Finding a Home /  by Justin Merriman

Tracey Roberson, 44, a veteran of the Army Reserves lives in emergency housing in East Liberty that is paid for by the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, and is now seeking out a new home for her and her two children.

Bowls in the Night /  by Justin Merriman

Nick Buffington, 17, of Dubois Area High School, makes bowls at Carlow University for their annual "Bowls in the Night" on Thursday evening, January 23, 2014. The bowls will be used for the Just Harvest and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank's Empty Bowls Dinner at Rodef Shalom Congregation on March 2, 2014.

Student Volunteers /  by Justin Merriman

Yonghong Zhang, 24, a student from Central China Normal University pack potatoes at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in Duquesne on Friday afternoon, January 17, 2014.  The 35 students from the university made the trip from Pittsburgh's sister city in China, Wuhan in the Hubei province. They are part of an English practicum program working on increasing their knowledge of American culture and learning about hunger relief in the U.S. They packed over 12,000 pounds of potatoes.

Mr Smalls Recording Studio /  by Justin Merriman

 Local rap artist Marccu White, who is known by the name Clinton Haze, records in Mr. Smalls Recording Studio on the North Side on Thursday evening, January 16, 2014.
Larry Luther, right, owner of Mr. Smalls Recording Studio works in the studio on the North Side.