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An estimated 160,000 people in Allegheny County and thousands in surrounding counties are losing their SNAP benefits because of the federal government shutdown. Thousands more federal workers in the eight-county Pittsburgh region are missing paychecks.

Nonprofit agencies and throngs of volunteers have been gearing up food distribution efforts at local food networks and stocking neighborhood pantries, cupboards and refrigerators to help.

Here are some places to turn for help:

If you need food right away:

In Allegheny County: call the United Way Resource hotline: 211 or visit www.pa211.org

In Washington County, call the county’s resource hotline: 724-228-1234

Westmoreland Food Bank – Food pantry locator

800-462-2080

100 Devonshire Drive, Delmont, PA, 15626

westmorelandfoodbank.org/receive-assistance/food-pantries

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412 Food Rescue, the nation’s largest volunteer food rescue organization with more than 24,000 volunteers, offers an extensive resource page here, listing neighborhood food pantries, free communal dinners and more. Or call their hotline: 412-525-7149.

The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank works with more than 1,000 partners across 11 counties. You can find pantries and other resources near you at this FindFood link.

It also offers these 24 local distributions in November, listed in order of coming dates; you can either drive up for boxes of food or collect them by walking into the location. For distribution dates for December and January 2026, go here:

You can also call the Call Center for help: 412-460-3663 ext. 655

Carrick (walk-in)

Nov. 1, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Carrick Community Pavilion

1529 Brownsville Road, 15210

Washington (drive-up)

Nov. 4, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Washington County Fairgrounds

2151 N. Main St., Washington, 15301

North Side (walk-in)

Nov. 8, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

King PreK-8

50 Montgomery Place, 15212

Homewood (walk-in)

Nov. 8, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Faison K-5

7430 Tioga St., 15208

Armstrong County (drive-up)

Nov. 10, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

First Church of God

196 Red Mill Road, Kittanning, 16201

Allegheny Valley (drive-up)

Nov. 11, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh Mills, JC Penney Lot

Tarentum, 15084

Charleroi (walk-in)

Nov. 11, 9:30 to 11 a.m.

St. Andrew the Apostle-Cherry Way and Seventh Street entrance

624 Washington Ave., 15022

Johnstown (drive-up)

Nov. 12, Noon to 2 p.m.

Johnstown Galleria, Boscov’s Lower Level Lot

570 Galleria Drive, 15904

Monroeville (drive-up)

Nov. 12, 6 to 8 p.m.

Gateway High School

3000 Gateway Campus Blvd., 15146

Fayette County (drive-up)

Nov. 13, 10 a.m. to Noon

1500 Mall Run Road, Uniontown 15401

Hill District (walk-in)

Nov. 14, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

2145 Centre Ave., 15219

Hilltop (walk-in)

Nov. 14, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Next to St. John Vianney Parish

207 Allen St., 15210

McKeesport (drive-up)

Nov. 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Founders Hall Middle School

1960 Eden Park Blvd., 15132

West End (walk-in)

Nov. 18, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh Langley K-8

2924 Chartiers Ave., 15204

South Side (walk-in)

Nov. 19, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Southside Market House

49 S. 12th St., 15203

Hastings, Cambria County (drive-up)

Nov. 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

St. Bernard Food Pantry

139 Huber St., 16646

Clairton (drive-up)

Nov. 20, 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Clairton Pool

Clairton, 15025

Butler County (walk-in)

Nov. 20, 5 to 7 p.m.

Church of God of Prophecy

121 McKees Road, Parker, 16049

Aliquippa (drive-up)

Nov. 21, Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church

2720 Brodhead Road, 15001

Wilkinsburg (drive-up)

Nov. 22, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Intersection of Penn Avenue and North Trenton

225 Penn Ave., 15221

Beaver Falls (walk-in)

Nov. 22, 10:30 a.m. to Noon

Big Beaver Middle School

1601 Eighth Ave., 15010

New Castle (drive-up)

Nov. 22, 8 to 11 a.m.

New Castle Town Mall

200 S. Jefferson St., 16101

Butler (walk-in)

Nov. 25, 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Butler County Farmer’s Market

205 S. Chestnut St., 16001

Butler County (drive-up)

Nov. 25, 10:30 to Noon

Lernerville Speedway

313 N. Pike Road, Sarver,16055