WHO ARE STUCK AT HOM >> THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK PACKS UP BOXES, FULL OF FOOD TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED. BUT THEY ALSO GET HELP FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER THE FOOD. -- THE FOOD TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMEBOUND. WHEN GWENDOLYN MURPHY OPENS UP THRIVE BOX -- >> BEEN A BETTER, WHICH IS VERY HEALTHY. >> SHE KNOWS DRIVERS ARE DELIVERING QUALITY FOO >> MAKE SURE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD, BETTER FOOD, HEALTHY FOOD. MURPHY IS THE OUTREACH >> COORDINATOR FOR THRIVE 18 AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH T GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK TO SHIP THE BOXES OU >> I JUST FEEL BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO BLESS OTHERS. >> SHE’S SAYS THRIVE BOXES ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY ARE PACKED WITH NON PERISHABLE, HEALTHY ITEMS, LIKE BLACK BEANS, FOOD MADE OF WHOLE GRAINS, AND ONES WITH NO ADDED SALT OR SUGAR. THE FOOD BANK AND THRIVE 18 AREN’T JUST ENCOURAGING GOOD EATING HABITS. >> WE ARE CHANGING LIFESTYLES. >> DENINE MILLER WORKS FOR THRIVE 18 AS WELL. SHE SAYS ALONG WITH THE FOOD, EDUCATIONAL PAMPLETS ARE PUT IN THE BOXES, AND CREATIVE COOKING IDEAS. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY DON’T WANT TO EAT BLACK BEANS THEY’VE NEVER HAD BLACK BEANS, SO YOU’LL GIVE YOU A GOOD RECIPE FOR BLACK BEAN CHILI. >> THE FOOD BANK SAYS THE THRIVE BOXES ARE ALSO OFFERED AT DOCTORS OFFICES. >> INSTEAD OF THEM JUST HANDING YOU A FLYER OR SAYING GOOD LUCK, CALL THE FOOD BANK, THE PROVIDER COULD LITERALLY SAY I HAVE A SHELF STABLE FOOD BOX RIGHT HERE IN MY OFFICE, YOU CAN TAKE THIS HOME WITH YOU. >> AND THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO HAVE EASY ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD >> SHE HAD NOTHING AT ALL AND SHE CALLED ME THANKING ME IN TEARS. BRINGING JOY TO THOSE WHO AR -- >> BRINGING JOY TO THOSE WHO ARE GIVING. >> ALL ARE WELCOME HERE AND THAT’S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT , BECAUSE IT’S LIKE A RAINBOW OF PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE AND IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE PEOPLE. >> WHEN THRIVE 18 DELIVERS THE FOOD, THE MAKE SURE TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, SO THEY CAN GET OTHER RESOURCES OFFERED.