Many people are familiar with the Meals on Wheels program, which provides meals for homebound residents in our community. But for the people in our community who follow a Kosher diet, it’s often much harder to find resources that can accommodate these dietary restrictions. Mollie’s Meals, a program of the…Read More
January Volunteers at the Food Pantry
We're so grateful for all of our January volunteers at the food pantry! Thanks to all who came to help. Check out the highlights and photos below! Allegheny County Bar Association For January’s pack-out we hosted the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA)! They packed up over 1,000 pounds of produce…Read More
Pittsburgh’s First Refugee Family of 2020
Coming to America On January 21, 2020, smiling faces, warm food from their neighbors, and a household of donations from welcoming community members greeted Pittsburgh’s first refugee family of the new year. The family of seven--father, mother, four sons, and grandmother--arrived on a long flight from Tanzania to New York…Read More
JFCS helps with citizenship for long-time client Lazaro
Lazaro's story to becoming a citizen began back in 2012 when he arrived to the US from Cuba under the wet-foot dry-foot policy (Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966). The policy allowed Lazaro to emigrate from Cuba to the United States and pursue residency a year later. But participants were placed…Read More