Berkman Foundation awards JFCS $300,000 for refugee services JFCS received $300,000 from the Hyman and Sarah Berkman Fund at The Pittsburgh Foundation, thanks to a donation from the children of Selma and Allen Berkman. This generous gift will support Afghan, Ukrainian, and other refugees in honor of Allen Berkman’s parents,…Read More
JFCS Visits Harrisburg to Advocate for Hunger Free Campuses
Last month, JFCS staff members Teresa Rodgers (Program Assistant, JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry) and Abbey Myers (Resource Specialist, JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry) joined over 300 students and professionals from around PA to attend the Swipe Out Hunger Lobby Day in Harrisburg to advocate for college campuses to be…Read More
JFCS Federal Advocacy with Senator Bob Casey and Congressman Mike Doyle
JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry participated in a virtual advocacy meeting with US Senator Bob Casey and representatives from Congressman Mike Doyle. Senator Casey sat in to listen about the importance of strengthening Federal Nutrition programs and the needs that our pantry is seeing each day. We learned about Senator…Read More
9-Year-Old Girls Host a Cereal Donation Party
Three 9-year-old girls in Pittsburgh saw the opportunity to give back to the JFCS Squirrel Hill Food Pantry by hosting a big cereal donation party. “Imagine if you didn't have a lot of money and you didn't have enough to buy what you need,” said Sophie, one of the girls…Read More