Mt. Lebanon Refugee Food Drive

Mt. Lebanon Refugee Food Drive Help us welcome and support refugees in the South Hills though a culturally appropriate food drive M

Special thank you to the middle school youth group of Bower Hill community church who collected 108 goods for donation
05/24/2017

Special thank you to the middle school youth group of Bower Hill community church who collected 108 goods for donation

Thank you to all who helped. Together we were able to raise 544 lbs of food for refugees in the South Hills in partnersh...
05/23/2017

Thank you to all who helped. Together we were able to raise 544 lbs of food for refugees in the South Hills in partnership with SHIM!

1 of 3 donation sites, Bower Hill Community Church is ready to go! The Red food bin is right outside these doors, drop o...
05/20/2017

1 of 3 donation sites, Bower Hill Community Church is ready to go! The Red food bin is right outside these doors, drop offs inside will be available on Sunday.

05/09/2017

Donation Suggestions

Sesame seeds
Rice noodles
Buckwheat noodles
Canned meat
Black pepper
White rice
Red rice
Rice flour
Lentils
Chili peppers
Flour
Soybeans
Peanuts
Canned vegetables
Potatoes
Green/Black tea
Fennel
Pasta
Canned corn
Olive oil
Chicken broth cubes
Salt
Beans
Coconut milk
Curry
Chili powder
Pumpkin seeds
Bay leaves
Cumin
Turmeric
Cardamom
Garlic
Saffron
Ginger

Fact Sheet
05/06/2017

Fact Sheet

Food Drive Flyers available here
05/03/2017

Food Drive Flyers available here

05/03/2017

My name is Lucy Rowing. I am a high school senior at Mt. Lebanon High School, involved in the Global Studies program. I am also a member of Rise Up, One of the focuses of my subcommittee is to help people who may feel threatened by the new presidential administration. This includes refugees. Politics aside, the refugees in the South Hills deserve to feel welcomed and respected. We know that 40 percent of the refugee population in Pittsburgh reside in the South Hills. South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) supports 1000 individuals, many of whom are refugees.

While many benefit from food pantries, canned goods may be unfamiliar after spending an average of 17 years in a refugee camp. Most of the refugees in the South Hills were born in Burma or Bhutan, transferred to Thailand or Nepali camps before coming to the United States. Food is an easy way to make people feel at home and connected to their culture. As people we can relate to the smell of an old childhood recipe that causes us to relive family memories. Many native foods are hard for refugees to access because they are not always easy to find and many spices are expensive.

Collecting foods that are considered more culturally appropriate to the refugees is one small way to show refugees in our area that we care.

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70 Moffett St
Pittsburgh, PA
15243

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