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WHAT’S NEWS IN PETERS TOWNSHIP
ST. BENEDICT THE
ABBOT CHURCH CRAFT
AND VENDOR SHOW
TO BENEFIT FAMILY
PROMISE OF SWPA
On Saturday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m., St. Benedict the Abbot Church will
host a craft and vendor show benefiting
Family Promise of SWPA in the church’s
Pope Benedict XVI Hall. There will be 35
vendors and crafters. The funds raised by
the event will help Family Promise pay
for gas for the van that transports families
and purchase items for its breakfast food
pantry and diapers for the children. Mark
your calendar and make plans to go! Bring
your family and friends to shop and have
lunch. There will be hot food. Pierogies
will also be for sale for $8 a dozen.
HEALTHY PET
PRODUCTS OF
PITTSBURGH NAMED
2018-2019 RETAILER OF
THE YEAR
After many submissions from pet
retailers all over the United States,
Healthy Pet Products of Pittsburgh was
named the 2018-2019 Retailer of the Year
by Pet Product News. The panel of judges
selected Healthy Pet Products after being
impressed with the staff ’s knowledge of
product, over-the-top customer service,
and care for customers in getting the
most organic and healthy products and
supplements for their animals.
30
724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE
❘
Healthy Pet Products has two retail
locations, in the North and South Hills, as
well as a grooming store in the North Hills
area. It offers only the highest quality of
products for dogs, cats and small animals.
According to HPP, it has incredible
relationships with the companies of the
products it sells, giving more credibility
and confidence in exactly what is in the
product.
For more information on Healthy Pet
Products, visit healthypetproducts.net.
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
City Mission in Washington County is
expanding services to assist a struggling
population in our area. Families with
children are the fastest growing homeless
population in the U.S.
According to the National Coalition for
the Homeless, 41 percent of the homeless
population is comprised of families, and
single women head 84 percent of these
families.
“Addiction, mental health concerns,
domestic violence, or the end of a
relationship can lead to a woman with
children finding herself without a home
for her family,” says Leah Dietrich,
Director of Residential Programs at City
Mission. “Single mothers are at a great
risk. If they don’t have access to child care,
that can lead to missing work and losing a
job—and without a financial safety net, it
can lead to eviction and homelessness.”
City Mission’s newly renovated Women
with Children Shelter, which is now
housing families, consists of 12 cozy
suites, each uniquely designed to feel like
home for a family in crisis. The renovation
project effectively doubled the mission’s
capacity to help mothers and their little
ones. City Mission will also provide safe
and reliable child care on site, which will
be a significant help for single mothers
seeking employment. There are child care
agencies in Washington County that also
offer that support, but Dietrich points out
it often takes time to obtain these services,
and City Mission is able to fulfill that need
for families on day one.
The new shelter will also help keep
families together, which can create a
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foundation for solid parenting and a stable
future once the families leave the mission.
“Women in recovery in the Washington
area have very few options to continue
to parent while also working on their
recovery. At City Mission, we are able to
provide that support,” notes Dietrich.
“Our Women with Children Program
balances the needs of the women,” she
adds. “That includes recovery from
whatever brought them to us as well as
helping them build a solid foundation for
parenting in the future. We will be offering
addiction recovery classes, parenting
classes and codependency classes. These
classes, combined with one-on-one
support, including counseling, case
management and life skills, will help us to
move each family from homelessness to
stable independent living.”
City Mission is located at
84 W. Wheeling Street in Washington. For
more information, call 724.222.8530.
5TH ANNUAL EMMAUS
SPIRIT RUN COSTUME
5K & 1-MILE FUN WALK
Put away your everyday running gear
and get into the Halloween spirit at the
5th Annual Emmaus Spirit Run Costume
5k & 1-Mile Fun Walk on Saturday,
Oct. 20. The chipped 5k loops around the
scenic Three Rivers Heritage Trail with
the start and finish line in the South Shore
Riverfront Park in the heart of the South
Side Works. A family-friendly 1-mile fun
walk along the Three Rivers Heritage
Trail is also available. The race kicks off at
8:30 a.m. Strollers are welcome!
This event offers prizes for overall and
age-level winners, a spirited costume
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