Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

✍️ LargestCharities Editorial Team | 📅 Last updated: June 2026

The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is the main food bank for southwestern Pennsylvania, covering 11 counties from Allegheny and Pittsburgh out through Westmoreland, Washington, Fayette, and Greene. The region mixes a reinvented post-steel Pittsburgh with rust-belt towns and rural Appalachia, each with its own pattern of need. Lisa Scales serves as President and CEO. The Food Bank is based in Duquesne and holds a four-star rating from Charity Navigator.

HeadquartersDuquesne, PA
President & CEOLisa Scales
Service area11 SW Pennsylvania counties
NetworkFeeding America member
RatingCharity Navigator 4 stars
Core countyAllegheny (Pittsburgh)
Websitepittsburghfoodbank.org
Southwestern PA mixes urban, suburban, and rural Appalachian need. The Food Bank supplies pantries and runs distributions across 11 counties. Find help, donate, or volunteer at pittsburghfoodbank.org.
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What the Food Bank does

The Food Bank sources food at scale and distributes it through a network of partner pantries and agencies across 11 counties, adding direct and mobile distributions where fixed sites are scarce. That matters in a service area that runs from the dense Pittsburgh core out to rural Appalachian counties where the nearest pantry can be a long drive.

It has invested in fresh produce and in programs aimed at older adults and children, the groups for whom steady access to food matters most.

Leadership: Lisa Scales

Lisa Scales serves as President and CEO and is a recognized leader in the national anti-hunger field. Under her the Food Bank has held its four-star Charity Navigator rating and expanded its reach across southwestern Pennsylvania, including the move to its Duquesne operations base.

Who it serves

The 11-county service area centers on Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, then spreads into Westmoreland, Washington, Fayette, Greene, and neighboring counties. Pittsburgh’s shift from steel to healthcare and technology left uneven prosperity behind, and the Food Bank covers both the city’s pockets of poverty and the harder-hit former industrial and rural towns around it.

Is it legitimate? Ratings and finances

Yes. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) and a Feeding America member with a four-star Charity Navigator rating, the highest available. Bulk buying and donated product mean a modest gift produces a large number of meals.

How to donate and volunteer

Donations and volunteer shifts run through pittsburghfoodbank.org. Volunteers sort and pack food and help at distributions, and cash gifts go furthest because of the Food Bank’s purchasing power.

How it compares with other Pennsylvania food banks

The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank covers the southwest, Philabundance covers the Philadelphia region in the southeast, and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank covers the large central part of the state. For anyone in the Pittsburgh area or southwestern counties, this is the lead organization.

Programs

Partner network

Pantries and agencies across 11 counties receive food.

Mobile distributions

Food brought into rural and underserved communities.

Senior programs

Monthly food assistance for older adults on fixed incomes.

Programs for children

School and weekend food support for kids at risk of hunger.

By the numbers

Frequently asked questions

What is the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank?
The main food bank for southwestern Pennsylvania, covering 11 counties including Allegheny (Pittsburgh). A Feeding America member based in Duquesne. Site: pittsburghfoodbank.org.
Who runs it?
Lisa Scales, President and CEO.
Is it a good charity?
It is a 501(c)(3) with a four-star Charity Navigator rating, the highest mark.
How do I get food?
The Food Bank supplies partner pantries and runs distributions. Find a location through pittsburghfoodbank.org.
How can I help?
Donate or volunteer at pittsburghfoodbank.org. Volunteers sort, pack, and staff distributions.

Sources: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank website (pittsburghfoodbank.org), Charity Navigator and ProPublica (EIN 25-1420599). We are not affiliated with Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]

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