YINZGIVING 2025

Bringing Thanksgiving to Pittsburgh Neighbors Who Need It Most

YINZgiving is a program of BYWC, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 99-4799392.

Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

YINZGIVING HISTORY

What started as Pittsburgh Steeler JuJu Smith-Schuster's simple idea in 2020, making sure seniors didn't spend Thanksgiving alone during COVID, has become something beautiful: our city's biggest tradition of neighborly care.

How You Can Help

Sponsor a Meal - $10

Your $10 provides one complete Thanksgiving dinner and one moment of connection for a Pittsburgh neighbor. It's not just food - it's hope delivered to someone's door.

DONATE NOW

Volunteer Your Heart

Join 250+ Pittsburgh volunteers who make Thanksgiving morning about service. Package meals, deliver to neighbors, be the friendly face someone needs to see.

Nominate a Neighbor

Meal nominations for 2025 YINZgiving are now closed, as all 3,000 meals have been secured for this year’s deliveries. 💛 If you still have a group in need of meals, please email us at [email protected] and our team will do our best to help. Thank you, Pittsburgh, for the incredible support!

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YINZGIVING OVER THE YEARS

8,000+ Meals

Shared with neighbors across the Greater Pittsburgh area in six years

4,000+ lbs of Turkey

That's two tons of turkey carved and served

500+ Volunteers

Giving more than 1,500 hours of kindness to make this possible

$80,000 Raised

At $10 a meal, our community has rallied to ensure no neighbors go without

YINZGIVING'S KEY PARTNERS

Dive Bar & Grille prepares all meals and coordinates the food packaging for delivery. They also serve as a central meeting location for all volunteers on Thanksgiving Day.

ACORx Pharmacy utilizes their advanced route mapping technology to coordinate and share efficient driving routes to volunteer drivers based on the individuals that will be receiving Yinzgiving meals.