Local organizations 412 Food Rescue and Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership are joining forces to do some good during this challenging time for restaurant workers in Pittsburgh.
They’re re-launching their Community Takeout program, which was created in May by 412 Food Rescue to support service industry workers in Allegheny County by providing downtown restaurants regular weekly income to prepare free meals for people experiencing food insecurity.
This time around, the effort is supported by a COVID-19 relief grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
On weekdays from now through May 2021, workers at participating Downtown restaurants, including Arepittas, Eadie’s Market and Catering, Harris Grill, Las Velas Mexican Restaurant, Proper Brick Oven & Tap Room, Sly Fox Taphouse, The Speckled Egg, The Warren, and Wiener World Pittsburgh, will be paid to prepare more than 200 meals for people in need.
Grant funding will provide about $10,000 per week to help restaurants cover the costs of supplies and employees to prepare a total of 1,225 meals each week. The program is expected to expand in January to include more restaurants, and will be providing meals through May, when outdoor dining is expected to resume in the city on a large-scale basis.
After the meals are prepare each day, 412 Food Rescue volunteers will make no-contact deliveries of the food to non-profit partners, including Bedford Hope Center, Bethlehem Haven, Center Avenue Housing, Ebenezer Baptist Church, The KBK Foundation, Shepherd’s Heart, and Western Avenue Missionary and Christian Alliance Church and more.
Volunteers are always needed to bring these meals from restaurants to people experiencing food insecurity, and you can sign up to help by downloading the 412 Food Rescue app. Donations are also being accepted online.
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