PITTSBURGH \u2014 Duquesne Light Co. is helping customers with the lasting impacts of widespread power outages earlier this month.<\/p>\n
>>> PHOTOS: High winds batter local communities <<<<\/a><\/p>\n At their height, powerful windstorms knocked out power for more than 250,000 customers in the Pittsburgh region beginning March 13. <\/p>\n Many outages lasted for days as crews worked to repair power lines tangled up in fallen trees.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Catholic Charities held a resource event for low-income customers impacted by the storms. <\/p>\n Customers received Giant Eagle gift cards, shelf-stable food, hygiene items, energy efficiency tools and baby supplies.<\/p>\n DLC and Catholic Charities representatives also helped connect customers with programs that can help when storms hit.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a longstanding partnership with Catholic Charities, and we collectively came to the idea of \u2018Our customers just had a long outage, so what can we do to help them today, as well as build their long-term stability and recovery?\u201d said Angela Feldbauer, senior manager of ESG and corporate giving for DLC. <\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n