Pittsburgh-Area Food Banks Say Demand Is Soaring

Pittsburgh-area food banks say demand is soaring as families struggle with inflation

By Rebecca Spiess, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

From families completely out of food to exploding call volumes, food banks across the Pittsburgh area are seeing their services taxed in new ways as the summer draws to a close and inflation remains high.

Jessica Horvath, 45, has never used a food bank until now. She visited the Northside Food Pantry for the first time this week to receive groceries for her family.

Ms. Horvath, a single mother with 10-year-old twins, moved from Jacksonville, Fla., to Pittsburgh, in June, believing the city would be a better place to raise her daughters. 

“I finally found a job here, but I don't start until October,” Ms. Horvath, a social worker, said. “I have to find different ways to make ends meet financially until then.”

 

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