Author Archives: Justin Labar

22 Sep

Food Bank: PA Seeing Increase In SNAP Benefits

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 – 10:43 am

A conversation with the acting secretary of PA DHS, Megan Snead. Snead has been visiting Food Banks across Pennsylvania for hunger action month, and wants to make sure people are accessing critical programs including SNAP. https://files.triblive.com/podcasts/sportstalk/Food%20Podcast_%20DHS%20AUDIO%20ONLY.mp3

 

15 Sep

Food Bank Adds Senior Boxes To Drive-Up Distributions

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 – 2:00 pm

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talks about the news plans to start offering Senior Boxes at drive-up distributions. This Friday September 17th, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will recognize Hunger Action Day while offering senior boxes for the first time at the Aliquippa drive-up distribution. https://files.triblive.com/podcasts/sportstalk/Food%20Podcast_%20Hunger%20Action%20Day.mp3

 

08 Sep

Food Podcast: What happens to food that goes bad

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 – 10:59 am

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talks about its new partnership with Ecotone Renewables. The partnership is part of its latest efforts to cut down on organic waste by using a new Seahorse Biodigester. The Biodigester, run by Ecotone Renewables, is located in Swissvale and is critical in sustainably using food waste to make fertilizer instead […]

 

01 Sep

Food Bank: Food Justice

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 – 10:42 am

Food Bank’s Food Justice is Social Justice initiative. The goal of the initiative is to create awareness about social inequality, while educating the Food Bank’s service area of numerous organizations in the region that are focused on ending racism and creating equality for all. Food Justice is Contemporary Craft’s fourth socially-engaged exhibition. There are 15 […]

 

25 Aug

Food Bank Podcast: Veterans

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 – 11:01 am

On this episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talks with Veterans Place. When the pandemic hit, families were thrown into crisis. Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank saw a record number of people coming to distributions to receive food assistance. If you watched TV, you probably […]

 

18 Aug

Food Bank: AEW Pro Wrestlers Share Stories Of Food Insecurity

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 – 12:58 pm

This week on The Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank hears from several professional wrestlers as they tell their own stories about food insecurity. Mark Henry, Cpt. Shawn Dean and other AEW talent and staff visited the Food Bank while in Pittsburgh for AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage […]

 

11 Aug

Food Podcast: Why the 1st day of school is critical in getting families food assistance

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 – 5:33 pm

Food Bank talks about the upcoming school year. Many teachers in Armstrong are breathing a sigh of relief as school starts back up, and it’s not just about seeing their students. For many, the summer is a time of worry, not knowing if kids who rely on school lunches are consistently getting meals. In the […]

 

04 Aug

Food Podcast: Why Donors Are Investing In Healthy Food

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 – 1:56 pm

On this episode of the food podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talks with Arconic Foundation about why it was so important to step up to help local communities during the pandemic. Before the pandemic, the Food Bank started the Grow, Share Thrive campaign aimed to expand the warehouse […]