PIT T CARE S
467,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE
PITT LEADS PHOTO BY HARRY GIGLIO
$3.9 BILLION in regional economic impact annually $187 MILLION generated in local and state tax revenue annually
Senthil Natarajan A Pitt staff member in Computing Services and Systems Development With family ties in southern India, Natarajan comes from a cultural background that encourages respect and care for others. For the past eight years, he has been volunteering every second Thursday of the month with Produce to People–a direct distribution program of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank that ensures healthy, fresh produce goes to households in need. Natarajan is among the thousands of Pitt faculty, staff, and students who last year donated more than 467,000 hours of volunteer service within the city and surrounding communities.
$2.9 MILLION contributed to community dental care 30,000 JOBS supported and sustained in Pennsylvania $1.7 BILLION purchased by Pitt in local goods and services in one year
$330 MILLION
secured for regional small businesses since 1996
742 PATENTS for new discoveries by Pitt faculty and students
Statistics from the June 2016 Economic Impact Study Update; and the Office of Community and Governmental Relations.
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