Empowering Families, Rebuilding Community,
and Promoting Economic Stability...
through active community engagement
#ONEDAY (August 19, 2020)
Q: Why give?
The coronavirus has made the environment facing nonprofits more challenging than ever, particularly for those that serve basic needs. Nonprofit organizations need to accomplish much more with much less. In addition, nonprofits are reporting significant increases in demand for food, housing, and health care. Workers in every sector are dealing with lost wages. Transportation and childcare systems are also facing significant cutbacks, making life more difficult for everyone who relies on these services.
This year's Critical Needs Alert is meant to help nonprofits who are addressing basic needs while also dealing with COVID-19 virus response. Also, the Foundation recognizes that at least one-third of our neighbors lived at or near the federal poverty line even before the coronavirus. Gifts made during Critical Needs Alert will be amplified by $425,000 of prorated incentive funds from The Pittsburgh Foundation and $25,000 from The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County.
Q: How do the incentive funds work?
The Pittsburgh Foundation and its donors are providing $425,000 of prorated incentive funds for Allegheny County and $25,000 of prorated incentive funds for Westmoreland County. This is NOT the same as a dollar-for-dollar match, which runs out once the match amount is reached. A prorated incentive fund means the funds are spread over the total number of dollars raised by all organizations.
Q: When will donations be accepted?
The day officially begins at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Donations may be prescheduled by visiting pittsburghgives.org beginning Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020.
Q: When will the Critical Needs Alert program end?
11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020.
Q: How may I make a donation?
Any individual or business may give online with a credit card or debit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover).
Q: May I mail in my gift or make my gift by phone?
No. To receive credit toward incentive funds all gifts must be made through The Pittsburgh Foundation's Pittsburgh Gives website at http://pittsburghgives.org/
Q: Is there a size limit on gifts?
Yes. The minimum is $25.00. There is no maximum amount, but only the first $1,000 of an individual's gift per organization is eligible for incentive funds.— at PitCare, Inc.
Kim Parsons Library & Community Center
COVID-19 UPDATE: The Kim Parsons Library and Community Center has re-closed as of July 1, 2020 due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in our county.
The Kim Parsons Library & Community Center officially opened in September 2019. Due to COVID-19 we had to cancel our programming and events as of mid-March 2020. As we enter into the "green phase" we are excited to announce we will be opening in a very modified way this summer!
Due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases within our county, we have made the hard decision to re-close the library as of July 1, 2020. This decision comes wanting to keep you and our volunteers staying safe and healthy.
Continue to check back here as we will provide updates on the current events hosted at the Library & Community Center.
Pitcairn Food Pantry
COVID-19 UPDATE: The Pitcairn Food Pantry will continue operating its regular hours. Please check our Facebook Page for updates!
The Pitcarin Food Pantry is located at 520 Broadway Boulevard. The Food Pantry not only meets the needs in our community, is provides us another opportunity to get to know our neighbours.
The Pitcairn Food Pantry is open for distribution at these times:
- FIRST Thursday of each month from 10AM-12PM
- THIRD Thursday of each month from 10AM-12PM
- THIRD Sunday evening of each month from 6:00-7:30PM
To learn more about the Food Pantry, click here!
St. Pauls Meals on Wheels
COVID-19 UPDATE: Meals on Wheels is not only operating, we are expanding to provide food for anyone who is 18 or older and is in need of assistance.
For pricing and contact information, visit their website by clicking here!
St. Paul Meals on Wheels is a ministry founded in 1971 by members of the former St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church who saw a need in the community, among the elderly citizens, for daily, home-delivered meals, at a reasonable cost. They traveled to the North Side of Pittsburgh to observe and help with a Meals on Wheels program already established in that area. This experience informed the founding of St. Paul Meals on Wheels program and for the last 47 years, a hot dinner meal has been prepared in that same church kitchen, five days a week. In addition, a lunch is prepared and delivered along with the hot dinner meal. The meals have been delivered to the Meals on Wheels clients in all types of weather. Throughout the history of St. Paul Meals on Wheels it is estimated that over 600,000 meals have been prepared and delivered by hundreds of volunteers.
The St. Paul Meals on Wheels ministry has remained through the efforts of many dedicated volunteers and continues to faithfully provide home-cooked meals to residents of Pitcairn, Monroeville, Trafford, Level Green, Wall, and Wilmerding.
To learn more about St. Pauls Meals on Wheels, click here!
Mr. Gary's Walk
Gary Agate, PitCare co-founder and president of the board, set out on a mission to walk 1,300 miles from Pitcairn, PA to Orlando, FL. He began his journey on September 2, 2019 and continued to walk for 74 days (with days of rest here and there).
His goal all along had been to inspire the community of Pitcairn, especially the kids, that you can do anything you set your minds too - to inspire them to set goals and reach for their dreams - it will take hard work, but with perseverance, determination, and faith you can accomplish what may seem impossible!
On November 16, 2019, Gary achieved his goal of walking to Florida when we he crossed into Orlando, welcomed by friends and family to celebrate this huge achievement with him.
Along Gary's journey, funds were raised to support the mission and vision of PitCare. To date, a total of approximately $95,000 has been raised and funds continue to trickle.
HUGE thank you to all those who supported through words of encouragement, prayers, hospitality, meals, and donations. We are grateful and humbled by your generosity.
To view the videos from Mr. Gary's Walk, check us out on YouTube by clicking here!
