The food pantry is open to anyone experiencing food insecurity. Groceries are available to those in need, and the pantry serves more than 500 families each month.
Clients can visit the food pantry up to twice a month.
The pantry aims to be generous with what it gives out, so bring bags, a box, or a cart to carry everything home. The food pantry is accessed through Entrance C on Harvard Street. It's closed on holidays.
EECM's food pantry provides fresh produce, dairy, dry goods, and shelf-stable items. Visitors can find canned vegetables like peas, corn, green beans, and mixed vegetables, along with canned fruits like applesauce, pears, peaches, and mangoes. Canned fish (salmon and tuna), pasta, mac and cheese, cereals, ramen, peanut butter, jelly, soups and broths, instant mashed potatoes, sliced and shredded cheese, butter, and baked goods are also available. Diapers and baby wipes are provided for families with young children.
When you arrive, staff hand out sheets for you to mark the items you'd like to receive. Head to Entrance C on Harvard Street to get started.
EECM offers free community lunches for everyone, Monday through Friday, starting around 12:15 PM. The Fresh Pantry Project is available to food pantry clients who are 18 and older. It includes cooking classes, nutrition lessons, health consultations, and health screenings. You can sign up through the Fresh Pantry page. EECM also provides emergency shelter (call 412-345-7135 or email emergencyshelter@eecm.org), a recovery house (call 412-345-7160 or email recoveryhouse@eecm.org), and education and employment resources (call 412-345-7159 or email educationandemployment@eecm.org).
Monetary donations can be made online through the EECM donation page or by mail. Because EECM partners with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, cash donations go further than food donations. Food donations are accepted at the loading dock on the Harvard Street side of the building, Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 2:30 PM. You can also drop off food at Entrance G anytime by ringing the bell for assistance. Current pantry needs include cereals, peanut butter, jelly, canned vegetables and fruits, canned fish, pasta, soups and broths, crackers, ramen, sliced and shredded cheese, butter, and cake mixes. Diapers and baby wipes are also welcome. EECM can't accept opened or used food items. For donation questions, contact development@eecm.org or call 412-345-7121.
Volunteers are essential to EECM's programs every day. Sign up as an individual or as a group through the online portal. Before your first shift, you'll need a Criminal Clearance form, a Child Abuse Clearance form, a completed Civil Rights Training Course, and the matching Self-Certification Signature Sheet. Volunteers under 18 also need a Parental Consent form. For questions, reach out to volunteer@eecm.org or call 412-345-7124.
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