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Share a shamrock and help EECM provide groceries and meals to your Pittsburgh neighbors in need. Help us meet our $5,000 goal! From now until the end of St. Patrick's Day (3/17/26), we'll place a shamrock in our field below with a message of your choice. Make a donation in someone's honor and we'll email them to let them know! Fill out our secure donation form below. $10 Provides 3 hot meals to a shelter resident. $25 Provides a week's groceries to someone. $50 Provides a month's groceries to someone. $100 Provides 2 weeks' groceries to a family of 4. Help EECM fill our field with shamrocks! Hover over a shamrock to reveal its message. (Only available on desktop) $665 Raised So Far!

For many of the individuals it serves, EECM provides the necessities of life: a hot meal, a safe place to sleep, and food for the family. For others it is a support system to work toward recovery, or to find one-on-one assistance in making positive change in their lives. Food Pantry and meals. From now until the end of St. Patrick's Day, support EECM's Community Food Services by filling our "field" with shamrocks and messages of hope! Share a Shamrock! The Future of EECM East End Cooperative Ministry is charting a bold course forward. Our newly adopted Strategic Direction will position the organization for sustained growth, expanded impact, and long-term success. Guided by this plan, EECM will expand essential services in housing, food security, education, and crisis support, while investing in a strong, mission-driven workforce and volunteer network. We will prioritize financial sustainability to ensure uninterrupted services and build an inclusive organizational culture that empowers staff, volunteers, and partners alike. Through strategic action and community-centered leadership, EECM is advancing a future where stability, dignity, and opportunity are within reach for all. Click the link on the right to read more about EECM's Strategic Direction. Learn more. Who We Are East End Cooperative Ministry changes the lives of people facing the impacts of poverty. Whether offering food assistance to those who are experiencing food insecurity, working alongside those experiencing housing insecurity and barriers to employment, or reaching out to young people to help them work toward a brighter future, EECM is always here. Upcoming Events East Liberty Easter Egg Hunt Sat, Mar 28 Indigo Square More info Details Digital Literacy Classes Runs Monthly, Every Tues & Thurs, 12-2 pm Pittsburgh More info Details Click here to see all our events. Community Food Services Hundreds of people living in our community don’t know where their next meal is coming from. EECM provides services for those experiencing food insecurity. Food Pantry Service Hours Monday - Friday 8:30-10:30am 11:30am-1:30pm Read More > Housing & Employment Services Housing & Employment Services works alongside individuals and families to help them build strong foundations - meeting housing needs first so they can become stable and then EECM works to move them to higher levels of self-fulfillment through case management and employment services. Read More > Children & Youth Services EECM programs reach out to young people to help them discover and work toward a more promising future. The variety of programs offered help children and youth to succeed. Read More > In the News Share a Shamrock - Give a Little Luck to Your Neighbors in Need! EECM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE MEALS PROGRAM STARTING JANUARY 19 Supporting Families in Need: Julianna's Story CONTACT US Tel. 412-361-5549 eecm@eecm.org 6140 Station Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206 SUPPORT US Donate Volunteer TELL US Submit Thanks for submitting! Contact Us

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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 .

Julianna Roman is the heart of a busy household. A 30-year-old mother of five living in Pittsburgh’s Morningside neighborhood, she relies on SNAP benefits for half of her family’s groceries and visits EECM’s food pantry each week to stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables — ingredients she transforms into healthy smoothies her kids love.  Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Julianna found joy and pride in her career in construction — until an accident four years ago left her paralyzed from the waist down. Suddenly unable to work, she turned to EECM for food and support. As she recently regained the use of one of her legs and is starting to get use in the other, Julianna is now walking. Her next goal? Finding a job where she can use her construction skills to build things again, just like she used to.  With deep federal cuts to food programs like SNAP, families like Julianna’s are facing impossible choices between groceries, rent, medical bills, and utilities – not to mention  gifts and meals for the holidays. This year, Julianna received help with Thanksgiving dinner through our Thanksgiving gift card program. All five of Julianna’s kids, ages 1 to 17, will receive Christmas presents through EECM’s annual gift drive.  This holiday season, your gift can make all the difference in ensuring moms like Julianna have the basics to keep their families happy and healthy, while also providing them with those little extras for the kids that make the holiday season so special.    It is with your help that we will keep the spirit of the holidays alive in the hearts of the families we serve.   This holiday season, we ask that you help families like Julianna's by supporting the work of EECM. Over 5,000 families use our food pantry for groceries at least once a month. Any monetary donation is worth six times the purchasing power of the average shopper because of our partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, enabling us to procure more food for our clients at a lesser financial cost. Learn more about how to donate. Visit eecm.org/give . Happy holidays from all of us at EECM.