Have a Heart for Hunger: Imad's Story

Imad Moussa loves to chat. A long-time EECM food pantry client, Imad visits the pantry every couple weeks to collect grocery staples for the home he shares with his wife in Morningside. During his visits, he entertains staff and volunteers with his love stories about Pittsburgh.

Imad came to live in Pittsburgh in the 1990s from Syria after his father immigrated here and started work in the steel mills. He pursued a career in medicine until his father became ill and he could no longer afford to put himself through school. The ups and downs in Imad’s life took him from med school to cleaning jobs around the city to anti-terrorism translation work for the US government after 9/11.

Now after several decades in PIttsburgh, Imad is a proud US citizen. He is grateful to “the best city in the world” that helped him through thick and thin, and the food pantry that kept him afloat in times of need.

“There are no words. The love that you get before getting food helps so much.”

The EECM Food Pantry is experiencing the highest levels of demand since its beginning. In these uncertain times, more and more people are using the food pantry to keep their families fed. In the words of Imad, “We are responsible to help each other.”

EECM asks that you donate to our Have a Heart for Hunger campaign to help the thousands of community members like Imad keep food on their tables and hope in their hearts.

Every dollar counts in the fight against food insecurity. Please help us in that fight today.