Ypapanti Provides Disaster Relief

On Holy Saturday morning the Presentation of Christ offered emergency assistance to 33 families that were displaced from supportive housing on Electric Avenue after a portion of Route 30 collapsed, resulting in the destruction of several buildings. The Philoptochos worked with the Red Cross to host the residents in the parish community center until they were relocated to hotels where they remain indefinitely.  The Philoptochos continues to support these neighbors, and has raised nearly $15,000 from sources all over Western Pennsylvania.  In consultation with the Allegheny County Health and Human Services Department, distribution of resources began in May and is planned through Christmas.
 
A supportive housing apartment building on Electric Avenue in East Pittsburgh after the Landslide.
 
It was a blessing to us to provide temporary space to those displaced by the landslide, and also meeting space for first responders and the Red Cross.