$1,000 Angel's Place (https://www.angelsplacepgh.org/)
Angels’ Place helps determined parents secure a brighter, more stable future by providing quality early childhood education, child care and family support at no cost or at significantly reduced rates to families in need.
$2,000 North Hills Foundation, Backpack Initiative (nhsd.net)
Nearly one in every four North Hills School District students qualifies for the National School Lunch, which assures that eligible students receive free or reduced-price lunch and breakfast on school days. For many area families and millions of children across the nation, securing meals during the weekend can prove to be difficult. Due to those difficulties, the North Hills Backpack Initiative was started in 2012 by Kathy Helfrich, a North Hills High School school counselor, and Holly Michael, a gifted education teacher. The duo saw a need to supplement weekend food supplies for students who qualify for free meals during the school day. Along with other teachers and staff, they endeavored to meet students’ most basic need and prevent extreme hunger for students whose families cannot afford meals.
$2,000 Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank (pittsburghfoodbank.org)
The mission of Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is to feed people in need and mobilize our community to eliminate hunger.
$10,000 Make-A-Wish Foundation (Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Inc.)
Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia grants wishes in 57 counties in western, central and northeastern Pennsylvania and West Virginia.