Author Archives: Justin Labar

28 Jul

Food Bank Under Renovation In Effort To House and Distribute More Produce

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 – 9:21 am

On this episode of the Food podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is giving an inside look at a major renovation/expansion project. The warehouse and facility is expanding from 96,000 square feet to 130,000 square feet in a targeted effort to bring the community healthy food. The plans were […]

 

21 Jul

Food Bank Works With Local Farmers To Rescue Produce

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 – 12:53 pm

On this week’s episode of the food podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank takes the show on the road with an episode at Harvest Valley Farms in Gibsonia. Art King runs Harvest Valley Farms and offered to allow more than 20 food bank staff members and volunteers to pick […]

 

14 Jul

Food Podcast: The Food Bank’s mission for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 – 2:15 pm

We take a look back at Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Food Justice is Social Justice Initiative. It has been one year since the Food Bank launched this new effort. The goal of this initiative is to create awareness about social inequality, while educating the Food Bank’s service area of numerous organizations in the region […]

 

07 Jul

Food Bank: What is causing food insecurity in the Three Rivers Region?

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 – 1:09 pm

We dive into a topic that impacts our entire community. What is causing people to be food insecure? It’s a topic many food banks have struggled with as they try to not only feed their communities, but address the root causes too. Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has created an entire department devoted to stabilizing […]

 

01 Jul

Food Bank: New Look And Branding

published in category: Food Bank
Thursday, July 1st, 2021 – 9:49 am

Food Bank reveals its new logo and look! While the mission is the same, the logo has changed to reflect the innovative things the Food Bank is already doing to provide critical meals to our neighbors. http://files.triblive.com/podcasts/sportstalk/Season%202%20Ep%2031.mp3

 

22 Jun

Food Bank: LGBTQ+ Community Sees Higher Food Insecurity Rates

published in category: Food Bank
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 – 12:24 pm

This week’s podcast is a Food Justice is Social Justice episode featuring the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation. The goal of this initiative is to create awareness about social inequality, while educating Food Bank supporters in southwestern PA of numerous organizations in the region that are focused on ending racism and creating equality for all. http://files.triblive.com/podcasts/sportstalk/Season%202%20Ep%2030.mp3

 

09 Jun

Food Bank: Summer Youth Café

published in category: Food Bank
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 – 11:30 am

School is out for summer! That might seem like an exciting thing for many children, but for many people who serve kids living with food insecurity, it’s a time of worry. The need makes the push for Summer Youth Café sites so critical. A Summer Youth café is a location where any person ages 18 […]

 

04 Jun

Food Bank: Mobile Farmers Market

published in category: Food Bank
Friday, June 4th, 2021 – 11:34 am

June is fruits and veggies month, so today’s food podcast focuses on the Food Bank’s innovative way to get fresh produce from local farms to areas where healthy food is difficult to find. It’s called the Green Grocer, and while it looks like a food truck, you won’t find burgers or tacos when you visit. […]