Local Organizations
Rainbow Kitchen
http://www.rainbowkitchen.org/
Since 1984, Rainbow Kitchen Community Services has been a strong and reliable source of aid for those in need – and today, our help is needed more than ever! In these troubled economic times, Rainbow Kitchen provides a vital safety net for hungry children, struggling families, low-income elderly, ill, and disabled individuals, the homeless, and growing numbers of people who are unemployed or among the working poor. Needs: Coat Drives, Food pantry donations, volunteers
Pregnancy Resource Center
http://prcsh.org/
(412) 464-1606
The Pregnancy Resource Center is located on West Street in Homestead and provides various services to women during their pregnancy. They are committed to preserving life and consistently encourage women to both care for their children and provide for a stable family.
8th Avenue Place
http://eighthaveplace.com/
(412) 461-1619 or [email protected]
8th Avenue Place is a Christian community that confronts ignorance which perpetuates racism by living and ministering together in the name of Jesus Christ. God has given us the ministry of reconciliation and we will work to show that as Jesus, God is for us and not against us. Therefore we must be for each other.
Steel Valley School District
http://www.svsd.k12.pa.us/
The Steel Valley School District is rich in cultural diversity and unique in its heritage. The mission of the Steel Valley School District is for the school, home and community to collaborate to enable students to achieve academic standards, to encourage independent thinking and to become responsible citizens. HUPC members help tutor at Barrett Elementary School, and many of the students in HUPC's Lighthouse Student Ministries attend Steel Valley High School and Middle School.
MUSA (Methodist Union of Social Agencies)
http://www.musasv.org/ or (412) 461-1800
Methodist Union of Social Agencies (MUSA) is committed to providing year-round educational and supportive programming to preschoolers and school-aged children. MUSA serves children of working families from the Steel Valley region of the Greater Pittsburgh area. Program curricula are developmentally appropriate to enhance educational, physical, and creative learning and play.
AIU Steel Valley Family Center
http://www.aiu3.net/Level3.aspx?id=1066 or (412) 461-8019
Family Support Centers are community-based programs designed to provide families with support resources. Strong families make strong communities, where the hope of our children's future begins. Families are given opportunities and experiences that enable them to become self-sufficient and nurturing parents.
Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
http://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org/ or (412) 460-3663
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that collects and distributes food through a 380+ member network in 11 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania. Through food solicitation, fund raising, special events, and community partnerships, the Food Bank gathers food at our 94,000 square foot warehouse in Duquesne, PA. Through outlets such as soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, after school programs, senior high rises, MH-MR drop-in centers, neighborhood food assistance agencies, emergency or disaster-related feeding sites, regional food banks, Meals on Wheels, community centers, and special programs, the Food Bank currently distributes around 27 million pounds of food per year.
Salvation Army in Homestead
http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_WesternPennsylvania.nsf or (412) 461-2460
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
http://www.rainbowkitchen.org/
Since 1984, Rainbow Kitchen Community Services has been a strong and reliable source of aid for those in need – and today, our help is needed more than ever! In these troubled economic times, Rainbow Kitchen provides a vital safety net for hungry children, struggling families, low-income elderly, ill, and disabled individuals, the homeless, and growing numbers of people who are unemployed or among the working poor. Needs: Coat Drives, Food pantry donations, volunteers
Pregnancy Resource Center
http://prcsh.org/
(412) 464-1606
The Pregnancy Resource Center is located on West Street in Homestead and provides various services to women during their pregnancy. They are committed to preserving life and consistently encourage women to both care for their children and provide for a stable family.
8th Avenue Place
http://eighthaveplace.com/
(412) 461-1619 or [email protected]
8th Avenue Place is a Christian community that confronts ignorance which perpetuates racism by living and ministering together in the name of Jesus Christ. God has given us the ministry of reconciliation and we will work to show that as Jesus, God is for us and not against us. Therefore we must be for each other.
Steel Valley School District
http://www.svsd.k12.pa.us/
The Steel Valley School District is rich in cultural diversity and unique in its heritage. The mission of the Steel Valley School District is for the school, home and community to collaborate to enable students to achieve academic standards, to encourage independent thinking and to become responsible citizens. HUPC members help tutor at Barrett Elementary School, and many of the students in HUPC's Lighthouse Student Ministries attend Steel Valley High School and Middle School.
MUSA (Methodist Union of Social Agencies)
http://www.musasv.org/ or (412) 461-1800
Methodist Union of Social Agencies (MUSA) is committed to providing year-round educational and supportive programming to preschoolers and school-aged children. MUSA serves children of working families from the Steel Valley region of the Greater Pittsburgh area. Program curricula are developmentally appropriate to enhance educational, physical, and creative learning and play.
AIU Steel Valley Family Center
http://www.aiu3.net/Level3.aspx?id=1066 or (412) 461-8019
Family Support Centers are community-based programs designed to provide families with support resources. Strong families make strong communities, where the hope of our children's future begins. Families are given opportunities and experiences that enable them to become self-sufficient and nurturing parents.
Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
http://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org/ or (412) 460-3663
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that collects and distributes food through a 380+ member network in 11 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania. Through food solicitation, fund raising, special events, and community partnerships, the Food Bank gathers food at our 94,000 square foot warehouse in Duquesne, PA. Through outlets such as soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, after school programs, senior high rises, MH-MR drop-in centers, neighborhood food assistance agencies, emergency or disaster-related feeding sites, regional food banks, Meals on Wheels, community centers, and special programs, the Food Bank currently distributes around 27 million pounds of food per year.
Salvation Army in Homestead
http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_WesternPennsylvania.nsf or (412) 461-2460
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
General Mission Giving
Presbyterian General Mission Support
http://www.presbyterianmission.org/donate/E053979/
Do you love Christian mission, but find you have more than one passion? If you do, then this Extra Commitment Opportunity (ECO) is for you. The General Mission ECO makes your gift available where needed most among the various ministries of PC(USA) mission. Whether it is to support mission co-workers through World Mission, to assist Christians who live in difficult places of unrest such as the Middle East or predominantly Islamic countries, or to write Christian curriculum to be used to help our children learn about the love and grace of Jesus Christ, this General Mission ECO will be used in these or similar mission areas.
http://www.presbyterianmission.org/donate/E053979/
Do you love Christian mission, but find you have more than one passion? If you do, then this Extra Commitment Opportunity (ECO) is for you. The General Mission ECO makes your gift available where needed most among the various ministries of PC(USA) mission. Whether it is to support mission co-workers through World Mission, to assist Christians who live in difficult places of unrest such as the Middle East or predominantly Islamic countries, or to write Christian curriculum to be used to help our children learn about the love and grace of Jesus Christ, this General Mission ECO will be used in these or similar mission areas.
Disaster Assistance
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/pda/who-we-are/
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. The core budget, including staff and administrative costs, is funded through the One Great Hour of Sharing, and its program work is additionally funded through designated gifts.
http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/pda/who-we-are/
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. The core budget, including staff and administrative costs, is funded through the One Great Hour of Sharing, and its program work is additionally funded through designated gifts.