The Backpack Initiative at Pittsburgh Linden

The Backpack Initiative at Pittsburgh Linden The Backpack Initiative at Pittsburgh Linden seeks to supplement weekend food supplies for students who qualify for free meals during the school week.

The Pittsburgh Linden Elementary K-5 Backpack Initiative is
Collecting Food Items for Students in Need

Many students qualify for the National School Lunch Program, 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 Linden Backpack Initiative is being created. The initiative will supplement weekend food supplies for students who qualify for free meals during the school day. Students can go home each week with individual care packages of food packed by Pittsburgh Linden volunteers. Currently, 64% of the Pittsburgh Linden students are eligible for the Free and Reduced Lunch program. The PTA is assisting 5% of those students with this program. That percent is expected to grow and we need community support to maintain this program! This program operates on donations, and we need your support. Suggested donations include single-serving and individually packaged:

• Oatmeal
• Pudding
• Snack Crackers
• Sandwich Crackers
• Fruit cups
• Single-Serving Cereals
• Granola and Cereal Bars
• Hearty Soups
• Canned Pasta Meals
• Tuna
• Boxed Macaroni & Cheese

Monetary donations also are accepted and can be sent to:

Pittsburgh Linden PTA
Attn: Backpack Initiative
725 S. Linden Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15208

Make checks payable to Pittsburgh Linden PTA and include “Backpack Initiative” in the memo line. A simple donation of $6 feeds a child for a weekend, $185 feeds a child for the entire school year.

12/06/2022

ICYMI: Pittsburgh Public Theater announced on Saturday our newest initiative to reach out and invite the community in, a program called Theater For All. The Public aims to be in and of the community, and part of that means throwing our doors wide open for everyone. Through this program, which was inspired by our friends at Bricolage Theater Company, free tickets to every future Season 48 mainstage production will be available.

How does it work? About a month before each show opens we’ll hold our Free For All, when a limited number of free tickets will be released on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets can be claimed by using a promo code online or by calling the Box Office at 412.316.1600. Promo codes will be published on our website and social media at the start of each Free For All, so mark your calendars and look out for reminders!

Who is this for? Everyone! We hope the initiative helps reduce barriers to the arts for people who otherwise may not attend. We can’t wait to see you at The O'Reilly!

03/20/2020
01/22/2019

Food assistance payments (SNAP) have come early, but have to last until March. If this is keeping you and your family up at night wondering if you can put food on the table, we're here to help. On Sunday, January 27th, at noon, we'll be overstocking our kitchen to put together care packages (one gallon of whole milk, one loaf of bread, one dozen eggs, and a pound of butter) and giving them away at our shop. Show your SNAP card and treat your family to ice cream sundaes (up to four) while you're here. We are confident we have enough stock to serve everyone. Please stop by! Our address: 2801 Penn Avenue in the Strip District of Pittsburgh, 15222.

06/06/2018
06/12/2017

Thank you to all of our wonderful partners and volunteers for making it possible for us to help keep just under 90 Linden students fed over the weekends during the 2016/17 school year!
Thank you, Junior League of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Obama Middle School Students, Dan Gilman, The Fisher Family, Focus Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Linden PTA, Linden Garden, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, 412 Food Rescue, Elaine Beck, Christopher Bandy, Ray Pekich, Patty Tran
Happy Summer!

06/01/2017

Another great resource for keeping our kids fed over the summer via No Kid Hungry:
If you have a school-aged student in need of breakfast and lunch this summer, simply text FOOD to 877877 and receive a message back to the closest place where they can get free summer meals. Or call the Hunger Hotline at 1.866.348.6479 for immediate assistance.

05/31/2017

Hello Friends of the Backpack Initiative at Linden,
We are working on gathering a last pack of the year for the children we serve, a generous neighbor is donating food and there are 40 bags left that Linden's Mrs Getty has donated (string backpacks and some cloth shopping bags) we are looking for 50 more bags- string backpacks or cloth shopping bags. Is there anyone out there sitting on leftover corporate giveaway swag that can help us out?
I will pick up, if necessary.
Thank you!

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725 S Linden Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
15208

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