Neighborhood Resilience Project partners with The Pittsburgh Penguins to bring pizza to its Hill District neighbors!

PITTSBURGH, PA (PittsburghNewsWire.com) — Thanks to a player-led initiative of the Pittsburgh Penguins, 150 individually packed pizzas will be delivered to Neighborhood Resilience Project (NRP) on Bedford Avenue for distribution to the team’s Hill District neighbors on Friday of this week. The friendly gesture is a welcome break during a difficult time and a practical contribution to the NRP’s ongoing food distribution effort.

 

“This is a fantastic opportunity for people to know that our neighbor and hometown team is with us at this stressful and dangerous time,” said Fr. Paul Abernathy, CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project.  Fr. Martie Johnson, the COO at Neighborhood Resilience, noted that, “Pizza distribution will be done properly and safely, just like our normal ‘Grab and Go’ operation on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It’s important to maintain our distances, don our gloves, and keep folks moving to get them back to their homes!”

 

The Neighborhood Resilience Project opened it doors in the Hill District in January 2020, launching 3 primary initiatives: a backpack program supplying weekend food to children in 22 local elementary schools, a medical support clinic for the Hill District community, and job-skills and life-skills training for those seeking to “get back on track.” Two months later, NRP’s initiatives have adapted to the urgent and changing needs of vulnerable populations and are now focused on safe and reliable food distribution.  Fr. Martie Johnson said, “We are working with our partners and our own Pittsburgh Food Bank to be a food resource for shelf-stable items and other sundries to those in need at this critical time. We are glad we can be here and help in this important work.” 

 

 

 

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