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Drive-through food distribution planned Tuesday at Lernerville Speedway
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host a drive-through food distribution for anyone in need from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lernerville Speedway, 313 N. Pike Road, Buffalo Township. No cars are permitted to arrive before 11 a.m.
Reservations are required to ensure enough food is available. To make a reservation, visit pittsburghfoodbank.org/drive-up/butler/ or call 412-460-3663, ext. 655. Have your license plate number of the car you will be in at the event, name, email, zip code, date of birth and current weekly income on hand. Bring your confirmation page or email for
Two of three Washington County Commissioners voted in favor Thursday of sending allocations of state and federal money to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank rather than to the local one in Washington County.
The vote by Commission Chairman Diana Irey Vaughan and Commissioner Nick Sherman will send a little more than $280,000 from the federal Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program and the Pennsylvania State Food Purchase Program to the Pittsburgh organization.
The two commissioners cited an outcry from constituents, especially in the Mon Valley, over the closure of local food pantries and lack of transportation to get to consolidated locations.
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Food insecurity is an ongoing problem in the Pittsburgh region, made much worse by the covid-19 pandemic. Area food banks have responded by redoubling their efforts while facing new challenges.
With pandemic restrictions putting many American breadwinners out of work or reducing their hours, food banks this year have been serving large numbers of first-time recipients.
Food bank network Feeding America says 2020 may end with hunger having affected 50 million people across the nation, including more than 17 million children, because of the pandemic. In an October survey by Danone North America’s Two Good Yogurt and OnePoll, 40% of those responding indicated covid-19 had contributed to their first experience with food insecurity.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.
Food insecurity is an ongoing problem in the Pittsburgh region, made much worse by the covid-19 pandemic. Area food banks have responded by redoubling their efforts while facing new challenges.
With pandemic restrictions putting many American breadwinners out of work or reducing their hours, food banks this year have been serving large numbers of first-time recipients.
Food bank network Feeding America says 2020 may end with hunger having affected 50 million people across the nation, including more than 17 million children, because of the pandemic. In an October survey by Danone North America’s Two Good Yogurt and OnePoll, 40% of those responding indicated covid-19 had contributed to their first experience with food insecurity.
NOVA Chemicals Provides Food Security to Those in Need
December 16, 2020 10:00 ET | Source: NOVA Chemicals Corporation NOVA Chemicals Corporation CORAOPOLIS, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1000 Seventh Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 5L5
www.novachemicals.com | 403.750.3600 tel | 403.269.7410 fax
NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) today announced a $125,000 USD donation to food banks in the Company’s primary manufacturing, commercial, and operating locations to help provide food security this holiday season to those in need. The latest effort in NOVA Chemicals’ community response to COVID-19, this financial contribution is in response to children, families, and seniors facing hunger amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.