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Giving Tuesday Now

Giving Tuesday is usually deployed on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, but it has become clear that across the nation, we need #GivingTuesdayNow. And that's why we need your involvement on Tuesday, May 5.


In March, state and local regulations forced us to temporarily suspend access to YMCA facilities and programs; however, our Y has proven that our work is not limited to inside our walls and has continued to serve members virtually and strive to meet the needs of our neighbors.


Our Y is focusing our efforts to support our community during the COVID-19 crisis through these primary initiatives:

  • Food Programs: Three monthly food pantries, along with food services through partnerships with area restaurants and emergency grocery shopping help insure we are doing our part to fight food insecurity in Pittsburgh.
  • Housing: The Allegheny YMCA continues to provide single-occupancy, transitional housing to almost 100 low income men. Many are physically vulnerable, have nowhere else to turn and have now suffered recent job loss or a cutback in their hours.
  • Senior Outreach: Volunteers check in, over the phone, with our particularly vulnerable members to see how they are doing and connect them with available resources, while youth are becoming pen pals with area seniors to foster an intergenerational bond to help combat isolation and loneliness.
  • Youth Programs: Overnight, many were forced to assume multiple full-time roles at home and the Y is providing at least five daily activities for youth including story time, craft projects, virtual field trips to area museums and more, to help fill the void from youth missing school and their classmates. 

The Y is able to serve in these ways because of your generous support of our friends and neighbors.
 

HELP US DO MORE

We continue to collaborate to serve in additional ways during this crisis and beyond. On May 5, we'll share stories of the people impacted by the YMCA during this crisis and feature member and donor quotes on the reasons they chose to #StickWithTheY during these difficult times. 


Be sure to join us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn on May 5. Tag us and use the hashtags #GivingTuesdayNow and #StickWithTheY.


You don't have to wait until May 5 to help us serve the community.