by Laura Kelley | Feb 21, 2022 | Transportation
KATE GIAMMARISE – 90.5 WESA The Braddock-based nonprofit Heritage Community Initiatives is giving away 550 free transit passes to people using the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Heritage Community Transportation operates a small public transit service with...
by Laura Kelley | Feb 15, 2022 | Transportation
SANDRA TOLLIVER – NEXT Pittsburgh Chris West recalls the start of the pandemic when the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank began spending $1 million a month more than its usual $19.8 million yearly budget to help people in need. As the pandemic has dragged on,...
by Laura Kelley | Feb 4, 2022 | Nutrition
ANYA SOSTEK – Pittsburgh Post Gazette A few weeks ago, Rankin Mayor Joelisa McDonald posted a picture on her mayoral Facebook page of a new concept from Giant Eagle. Once a week, the company would bring to her town a trailer, called the Giant Eagle Mobile Market,...
by Laura Kelley | Feb 2, 2022 | Nutrition
FOOD PODCAST –TribLIVE podcast network On this week’s episode of the Food Podcast, presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank looks into transportation and how it impacts food access and food...
by Laura Kelley | Feb 1, 2022 | Transportation
PRESS RELEASE –Pittsburgh, PA Heritage Community Initiatives announced today that they have granted 550 free rider cards to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, allowing neighbors in need unlimited access to Heritage Community Transportation’s fixed-route...
