WHAT’S NEWS IN SOUTH FAYETTE
FIFTH ANNUAL
SCHEUERMANN’S
DISEASE FUNDRAISER
‘COFFEE WITH THE
POLICE CHIEF’ SET FOR
THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, AT
DUNKIN’ DONUTS
Meet South Fayette Township Police
Chief John Phoennik to share comments
and ask questions. Drop in from 7 to
9 p.m. at the Dunkin’ Donuts in South
Fayette Township, 179 Millers Run Road
at I-79. Refreshments courtesy of Dunkin’
Donuts.
The 5th annual fundraiser for the
Scheuermann’s Disease Fund will be held
on Sunday, Sept. 23, from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
at the Alpine Club. For more information
and details, go to sdfund.org or call Doug
Strott at 724.436.1271.
SOUTH WEST MEALS
ON WHEELS SERVES
SOUTH FAYETTE
South West Meals on Wheels provides
nutritious meals to seniors and disabled
people in Bridgeville, Carnegie, Cecil,
Collier Township, Cuddy, Heidelberg,
Kirwan Heights, McDonald, Oakdale,
MEALS South Fayette, and
WHEELS more who otherwise
Presto, Rennerdale,
ON Robinson Township,
wouldn’t have access to proper nutrition.
Volunteers deliver meals Monday –
Friday between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30
p.m. They offer a sacked lunch and hot
meals. Once a week you’ll also receive a
quart of milk, and Meals on Wheels can
accommodate most food requests. Most
of the food is prepared from the generous
donations of Trader Joe’s and The Fresh
Market in the South Hills.
To learn more about receiving meals,
or to become a volunteer, please visit
southwestmealsonwheels.org, email
[email protected], or call
412.279.5670.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
ANNOUNCES INCOME
GUIDELINES INCREASE FOR
WIC PROGRAM
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)
announced that income guidelines for the PA Women,
Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food and
Nutrition Program have increased, effective July 1.
The 2018-19 income limits for eligibility start with an
annual gross income of $22,459 for a family of one; $30,451
for two; $38,443 for three; $46,435 for four; and $54,427
for five. Unborn children are counted when the woman
is pregnant. Foster children can qualify for the program.
Allegheny County residents with family sizes larger than
five should contact the health department’s WIC program
directly for benefit information by calling 412.350.5801.
WIC is a federally funded program for pregnant women,
postpartum and breastfeeding mothers, infants and children
under the age of 5. Eligibility is based on income and
nutritional risk.
WIC families receive nutrition counseling, breastfeeding
support and food vouchers redeemable at participating
grocery stores for infant formula, infant cereal,
jarred baby foods, milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt,
juice, cereal, peanut butter, whole grains
including bread, tortillas, oatmeal, rice
and pasta, soy beverage, tofu,
dry or canned beans, canned
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chunk light tuna, pink salmon or sardines, and fresh, frozen,
or canned fruits and vegetables including organic varieties.
WIC participants are also eligible to receive vouchers for
the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) through
September 28, or while supplies last. The FMNP vouchers
can be redeemed for locally grown Pennsylvania fruits and
vegetables at FMNP-authorized PA farmers markets and
farm stands through Nov. 30.
For information about WIC and how to apply for
benefits, please call 412.350.5801. If this number is a toll
call or you live outside Allegheny County, please call the
statewide toll-free number, 1.800.WIC.WINS, or visit
pawic.com.