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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Volunteers Needed for Farmers to Families Food Box Distributions
Volunteers are needed to help distribute food boxes to 51精品视频sburgh neighbors at sites in Homewood and Oakland on Oct. 21, in the Hill District on Oct. 24 and in Carrick, Hazelwood and Homestead/Munhall on Oct. 29.
51精品视频 and the (CGR) are partnering with Compass, 51精品视频鈥檚 dining services provider, and community organizations to distribute 400 meal kits at each site as part of the USDA鈥檚 program.
51精品视频 students, staff and faculty may register for three-hour volunteer shifts聽at the community distribution sites using the links at the .
More can be found on CGR鈥檚 community engagement page.
As part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, the USDA is purchasing up to $4 billion in fresh produce, dairy and meat products from American producers. The food, which ordinarily would have been sold to restaurants and bulk purchasers, is packaged by distributors into family-sized boxes, then transported to organizations that serve Americans in need.聽
through the USDA program since mid-May.聽