WHAT’S NEWS IN SEWICKLEY
ONE-OF-A-KIND CAR
DONATION PROGRAM
Community Auto, a nonprofit program
of The Lighthouse Foundation, accepts
donated cars, repairs and inspects
them when feasible, and sells them at
discounted prices to low-income working
families and individuals. The used car in
your garage that you don’t have time to
sell, or didn’t get the trade-in value you
wanted, or a car the kids used but no
longer need would be the perfect car to
donate. Your generous donation is tax-
deductible.
Please contact Community Auto
at communityautolico.org or call
724.538.5081 for details on how to
donate your car.
COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
INFLUENZA VACCINE
CLINIC
The Allegheny County Health
Department is offering flu immunizations
at its walk-in clinic (425 First Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219). Residents should
enter the building via Cherry Way and
proceed to the fourth floor. The clinic
is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
except on Wednesdays when the hours
are 1-8 p.m.; no appointment is necessary.
Influenza is a highly contagious upper
respiratory infection that can cause mild
to severe illness and can potentially be
fatal. The CDC recommends an annual
flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age
and older.
“Flu season is upon us and the first step
to fighting the flu is to get vaccinated,”
said Dr. Karen Hacker, Health
Department Director. “We encourage all
residents to check with their health care
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provider as soon as possible to determine
which is the best vaccine type for them.
Getting your flu shot not only protects
you and your loved ones, it protects those
susceptible to getting the flu, such as the
elderly and newborns.”
The price of a regular flu shot for
residents with insurance is approximately
$27. The health department also offers
the high-dose influenza vaccine. This
vaccine is four times more concentrated
than the regular flu shot and is available
only for seniors 65 years of age and older.
The high-dose flu shot price is $57.
The flu vaccine is often a covered
benefit, and you can receive the flu shot
for free at many locations around the
county; however, the health department
reminds residents to make sure to check
with their insurance provider prior to
getting the flu shot.
A limited supply of flu vaccine may be
available, at no cost, to uninsured and
underinsured residents of Allegheny
County. Updates will be made to the
ACHD website and will be posted on the
department’s Facebook page.
For more information about influenza
and for clinic information, visit bit.
ly/2xBnUK2.
FOOD BANK CHANGES
BUSINESS MODEL
TO BETTER MEET
THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY
The Greater Pittsburgh Community
Food Bank estimates that in five years,
nearly 50 percent of its inventory will
be fresh produce, moving from more
than eight million pounds distributed
last year to 24 million pounds in 2022.
Understanding that the cost of fresh
produce is too expensive for many of the
families and individuals served by the
Food Bank, there are new agency shared
maintenance fees designed to eliminate
the cost of produce (effective Sept. 1).
The decision to change the agency
shared maintenance fees is smart for
the organization and for the more than
110,000 individuals and families it
serves monthly. More than 74 percent of
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the people served through the Greater
Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
want fresh foods as part of their diet but
purchase inexpensive, unhealthy foods
because they cannot afford healthier
options. It is important to the Food
Bank’s mission to promote healthy, fresh
produce options and ensure that people
have access to the right foods.
“By changing our agency shared
maintenance fee structure, we are able
to take advantage of the largest source of
food waste in our country – the six billion
pounds of produce that never make it
out of the fields,” said Justin Lee, GPCFB
Chief Operating Officer. “The new fees
are designed to eliminate the cost of
produce. Although some, not all, of the
fresh produce is donated, it costs time
and money to source, transport, store and
deliver it. We do our best to keep these
costs to a minimum and absorb them
ourselves. Occasionally we have to ask
our agencies and partners to help with
some of those costs.”
The Food Bank network of more than
400 agencies that serve as emergency or
regular food distribution centers, after-
school program sites and on-site feeding
programs will see their fees fluctuate
between a five percent decrease and a 10
percent increase.
About Greater Pittsburgh
Community Food Bank
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food
Bank, a member of Feeding America, is a
nonprofit organization founded in 1980
that distributes more than 33 million
meals annually throughout a network of