NHCO’s Annual Citrus Sale is underway
North Hills Community Outreach is taking orders through February 3 for its annual Citrus Sale. We are seeking congregations that can take Group Orders! Boxes are grapefruit, oranges, tangerines and pears are hand-checked by volunteers and are available for pickup March 5 and 6 in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 1965 Ferguson Road. Purchases benefit NHCO, which served 4,099 local families in need last year. Boxes of fruit can also be donated to NHCO’s food pantries. To order online, please visit nhco.org/fruit.cfm or call 412-307-0069 x 3311 for more information.
Run for the Hills in the marathon
North Hills Community Outreach needs at least 50 runners to commit to running the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon May 1! Form a relay team at work or school, or run the half or full marathon, and raise funds and awareness for NHCO. Running for your favorite charity motivates you to keep training! Your registration fee is covered when your fundraising goal is met! Visit thepittsburghmarathon.com or contact Jennifer Drayton at jmdrayton@nhco.org or 412-408-3830 x 3210.
NHCO Accepting Spring Share Donations
North Hills Community Outreach is collecting baskets, basket covers, plastic grass, candy, granola bars, juice boxes, new small toys and new small stuffed animals for Spring Share baskets for local families in hardship. Donations are accepted through early March weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at NHCO, 1975 Ferguson Road, in Allison Park. For more information, contact Vicki at vdburst@nhco.org or 412-487-6316 opt. 1.
Walk for NHCO in the Highmark Walk
Join North Hills Community Outreach in the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community May 14. When you register to walk, and /or fundraise for NHCO, 100% of the proceeds support NHCO’s programs to help local families in need. Registration opens February 1 at walkforahealthycommunity.org. This is a great family activity. Dogs are welcome! For more information, please contact Maria at mschristina@nhco.org or 412-408-3830.
NHCO offers free budgeting workshops
North Hills Community Outreach Millvale will host a free Understanding Credit Workshop, 9:30-11:30am, February 16 in 2nd floor Millvale Community Center, 416 Lincoln Ave.
This is the second in a series of Budgeting/Money Management workshops presented by Jennifer Dunn, Membership Advantage Program Relationship Manager, Fifth Third Bank. The workshops are designed to help participants: identify income, track expenses, develop a spending plan, manage cash flow, understand why and when to use credit, maintain good credit to increase a credit score and protect finances that are in place.
All workshops are free and open to the public. To register, please call 412-408-3830 x 3217.
NHCO offers WorkAble Career Services in Bellevue
WorkAble provides free career consulting and employment mentoring to unemployed and underemployed job seekers in Allegheny County. Career consultant office hours in Bellevue are 1:00 – 5:00 pm, every Tuesday in NHCO offices, 1st floor, AGH-Suburban, 100 s Jackson Avenue, Bellevue. Appointments may be made by calling 412-904-5993. WorkAble is a United Way-funded partnership of North Hills Community Outreach, the Career Development Center and South Hills Interfaith Ministries.
Ask the Attorney sessions for low-income families
Free legal consultation for issues such as divorce, bankruptcy, credit issues, family matters, rent disputes and more is available for families in need at North Hills Community Outreach locations the THIRD Wednesday of each month at 7pm except December. (Please note the change of week.) The next ATA sessions are: NHCO Allison Park February 17 and NHCO Millvale March 16. Attendees MUST preregister for these sessions by contacting Harriet at hzgibbs@nhco.org or 412-408-3830.
NHCO Volunteer Orientations
North Hills Community Outreach will host Volunteer Orientation sessions at 10 am, Thursday, February 11 in NHCO Millvale, 416 Lincoln Avenue, and 10am, Thursday, March 10 in NHCO North Boroughs, 100 S. Jackson Avenue, Bellevue. Volunteers are needed for all sites, and needs include citrus sale help, volunteers for the US Open concessions and the Auto Show table, receptionists, drivers to transport seniors to appointments, drivers to transport pantry donations, and much more. Please contact Jennifer Drayton at jmdrayton@nhco.org or 412-408-3830 x 3210 to register.
NHCO accepting donations of organic seeds
Donations of organic seeds are now being collected for NHCO’s Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni Garden. Most needed are lettuce, beet, chard, kale, turnip, and radish seeds as well as onion sets and seed potatoes. Heirloom varieties and well-labeled seeds from home gardens are welcomed. All produce supports NHCO’s three food pantries. Please mail or drop off at any NHCO location (visit nhco.org or call 412-487-6316 for addresses). Individuals who can volunteer to grow seedlings are also needed. Please contact Alyssa at aacrawford@nhco.org or 412-307-0069 x 3311.
Community Auto seeks vehicles for waiting working families!
Do you or a family member have a vehicle you don’t want anymore? Perhaps it’s not worth the cost of repairs, or it sits unused? Community Auto, a program of North Hills Community Outreach, accepts vehicles in any condition, has them repaired, and sells them at below market value to local working families who need them to get to work. You could change a life and get the maximum tax deduction. FREE pickup, towing and notary! Call 724-443-8300 or visit www.communityauto.org.
NHCO offering Money in Your Pocket Tax Preparation
North Hills Community Outreach is once again a United Way Money in Your Pocket Tax Preparation site. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 2-1-1 starting January 15. Income eligibility requirements:
For households with ONE PERSON, annual income must be $25,000 or less. For households with MORE THAN ONE PERSON, annual income must be $45,000 or less.
NHCO’s Bellevue/North Boroughs site will be open for tax prep appointments on Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:30 to 7:30pm, beginning January 25. NHCO’s Millvale site will be open for tax prep appointments on Saturdays, 9:00am to noon, beginning January 30.