EMPOWERMENT
The Empowerment, Awareness, & Training (E.A.T.) Initiative, Inc. is a non-profit organization that empowers food-insecure communities throughout the Pittsburgh, PA region to source, procure, and prepare their own healthy food.
At the E.A.T. Initiative, we believe that access to fresh produce and healthy food options is a basic human right.
Click the image above to download our Annual Impact Report!
Events
Mon, Oct 16Gentlemen's FactoryOct 16, 2023, 7:00 PM – Oct 17, 2023, 7:00 PMGentlemen's Factory, 81 Willoughby St 7th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USAJoin the EAT Initiative for our fourth annual celebration of World Food Day 2023.
Sat, May 07PittsburghMay 07, 2022, 9:00 AMPittsburgh, 1435 Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USAY’all know how we love our Mothers! Join us on Saturday for our food distribution #BlessingBoxesandBouqets💐
Thu, Nov 18EIC KitchenNov 18, 2021, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PMEIC Kitchen, 1435 Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USAJoin The EAT Initiative and friends for our first annual turkey giveaway! Visit our website to sign up to receive a turkey for your thanksgiving dinner!
Sun, Oct 17Centre Heldman Parking LotOct 17, 2021, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDTCentre Heldman Parking Lot, 1850 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
Sat, Aug 28The Hill DistrictAug 28, 2021, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PMThe Hill District, Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
This year, partnership and collaborations across the world made our second annual #EATWorldFoodDay better than we could've ever imagined. We would like to send another huge "Thank You!" to all of our partners and contributors for showing up and showing out!
Visit our Facebook page to catch the full virtual presentation!
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Featured News
2021
EAT Initiative Receives The Starbucks Neighborhood Grant
2020
PNC Bank 2020 Impact Award Recognizes Chef Claudy Pierre’s E.A.T. Initiative
2021
The First Project On Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill Creeps Closer To Approval
2020
Changemakers Spotlight: Meet Chef Claudy Pierre
2021
Pittsburgh Earth Day's VEGED with guest Chef Claudy Pierre
2020
How Black business owners in Pittsburgh are coping amid the pandemic
2021
Chef Claudy Pierre discusses importance of soup joumou, feeding his community
2020
Meet some of the people feeding Americans during the pandemic
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own
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