Nabhi Christian Ministries keeps Pittsburgh families warm, fed, and connected to essential services. Last year we walked alongside 340 people, offering practical support, compassionate care, and pathways to stability for families facing financial hardship. Through a faithful, community‑driven approach, we steward our resources wisely—ensuring that every gift, volunteer hour, and partnership directly strengthens the lives of those we serve.

Impact Snapshot

• People served last year: 340
• Families receiving home‑cooked meals: 47
  
• Children receiving warm coats and toys: 157
  
• Households kept with utility service (EERA): 136
• Utility hardship applications processed since 2004: 1,613

Hardship Distributions

We provide warm clothing, food, and basic necessities to children, seniors, and families experiencing poverty and food insecurity. Our distributions reduce immediate hardship and help stabilize households facing crisis.

Services

• Regular distributions
• Emergency packs
• Holiday drives

Impact

• Immediate reduction in short-term hunger 
• Lower cold-weather health risks

Emergency Energy Response Assistance (EERA)

Developed during COVID‑19 and expanded with generous support from The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty grant, EERA prevents utility shutoffs through comprehensive intake assessments and hands‑on application assistance. This program is a lifeline for families who would otherwise face dangerous winter conditions, eviction risk, or homelessness due to utility termination. With continued support, we can expand this critical service and protect even more vulnerable households.

• Services: one‑on‑one intake, online application assistance, budgeting and grant‑opportunity education, follow‑up with families on grant decisions
• Impact: 136 households kept connected to essential utility services, reduced emergency disconnections. 

Community Engagement

Our events and outreach efforts build trusting relationships, replace risk factors with supportive networks, and connect residents to essential services. These activities strengthen community bonds and create pathways to long‑term stability. 

Services

• Neighborhood events
• Conflict mediation
• Volunteer mentoring

• stronger social ties, 
• Safer neighborhoods,
• increased access to resources.

Outcomes and Stories

We deliver measurable results on a modest budget by combining volunteers, partners, and targeted programs. Since 1996 we have impacted thousands of people through spiritual support, conflict resolution, and basic-needs distribution.

• A family recovering from a house fire received emergency clothing, food, and transportation support, helping them stabilize during a crisis.
  
• A father working two jobs received emergency utility assistance, preventing a winter shutoff and keeping his children safely housed.
  
• A single mother avoided shutoff after EERA staff completed her utility grant application and followed through until funds arrived.

• A 78-year-old widow in Pittsburgh, living with stage 4 cancer received a grant that stopped termination of her gas service.

• A child received winter clothing and groceries, preventing a cold-weather health emergency.
• A teenager accessed free event tickets that opened new opportunities and mentorship connections.