2023-2026 Falk Facilities and Technology Improvement Fund 2024 Falk Facilities and Technology Improvement Fund 2023