Food Assistance
Food Assistance Directory
Food Bank
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
412-460-FOOD (3663) ext. 456
One North Linden
Duquesne, PA 15110
If you need food assistance, or you know someone who does, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is there to help. Click on the “Get Help” tab on the Food Bank webpage, and follow the instructions for finding a food assistance agency near you. Or call the Food Bank at 412-460-FOOD, ext 456.
Kosher Food Needs
412-421-2708
The Squirrel Hill Food Pantry offers assistance to Jewish families and individuals who keep Kosher nad are in need of food.
Food Pantries
Soup Kitchens
Food Stamps
412-565-2146
Apply online at COMPASS
Food stamp benefits are used to buy food and help low-income households obtain more nutritious diets by increasing the food purchasing power for all eligible participants. Food stamps are provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.
Food Stamps
Food Stamp Screening Agencies
The following agencies can assist qualified individuals fill out food stamp applications both on paper and on the Internet.
Just Harvest
412-431-8963
16 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Urban League of Greater Pittsbugh
886-395-3663
610 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Meals for Older Adults
Persons 60 years of age and older, and those who are unable to prepare meals or shop for themselves, can get assistance with meals.
Home Delivered Meals
Home delivered meals are provided to older adults who are unable to shop or cook for themselves.
Lunch at Senior Centers
Monday through Friday. The menus are designed to provide varied and satisfying fare for older consumers.
Out-of-school Feeding Programs
Provides meals to children during out-of-school hours, including before school, after school, evenings, weekends and summers.
SummerFood Service Program 1-800-851-3838
Serves a nutritious breakfast and lunch to children, 18 years of age and younger, who visit one of the sites throughout Allegheny County (not including most of the City of Pittsburgh) on weekdays throughout the summer. Most sites open June 14 and serve meals through August 20.
This 
listing of all participating sites includes location, opening date, hours of operation, and whether the site is “Open” or “Closed.” “Open” sites welcome any child under 18 years of age. “Closed” sites require that SummerFood participants be registered for the related program.
Click here to find directions to a nearby SummerFood Program site.
SummerFood Flyer
Child and Adult Care Feeding Program (CACFP)
412-350-2759
One Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Provides meals to children (18 and under) attending afterschool programs or living in the vicinity of the site.
Rainbow Kitchen Community Services, Inc.
412-464-1892
Kid’s Café
135 East Ninth Avenue
Homestead, PA 15120
Serves children in afterschool programs from families with incomes at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
Out-of-school Feeding Programs
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
412-350-5801
The WIC Program is a health and supplemental nutrition program for pregnant women; breastfeeding women up to 12 months postpartum; non-breastfeeding women up to 6 months post-partum; infants and children up to 5 years of age who have a medical/nutritional risk and meet financial eligibility criteria. WIC is provided by the Allegheny County Health Department.
WIC
Emergency Food Assistance Programs
Distributes government surplus and purchased food commodities to food pantries.
Lutheran Service Society of Western Pennsylvania
412-734-9330
4110 Lincoln Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFA)
412-681-1121
610 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Join the Campaign to End Hunger
There are so many things you can do to help. Write a check. Attend a special event. Volunteer your time. Have a food drive. Take a tour of the Food Bank. Have someone from the Food Bank come speak to your class or group.