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Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc. (PCSI)
"Community Action Nutrition" (CAN)

PCSI provides Food Stamp Nutrition Education to residents of the Hill District, Hazelwood, Homewood Brushton, and Mt. Washington / Duquesne Heights neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. Nutrition education classes are offered to adults who access a family support center, food banks, and congregate meal sites. Nutrition content focuses on teaching MyPyramid basics, the importance of eating fruits and vegetables, food resource management, nutrition fact labels, dietary sodium, and fats/oils/cholesterol. In addition, nutrition content is tailored to the demographic characteristics of the participants and includes taste testings and take-home materials such as newsletters and fact sheets.

Barbara L. Douglass
1835 Centre Ave., Suite 290
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Phone: 412-697-4686
Fax: 412-392-4466
barbarad@pghcsi.org

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Funded by PENNSYLVANIA NUTRITION EDUCATION TRACKS, a part of USDA’s Food Stamp Program. The Food Stamp Program provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. To find out more, contact the PA Department of Public Welfare’s toll-free Helpline at 800-692-7462.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religious creed, age, disability, political beliefs, or retaliation. If you require this information in alternative format (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), contact the USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice or TDD). If you require information about this program, activity or facility in a language other than English, contact the USDA agency responsible for the program or activity, or any USDA office.

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