Mission: Agape

MISSION: AGAPE changes lives, one person and one community at a time, by: Nurturing a culture of racial equity, personal acceptance, and tangible resultsFostering a strong network of community partnershipsAdvocating for equity in areas of income, race, gender, and disabilityProviding curated family-strengthening solutionsEnsuring accessibility of food and essentials by providing home deliveryRecruiting and maintaining dedicated and mission-focused volunteersSystematizing processes to ensure efficiency.  Our Vision is to be a regional leader in resolving food insecurity and providing self-sustainment solutions that enable people of any race, identity, or circumstance to fulfill their potential.

MISSION: AGAPE’s services are as follows: Open distributions of food at the Agape Center and other access points Delivery of emergency food to homes as needed Concierge service including an intake call to understand the root causes of food insecurity and development of a curated solution (including network of providers) to strengthen each family and move them to self-sustainment Pet food pantry for emergencies and monthly open house distribution Clothing pantry with weekly open house distribution Essential needs pantry (diapers, feminine products, toiletries) for emergency distribution Emergency furniture including Laz-Y-Boy recliners for cancer patients Distribution of food and essential supplies to transition houses and unhoused individuals in Pittsburgh region. We also have on-site food distributions at UPMC Latterman Clinic, First Church of the Open Bible McKeesport, several buildings at the McKeesport Housing Authority, God’s Re-Creation Center in McKeesport, several halfway facilities, the VFW, the Croation Club, and SOY program located within Francis McClure (elementary building within McKeesport School District).