March 2017 Est. 1985 Your Community Newspapper
The Northside Chronicle
Volume 33 Issue 3 - FREE -
PHS students looking for community partners On February 2, a Community Pitch Fair was held at Alloy 26 in Nova Place for students participating in Northside Narratives. Members of the community were encouraged to come and hear student’s projects, and to figure out ways to collaborate with youth to help them achieve their goals. For updates on their proj-
ects, or to get involved, email northsidenarratives@gmail.com or follow NsideNarratives on Instagram and Twitter, and Northside Narratives on Facebook. Community members are encouraged to become a mentor, sponsor, collaborator, speaker, or offer encouragement and networking advice to participating students.
Photo by James S. White
One Northside has partnered with the Community College of Allegheny County, Perry High School, BMe Community and Ya Momz House, Inc. to create Northside Narratives, an initiative that was designed to spark entrepreneurship in students at PHS. Forty project proposals were chosen and will receive $1,000 from One Northside and also receive enrollment in an entrepreneurship course for three credits from CCAC. One Northside and The Buhl Foundation are the financial backers for this project.
Ignite Northside 2.0 ready to launch Summer youth By Alyse Horn After completing its first round of workshops in 2016, New Sun Rising is ready to embark on Ignite Northside 2.0 in partnership with The Buhl Foundation. The first version of Ignite Northside focused on engaging emerging leaders and entrepreneurs on the Northside, and aimed to help launch and grow innovative community projects and local businesses to develop plans of action and a supportive network. Over 55 Northside projects and businesses benefitted from the first Ignite Northside installment. Ignite Northside 2.0 still encompasses the same mission, but Project Manager Ebony McQueen-Harris said the second installment is definitely “more ramped up and intense” compared to the first series of workshops.
“This level of [Ignite Northside] focuses on developing more resilience in the community in a sense,” McQueen-Harris said. During Ignite Northside 2.0, participants will partake in weekly one-on-one Entrepreneurial Training Sessions that are specifically customized to each person’s needs, and there will be Leadership Development Workshops held monthly that will focus on strengths and overcoming challenging created by weaknesses. There will also be quarterly networking events to create connections between peers and mentors. The workshops will last a total of 10 months, beginning in February and ending in November, and will be targeting a total of 30 participants. Mc-Queen-Harris said even though Ignite Northside 2.0 began on February 22, NSR does
not want to turn anyone away. “There is an emphasis on commitment, and creating a more customized one-on-one consultation for participants,” McQueen-Harris said. “You can be at any stage in order to participate in 2.0.” Workshops will be held at various locations around the Northside, including The Pittsburgh Project, Alloy 26, Café on the Corner, and the Young Men and Women’s African Heritage Association. McQueenHarris said Ignite Northside wants to highlight the spaces within the community that entrepreneurs are able to utilize, whether they are resources or support, community members “have these physical [work spaces] in and around the Northside.” There will also be two events during the program where participants See Ignite, Page 7
happenings on the Northside By Alyse Horn
When the school year comes to an end and the summer months begin, parents need not fret over activities to keep their children busy over the summer. A handful of organizations will be holding workshops and summer camps to engage Northside youth. Here are a few things going on this summer: Sarah Heinz House Summers are a time for fun and adventure at Sarah Heinz House with day camps, robotics camps and overnight camps for kids, ages Pre-K to 11th grade. From swimming to outdoor adSee Education, Page 30