Grants for West View Waste Water customers

West View Waste Water is offering assistance for customers who are delinquent and make at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. Eligible customers can receive grants for $200 every six months. Contact the Dollar Energy Fund at 1-888-282-6816 or visit dollarenergy.org to determine eligibility.

North Hills communities served by the water authority include Bradford Woods, Franklin Park, Marshall, McCandless, Pine, Ross and West View.

Senior citizen tax rebate available

Pine-Richland has approved a rebate for senior citizens of up to $650 depending on their annual income.

To qualify, applicants must have lived in Pine or Richland and owned a home that was their primary residence there in all of 2020. Applicants also must have turned 65 on or before Dec. 31, 2019.

The rebates are based on annual income. People who made $8,000 or less are eligible for a maximum rebate of $650. The amount of the rebate drops for people who earn more. The deadline to apply is June 30.

More information, as well as links to apply and the scale used to determine the size of the rebate, are available on the district website.

Send your fish fry info

To get your nonprofit’s fish fry listed in the Pine Creek Journal and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com.

Winter Art Show

The annual Winter Show at the North Hills Art Center runs through Feb. 26 and will include a virtual display of pieces for people who want to avoid in-person gatherings.

The show, titled “Where Love Dwells,” benefits the nonprofit group Hello Neighbor, which helps refugee families with children settle in the Pittsburgh area. The virtual show kicked off Feb. 6 on the art center’s YouTube channel, with a juried exhibition in the gallery through Feb. 26.

“This show visually depicts the meaning of ‘home’ across different countries and cultures and shows what is important to us and what makes a house a home,” said Kim Freithaler, the art center’s executive director. “In addition to our 79 local artists’ entries, we have 16 pieces created by refugee family members who come from Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Nepal/Bhutan.”

Hello Neighbor helps refugee families assimilate in their new homes in the Pittsburgh area by assigning them a mentor.

The gallery is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays. The art center is at 3432 Babcock Blvd., Ross.

Block Party To Go charity fundraiser

Participants in North Hills Community Outreach’s annual block party fundraiser won’t be able to gather in person this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

But the North Hills charity and social service agency still is planning to party.

Have fun at home with a “Block Party To Go” party bag. The adult bags include a do-it-yourself pizza kit, wine, dessert, a game and more. The children’s bag includes a craft kit from Dots and Doodles, snacks and other items.

Some of the bags will include a “bonus” gift card to a local restaurant or business. The first 300 party-to-go kits will include a link to play BuzzWorthy Pub Trivia.

More information and an order form for party bags are available online at NHCO/Block-Party.

Free tax prep

A free tax preparation service is being offered by the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania through April 10.

The service is available virtually or through a combination of online and in-person meetings.

Clients can upload their materials, and tax experts will prepare and review the return. The hybrid tax preparation will require two brief appointments in a safe environment, following covid-19 guidelines, to provide information and review the return.

The service is available to residents in Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

Assistance from a volunteer tax preparer is available for people and families with a total annual income of up to $57,000.

A free, do-it-yourself online tax assistance program is available at myfreetaxes.com.

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