Rainbow Kitchen Community Services is located in Homestead, PA, in the heart of the Steel Valley . Most of our program participants live in Homestead, West Homestead, or Munhall. Among the 18,000 people residing in these communities:
- 35% of families with children live at or below poverty level
- 50% of female-headed households with children live in poverty
- 17% of adults over age 25 did not graduate high school
- 51% of individuals over age 16 are employed; many of those who are employed work only part-time, or at minimum wage jobs
- 28% of individuals over age 21 are disabled
- almost 50% of households rely on Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
