by Laura Kelley | May 22, 2024 | General
From the Desk of Paula McWilliams: On behalf of our Board of Directors, my colleagues and the thousands of families we are privilegedto serve, I would like to thank you for your ongoing support of Heritage Community Initiatives. It islargely due to individuals such as...
by Laura Kelley | Jun 30, 2023 | General
Heritage Community Initiatives celebrated its 40th birthday with a “Day of Service” and by giving back in the communities it serves in Allegheny County. The outreach effort began June 26, with a weeklong food and paper goods drive for the Greater Pittsburgh Community...
by Laura Kelley | Jun 1, 2023 | General
Organization infuses more than $33 million in economic impact and societal benefits for the region each year PITTSBURGH – For forty years, Heritage Community Initiatives (HCI), a human services nonprofit based in Braddock Pennsylvania, has been committed to pragmatic...
by Laura Kelley | Mar 21, 2023 | Transportation
Public invited to ride HCT at no cost; unlimited free rides through March 31 PITTSBURGH – For people in this region who don’t have a vehicle or reliable transportation to get to work, the grocery store or a bus stop, Heritage Community Transportation (HCT) has been...
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...
by Laura Kelley | Jul 29, 2021 | General
NATE DOUGHTY – Pittsburgh Business Times Paula McWilliams would love to be able to fill her 12 open and full-time roles “tomorrow,” but her biggest challenge is finding people to even apply for the positions. As the president & CEO of Heritage Community...
