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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. 

Partner Agencies

Grow Pittsburgh

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2023-2026

Impact Grant:

Grow Pittsburgh’s Urban Farmers in Training (UFIT) Program offers local teens summer employment while teaching them to grow, cook and understand healthy food. Participants gain hands-on farming experience, prepare meals with fresh produce and explore how the food system impacts health and the environment. The program also builds leadership and public speaking skills through weekly farm stands, tours and youth-led presentations.

This grant supports Grow Pittsburgh’s UFIT Program, which addresses food insecurity and creates youth employment opportunities in Braddock, Homewood, Point Breeze North and Wilkinsburg. UFIT supports youth-led farm stands that provide fresh produce in food apartheid areas and promotes long-term career readiness by equipping young participants with valuable job skills and leadership experience.

Allegheny County Building for Success
in School and Life Welcome Back Summer 2023