Winter is right around the corner . . . and so are heating bills. Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps families living on low incomes pay their heating bills in the form of a cash grant. The grant is a one-time payment sent directly to the utility company/fuel provider to be credited on … Read more
ContactEllen CarlinsPittsburgh, PA412-367-5848412-576-9715 (c & text) Create a Prayer to Wear Treat your group to a day away from the ordinary by arranging a prayer to wear mini retreat. Ellen facilitates a walk in faith while participants engage in a Spirit led, creation event of their own. Based in western Pennsylvania, she will come to … Read more
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium 5ttthSponusoredo · It’s a generation celebration! On September 12, all grandparents accompanied by a grandchild of any generation will receive free Zoo admission. All UPMC for Life members also receive free admission, with or without a grandchild. Must show UPMC for Life cards.Sponsored by UPMC for Life.
A volunteer at North Hills Community Outreach helps a senior off NHCO’s Free Rides for Senior Shuttle so she can go shopping. For more than 20 years, North Hills Community Outreach (NHCO) has provided a variety of helpful and caring services to local seniors through their In Service of Seniors Program. This initiative helps older … Read more
Applications for the annual Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) are now available for eligible Allegheny County residents. Applications have been mailed to anyone who received vouchers in 2020. If you did not participate in the Farmer Market Program last year, you can get an application online at https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Human-Services/Programs-Services/Basic-Needs/Senior-Farmers-Market-Nutrition-Program.aspx, through your local senior center or … Read more
By Gina Mazza The pandemic outbreak of 2020 brought into sharper focus an ongoing crisis in our country: food availability. Even though we live in one of the greatest food-producing nations on earth, one in eight people go hungry every day in the United States. COVID-19 has left millions without stable employment, leading to increased … Read more
By Gina Mazza When The Cornerstone of Beaver County (TCBC) opened its doors in 2016, the staff probably couldn’t foresee how crucial their vision of providing emergency housing, basic needs and resources for local homeless would become during the COVID-19 outbreak five years later. During the past year, that is exactly what has occurred. In … Read more
