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EECM runs three major gifts drives over the holiday season: the Thanksgiving gift card drive, the Holiday Coat Drive, and the Holiday Gift Drive. Learn more about them and how to donate here. EECM Holiday Drives Each fall, EECM brings our community together to support neighbors throughout the holiday season. Our holiday programs include the Share the Warmth Coat Drive, Thanksgiving Gift Card Drive, and Holiday Gift Drive for Children. For any questions about our holiday drives, please contact Rev. Tracy Hudson at 412-345-7124 or tracyh@eecm.org . More Holiday Giving Opportunities Coming Soon! Thanksgiving Gift Card Drive EECM’s Thanksgiving gift card drive provides a $20 gift card for families to purchase a Thanksgiving dinner. The drive occurs in the months preceding Thanksgiving. Holiday Gift Drive for Children The Holiday Gift Drive helps make the holiday season special for children in our community by connecting them with gifts from their wish lists. Community members can participate by sponsoring a child, providing gifts, or making a monetary donation for EECM to purchase gifts. The 2026 Holiday Gift Drive is not yet open. Stay tuned for more details on how to participate this holiday season. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Rev. Tracy Hudson at 412-345-7124 or tracyh@eecm.org . Have a joyous holiday season, and thank you for making the holidays brighter for families in need. Coat Drive

Every year, as March (hopefully) brings green back to our city , we invite our community to take part in something simple, joyful, and deeply impactful: Share a Shamrock . With the purchase of a digital shamrock in honor or memory of someone you love, you help fill our virtual “field” with symbols of hope while directly supporting our Community Food Services program. By sharing a shamrock, you help us provide groceries to more than 11,000 individuals each year through our food pantry and serve three nutritious meals every day to residents staying in our Emergency Shelter and Recovery House. Each shamrock added to our digital field represents the compassion of our community. Whether you dedicate one to a friend, a family member, a colleague, or simply as a gesture of generosity, your gift helps ensure that no one in our community goes hungry. This season, we invite you to Share a Shamrock and grow something meaningful. Together, our field will bloom!

East End Cooperative Ministry is temporarily halting its Community Meals program starting January 19. The daily lunch open to all in the community at no cost will no longer be available for the foreseeable future. With limited resources and funding, EECM is concentrating its efforts on its food pantry, where the need has surged dramatically throughout 2025 as more neighbors slipped into food insecurity. “This was not an easy decision,” said Dr. Diona Jones, President and CEO of EECM. “After realizing our economic position, we decided that it was in the best interest of the people we serve to amplify our efforts in the pantry vs. the community lunch. We hope to bring the Community Meals program back in its entirety once funding stabilizes.” The decision comes after a tumultuous year of funding cuts and delays, which impacted the operation of the Community Meals program. Rising costs to keep the kitchen open also played a part in the decision. EECM will still provide daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner to all residents of its Recovery House and Emergency Shelter. Anyone in need of groceries may visit the EECM food pantry from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every weekday. To learn more about EECM and its programs, visit eecm.org . For more information regarding the Community Meals program closure, please email Emily Wentworth, Associate Development Director, at emilyw@eecm.org .