A FRONT DOOR TO PITT
Grounded in the Heart of the Community
Five Years of Engagement & Impact with Pitt’s Community Engagement Centers
PITT’S NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITMENTS
Pitt’s Neighborhood Commitments are the University’s flagship placebased community partnerships. The commitments, focused on the Oakland, Homewood, Hill District and Greater Hazelwood neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, provide long-term commitments of staffing, infrastructure and coordination to facilitate mutually beneficial collaborations between Pitt and the local community.
The Oakland neighborhood commitment is anchored by the Pittsburgh campus.
The Homewood and Hill District commitments are anchored by Community Engagement Centers (CEC)—vibrant, welcoming facilities that facilitate engaged scholarship, engaged learning, capacity-building and economic inclusion.
A third Community Engagement Center is planned for the Greater Hazelwood neighborhood, which will have a priority focus on harnessing the nearby life sciences corridor (and BioForge) for communityscale opportunities in education, workforce development and inclusive community development.
2016
Plan for Pitt announced; Call for Partnerships releases 2017
Homewood and Hill District Neighborhood Commitments announced
2018
October: CEC in Homewood Phase 1 opens
2020
March: CEC in Homewood Phase 2 opens
May: CEC in the Hill District opens at the Blakey Center
2022
Greater Hazelwood Neighborhood Commitment announced 2023
May: Historic New Granada groundbreaking (CEC in the Hill District)
GROUNDED IN THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY
Acting as a front door to Pitt, the Community Engagement Centers offer a vibrant and welcoming space to foster collaboration and house services, programs and staff dedicated to the neighborhood. The CECs crystalize the University’s neighborhood commitment over a period of at least 20 years.
Based in the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Homewood and the Hill District, the CECs do not duplicate the programs and services already found in the community. Instead, the activities and programs offered through the CECs are designed to complement and enhance what is already available.
Since the Plan for Pitt was announced in 2016—from establishing a new and innovative strategic direction
Pitt’s Neighborhood Commitments are led by the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs, an initiative within the Office of University Relations.
in community engagement at the University, to the announcement of Neighborhood Commitments in Homewood and the Hill District in 2017, to the Greater Hazelwood neighborhood commitment announcement in 2022— this nationally recognized approach to hyper-local engagement anchored by CECs has supported an incredible array of projects and partnerships.
This five-year retrospective celebrates this work, highlighting many of the partnerships made possible through the dedication of Pitt faculty, staff and students and community partners.
OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
The Office of Engagement and Community Affairs (ECA) is the core unit at the University of Pittsburgh with responsibility to advance a community engagement strategy for the University, to ensure that Pitt is a partner and asset to the region, to mobilize the University’s response to community-identified problems and concerns and to support faculty and staff in delivering sustainable and substantive engagement and outreach activities.
OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
The Office of University Relations aims to act as a strategic leader and collaborative partner regionally, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and around the world; champion University initiatives and strategic priorities to amplify their impact and strengthen Pitt’s brand; spearhead programs and campaigns that drive and grow Pitt’s global reputation; represent and facilitate advocacy for the University’s interests; and serve as a trusted resource and advisor for all corners of the University.
In addition to ECA, University Relations includes the Office of Government Relations and Advocacy and the Office of University Communications and Marketing.
Across our NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITMENTS
The work in Pitt’s Neighborhood Commitments often extends well beyond the four walls of the CECs.
Across the board, Pitt is committed to connecting regional economic growth and planning to opportunity at the local level.
This means that as avenues open up, there are positive implications for neighborhoodbased preK-12 education, youth development, workforce development, and business development.
7,500+
TOTAL VISITORS TO THE HOMEWOOD AND HILL DISTRICT CECS SINCE OPENING.
2,000+ HRS
OF PROGRAMMING HOSTED AT THE CECS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023.
175+
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OFFERED SINCE THE CECS OPENED.
THE GISMONDI FOUNDATION COMMITS TO MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT PITT’S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS | OCTOBER 2023
The Gismondi Foundation—created by Pitt trustee John Gismondi and his wife, Lisa—has topped the $1 million mark in giving to the University of Pittsburgh to strengthen and expand the educational support it provides in school and out of school across its Neighborhood Commitments.
The Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program creates the core infrastructure and staffing necessary to sustain and grow elementary school and community-based organization partnerships in Pitt’s Neighborhood Commitment areas; lowering barriers to family participation in various out-of-school-time programs through support, including transportation and
meals; hiring and training Pitt School of Education students serving as tutors; expanding access to an instructional coach to assist tutors and enrichment providers to produce culturally centered, developmentally appropriate content; and much more.
“John and Lisa Gismondi originally supported the development of the PittEnrich program in our Homewood neighborhood commitment. By generously expanding their support, we are significantly expanding our impact in other communities,” said Lina Dostilio, vice chancellor of engagement and community affairs.
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SPENDING,
INVESTING AND SUPPORTING LOCALLY
Pitt is determined that opportunity can and will be more widely shared in Pittsburgh. At the CECs and across the Neighborhood Commitments, that means spending, investing and supporting not just local business but Black- and minorityowned business.
In renovating the Homewood CEC, 40% of contracts were with minority and women-owned businesses.
In partnership with the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence’s Small Business Development Center, the CECs provide a space and resources for entrepreneurs to learn, grow and collaborate, such as through the Community Power to Prosper program.
These programs also provide the opportunity for small business owners and entrepreneurs alike to obtain the tools necessary to compete for business at Pitt and beyond.
68% OF THE CEC OPERATING BUDGET WAS SPENT WITH LOCAL BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES IN 2022-23.
111 NEW VISITORS COME TO THE CECS EACH MONTH ON AVERAGE.
81 ONGOING, COMMUNITY-BENEFITING PROGRAMS WERE HOSTED AT THE CECS IN 2022-23.
PATHWAYS TO
PITT EMPLOYMENT:
Workforce Development at Pitt’s CECs
Navigating employment opportunities at large institutions like Pitt can be overwhelming, but Celiwe Jones is here to help.
As Pitt’s workforce development career counselor, Jones offers career counseling, application assistance, and workshops to connect residents of the Hill District, Homewood and, soon, Greater Hazelwood with job opportunities at Pitt.
For Jones, it’s about more than “just the job,” it’s about “creating a pathway for career opportunities.”
Serving as a liaison between residents and the University, she works to break down the barriers that residents may face when considering employment at Pitt. “We don’t want anyone to feel like they’re being left out.”
Through direct support based on individual and community needs, Jones guides applicants through every aspect of the job search process, from discovering their interests to submitting applications to preparing for an interview.
Her holistic approach to workforce development doesn’t just place people in jobs, it seeks opportunities for longevity and growth so that residents can have “pathways to fruitful careers.”
191 FULL-TIME STAFF EMPLOYEES HIRED FROM OAKLAND, HOMEWOOD, THE HILL DISTRICT AND GREATER HAZELWOOD IN 2022-23.
[EM] POWERED BY PEOPLE
The CECs are staffed by small but mighty teams of four: a director, an outreach coordinator, a receptionist/administrative assistant and a welcome attendant.
Together, CEC staff help facilitate partnerships between the community and University. Connecting Pitt faculty and students with community partners brings the CECs to life.
Integral to the inner workings of the CECs, also, are the Neighborhood Advisory Councils in Homewood and the Hill District comprised of residents and members of community organizations. These groups of people help ensure that the community has a stronger say in how the University shows up by providing a forum for insights and co-creation of community-engaged projects.
Community engagement is more than just physically being in a neighborhood. It means getting to really know Pitt’s neighbors, understanding their wants and needs and providing the resources that help Pitt’s partners move forward strategies that lead to thriving communities.
The CECs aren’t just a front door to Pitt. They are a front door to community, collaboration, innovation, creativity, careers, success and more.
And they’re always open.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITMENT NEIGHBORS
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/acs-5year.html
HILL DISTRICT HOMEWOOD
GREATER HAZELWOOD
CEC in HOMEWOOD
“I love my job; every day is different.”
Raub Robinson has been with the Homewood CEC since its opening in 2018 and as much a staple of the CEC as the building itself. As the Welcome Attendant, Robinson ensures that each visitor to the CEC has a safe and welcoming experience.
Today will be a full day at the Homewood CEC, starting with the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence welcoming a new cohort of local small business owners to their business development program, Community Power to Prosper.
Later in the afternoon and evening, the CEC transforms into a welcoming haven for parents and children for a series of family activities in collaboration with one of Pitt’s community-based partners, Homewood Children’s Village (HCV).
Filling the CEC with nearly 75 family members, HCV family nights provide family-strengthening programming provided by both community organizations and Pitt partners. After enjoying dinner from a local eatery, students and faculty from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) will provide families with fun health activities,
along with the Mindfulness for Families program, a partnership between Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems, Awaken Pittsburgh and HCV.
But when Robinson comes to work at the CEC tomorrow—and the next day, and the day after that—it will look a little different. Maybe it’s 50 first- through fourth-graders excitedly, and loudly, creating a rollercoaster through PittEnrich. Or maybe it’s a little quieter as community members puzzle their next move at the Homewood Chess Club.
Either way, it’s full of opportunities for the community to collaborate and connect.
300+
1,549 33
PLANNING MEETINGS PRIOR TO THE CEC OPENING
COMMUNITY VISITORS TO THE HOMEWOOD CEC IN 2022-23
COMMUNITY-BENEFITING EDUCATION AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS OFFERED IN 2022-23
“The CEC is a great resource for connecting the [Homewood] community to different initiatives at Pitt.”
— Walter Lewis Director,
Homewood Children’s Village (via Pittwire)
• Works with all 16 Pitt schools
• Programs offered across education, health, and economic vitality
• Special focus on health, wellness and education
A FRONT DOOR TO PITT OPENS IN HOMEWOOD | OCTOBER 2018
As a kid growing up in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, Marcus Poindexter could see Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning from his bedroom window, but the opportunity to learn there seemed out of reach for a long time, he said. It’s an experience he knows a lot of kids from Homewood share.
Now a PhD (SOCWK ’18G) passionate about health equity and community involvement, Poindexter gets to point to the CEC in Homewood, a building where people from his neighborhood can now come for free and benefit from programs, classes, services and events designed specifically for them.
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HOMEWOOD CEC: PHASE TWO | SEPTEMBER 2022
More than 150 people from Homewood and the Pitt community attended a celebration in Sept. 2022 for “phase two” of the CEC, which includes the SHRS Wellness Pavilion, as well as an additional classroom, conference room, and more. Phase two officially completed and opened in early 2020, but celebrations were delayed due to the pandemic.
“We didn’t come into Homewood, saying, ‘Pitt knows what Homewood needs,’ ” said Kathy Humphrey, former Pitt senior vice chancellor for engagement. “We didn’t come into Homewood making a decision about what we need to do in Homewood. We came in here, and we worked with the community.”
VACCINE CLINICS FOR HOMEWOOD RESIDENTS | NOVEMBER 2021
In all, more than 100 people received COVID-19 and flu shots at a four-hour long clinic hosted at the Homewood CEC on Nov. 15, 2021. The efforts continued on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with appointments scheduled to serve more than 360 members of the Homewood community.
Clinics held earlier this year vaccinated more than 2,000 people in the communities of Homewood and the Hill District.
Since 2019 and in partnership with The Gismondi Foundation, PittEnrich welcomes first- through fourth-graders to the Homewood CEC for fun and lively learningthrough-play sessions.
In 2022-23, 631 students participated in 3,150 tutoring hours.
REDUCING THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH | MAY 2023
“Because I’m on the ground and in conversation with residents, what became evident to me is that mental health care is lacking in the Homewood area,” said Channing Moreland, former director of the SHRS Wellness Pavilion at the CEC in Homewood, adding, “this is a discussion that people of color historically haven’t talked about.”
In 2021, with funding from the Pitt Innovation Challenge, Moreland and Department of Counseling and
Behavioral Health faculty members Laura Dietz and Quiana Golphin created TRIBUTE: Training Religious Leaders In Bereavement Counseling to Upskill Treatment Experiences. The premise of TRIBUTE is simple: Relying on church leaders in Black communities will reduce the stigma associated with accessing treatment and normalize conversations about mental health.
CEC in the HILL DISTRICT
“Across the board, our job is to remove barriers to access.”
On a crisp Saturday morning in October, a van full of ghosts and superheroes have just entered the CEC in the Hill District.
The costumed group are students participating in STEAM Saturday, a collection of educational programs delivered by Pitt students and offered to third- through eighth-grade students. The program aims to increase confidence, problemsolving skills, technology skills and interest in STEAM careers through engaging lessons and hands-on experiences.
STEAM Saturdays has grown rapidly since it began in 2021 and now includes transportation and a second program site within the Oak Hill community center.
While the costumed youth and Pitt students collaborate on the day’s activities, Kali Mack, Administrative Assistant/Receptionist, is making preparations for another set of learners; next week, participants in the Rehab Neural Engineering Lab adult computing programming course, which specifically teaches Python to adults in the
community, will attend a program completion ceremony where they will receive certificates of completion and stipends.
“I love this part of our work, awarding stipends to participants who stayed the course and worked hard to finish strong,” said Mack.
Removing barriers to access is a key component to reaching the community. Keith Caldwell, Executive Director of Place-Based Initiatives notes, “Not only are all the programs free, but several of the programs provide adult students with a stipend that allows them to offset any opportunity cost that may have come from participation.”
209
1,142
STEAM SATURDAY PARTICIPANTS IN 2022-23
COMMUNITY VISITORS TO THE HILL DISTRICT CEC IN 2022-23
“The CEC has been really getting the community involved and hearing the community’s voice as to what is needed in the Hill District and surrounding areas.”
— Karla Stallworth Program Director for School2Career, Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (via Pittwire)
• Works with all 16 Pitt schools
• Programs offered across education, health, and economic vitality
• Special focus on digital inclusion and STEAM education
SPARKING CURIOSITY WITH STEM | JUNE 2019
When Ameena Bradford entered Pitt’s Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, she didn’t know what went into the creation of a video game, but she was excited to see what was in store. What the 12-yearold Pittsburgh public school student found was a reignited interest in science and technology, with the help of a classic arcade game.
Ameena and 14 other students from the Hill District put their coding skills to the test to recreate the 1978 game Space Invaders in June 2019, using a computer program provided by Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering and the School of Computing and Information.
The coding exercise was part of a three-day STEM mini-camp hosted by Pitt’s CEC in the Hill District as part of the larger Swanson School’s annual Camp BioE.
HISTORIC NEW GRANADA
The Hill Community Development Corporation kicked off the start of its construction and renovation project for the historic New Granada Theater and surrounding spaces with a groundbreaking ceremony in May 2023.
The building is set to be the future home of the Hill District CEC.
A BRIDGE TO THE COMMUNITY | JANUARY 2021
Bringing Pitt to the people is Communiversity, a series taught by Ervin Dyer and hosted by the Hill District CEC, which connects students in Dyer’s Introduction to Africana Studies course with community members in the Hill District and spans topics from ancient Africa to the life of Frederick Douglass.
“Bringing students and community members together allows both to mutually benefit,” said Yolanda Covington-Ward, chair of Pitt’s Department of Africana Studies. “The community is able to access a set of skills and expertise that they perhaps they didn’t have access to, but at the same time, the students benefit from seeing beyond the classroom.”
CELEBRATING ONE YEAR OF PARTNERSHIPS | JUNE 2022
About 100 Hill District residents, community partners and members of the Pitt community gathered on June 4, 2022 at the Hill District CEC’s temporary home in the Blakey Center to reflect on the center’s contributions and celebrate the partnerships and services that have helped it thrive. The celebration commemorated the anniversary of the Hill District CEC’s soft opening in 2021 and the 2019 Community Forum.
Pitt will serve as an anchor tenant, offering a STEAM studio, classrooms, offices, additional spaces and programming for the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics, the School of Social Work, Jazz Studies and computer literacy efforts.
CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE | JANUARY 2023
The Hill CEC’s Digital Inclusion Studio is a partnership with Pitt Information Technology, the School of Computing and Information, the Swanson School of Engineering, Pitt Bio Outreach and several student organizations, and with support from Neighborhood Allies Digital Inclusion program, the Digitalstudio has offered programs such as Information Technology 101 for high schoolers, adult programming, grant writing and some community courses through Pitt.
Neighborhood Commitment to GREATER HAZELWOOD
“Our most important asset is our people.”
Heidi Ward, Director of Planning for Community and Life Sciences Integration in Greater Hazelwood, knows that it takes more than just resources to build meaningful relationships with the community. “The key ingredients are time and trust.”
Since Pitt initiated its Neighborhood Commitment in Greater Hazelwood in 2022, Ward, a Greater Hazelwood resident, and her colleague Sierra Mason, Project Manager, have been working on building those relationships.
Their ongoing work includes attending high-level community meetings, partnering for events, sharing information during tabling, shopping local and, most importantly, being a familiar face in the neighborhood.
“We show up with a smile on our face and aim to provide a welcoming space for all people to ask questions about our work,” said Ward.
Pitt has been a collaborator in Greater Hazelwood for over 25 years. Over the years, nine different schools at Pitt have partnered in and with the
neighborhood, including the School of Social Work who has been placing interns and field study students in the community since 1998.
Building on and strenghtening those decades of collaboration is Pitt’s neighborhood commitment; Pitt has developed and has been working with coalition teams of community, university, and systems thought partners and leaders.
This group has connected, and will continue to connect, with numerous community leaders and residents to identify the focus of Pitt’s neighborhood commitment in the next few years and help advance
• Pre-K to 12 educational opportunities;
• Workforce development pathways, and;
• Inclusive community development.
92
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES LED OR PARTICIPATED IN BY THE GREATER HAZELWOOD TEAM SINCE THE START OF PITT’S COMMITMENT
Explore Pitt’s history in Greater Hazelwood (via community.pitt.edu)
Learn more about the Greater Hazelwood Neighborhood Plan (via pittsburghpa.gov)
WHY GREATER HAZELWOOD?
Greater Hazelwood is a diverse and dynamic neighborhood with a rich history and a vibrant future.
Hazelwood Green will be at the forefront of Pittsburgh’s growth as a regional hub for robotics, advanced manufacturing and the emergence of a life sciences corridor.
As the neighborhood continues to evolve, the Greater Hazelwood Neighborhood Plan has a clear objective: develop without displacement.
To ensure development is in alignment with community goals, the University of Pittsburgh has committed to join existing community organizations to establish its next Neighborhood Commitment in Greater Hazelwood.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Pitt is developing BioForge, a biomanufacturing facility with a focus on cell and gene therapy, on Hazelwood Green. Through meaningful connections with community leaders and residents, Pitt is working to identify how the field of life sciences can positively impact the Greater Hazelwood community.
Initiatives will be connected to both University projects: BioForge (expected to open in 2026) and the future Greater Hazelwood CEC (expected to open in 2027).
What can the life sciences industry, Greater Hazelwood, and Pitt do together?
• Advance goals within the Greater Hazelwood Neighborhood Plan
• Develop educational opportunities in life sciences for all ages
• Build new paths of employment and innovative workforce development programs
BUILDING BRIDGES WITH BIOFORGE | JUNE 2023
“The next chapter of our work together will build community opportunity through the life sciences, catalyzed by the BioForge,” said Lina Dostilio, Vice Chancellor for Engagement and Community Affairs.
Dostilio and a handful of University leaders participated in a Hazelwood Initiative meeting in June 2023 to discuss the upcoming BioForge project and existing community initiatives and services.
This meeting was just one of many community meetings the group has participated in to discuss the BioForge facility and related Community Engagement Center being developed in Greater Hazelwood.
AWAKEN PITTSBURGH • ARTS IN HD • ASSEMBLE • HOMEWOOD-BRUSHTON
YWCA EARLY LEARNING CENTER • HOMEWOOD-BRUSHTON YMCA
CEC PROGRAMMING
EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION • OPERATION BETTER BLOCK • SWPA • RACE STREET 2050, INC • ALMA ILLERY - PRIMARY CARE
• PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS) • PITTSBURGH WESTINGHOUSE
Over the past five years, more than 175 programs have been offered at the Community Engagement Centers, some of which have been meeting multiple times per week since our doors opened.
CENTER CHURCH • BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL • CARNEGIE LIBRARY
CAREER & SCHOOL READINESS
CITIZENS COUNCIL • HOMEWOOD RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATION (HACP) • ROSEDALE BLOCK CLUSTER INC. • HILL DISTRICT EDUCATION
• Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program
• Tools to Advance Your Job Search Workshop Series
• Math Night: Common Core
• Drone Technology Education Program
• Digital Literacy for Seniors
• Preserving Family History Workshop
• Homewood Children’s Village Family Nights
GRAYSON COMMUNITY CENTER • THE CITIZEN SCIENCE LAB (TCSL)
• PittEnrich
• STEAM Saturdays
• EmployHER Career Program
• Remake Learning Days
• PITTch Film Lab Workshop
• August Wilson Archives
UNLIMITED • AUTISM URBAN CONNECTION • MOM’S GROUP, INC.
• Bio Bots
• Girls Who Code
• Learn & Earn
• Arts & Sciences Hiring Initiative
• Scales to Tails
• Video Game Design
• Pitt Assisted Communities & Schools (PACS)
• Africana Studies Community Forum: The Civil Rights Movement
COUNCIL • PITTSBURGH BUREAU OF POLICE • EAST HILLS CONSENSUS
CORPORATION • NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCE PROJECT • HAZELWOOD
• Magical Math
• Eco Explorers
• Pitt Admissions Collaboration Sessions
• Living Archives: The Hill District Past & Present
• Community Dinner
EXCURSIONS UNLIMITED • HAZELWOOD INITIATIVE • GREATER
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Junior
• Data Literacy and Skills Training
• Hour of Code
A GREATER HAZELWOOD • POORLAW • CENTER OF LIFE • NEIGHBORHOOD
• Lego Gadgets
• Pre-Med – Future Physicians
• Make Me
• Financial Aid Family Night
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in the Community
• Designing for the Elements
• Middle School Engineering Program
• PBS Tools 101
• Study Group on the History of African Americans in the Community
• OASIS PROJECT • MELANIN MOMMIES • PITTSBURGH BLACK
PITTSBURGH OPERA • POISE FOUNDATION • URBAN LEAGUE
• Brain Busters
• Camp Bio-E
• Gene Team
• Justice Scholars Institute
• Just Discipline Program
COMMUNITY CONNECTION & SOCIAL SUPPORT
• Neighborhood Legal Services
• Geology of the Solar System
• Study Group on Anti Black Bias in the Criminal Justice System
PITTSBURGH BRANCH • YWCA OF GREATER PITTSBURGH • CCAC DAY PARADE ASSOCIATION, INC. • STEM CODING LAB • PITTSBURGH
• Back-to-School Blast Off
• Manufacturing Days
• Workforce Counseling
• Workforce Ready 101: Functional Literacy Training
• Tech in the Workplace: Intro to Microsoft Office workshops
• H.Y.P.E. Media
• Computer Programming for Adults
• Hope for Handwriting
• Beyond the Bell
• Club 622 Middle School Program
• Ruach Bike Club
• Bridges to IT
• IT 101
• CompTIA++ Certification
• Gloria’s Corner Storytime
• Derrick Bell Legal Clinic
• 412Connect
• Mother of Murdered Sons (MOMS) Group, Inc.
• Chess Club
• CommUniversity
• Africana Studies
• Wicked Problems Innovation
• Writing Places
• Senior Jazz Connection
• Autism Urban Connections
• Seniors Going Strong
• Home: Community Art Gallery at the Homewood CEC
• Artist Talks: Jasmine Green
• Jazz Studies Concerts
• An Evening of Jazz
• The Gospel and the Truth
• Errol Garner Centennial
• Short Stories Reading Group
• Film Making Workshop
• Grand Rounds: African Background of Medical Science Panel Discussion
• RUACH BIKE CLUB • WQED PITTSBURGH • UNITED BLACK BOOK DEPARTMENT • DRESS FOR SUCCESS • WHEN SHE THRIVES • NEW BLACK ENVIRONMENTAL COLLECTIVE • BLACK EQUITY COALITION CLUBS OF PITTSBURGH • VEEEM • THELMA LOVETT YMCA • SCHOOL2CAREER TOGETHER • KENNETH P. DIETRICH SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION • SCHOOL OF COMPUTING MEDICINE • SCHOOL OF EDUCATION • SWANSON SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES • SCHOOL OF LAW • PHARMACY • GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL WORK • FREDERICK HONORS COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
• Intergenerational Robotics Camp
• Exploring Cyber-Security Pathways
• Health Career Showcase
• Math for Manufacturing Workshop Series
• Wage Theft Legal Clinic
• CAAPP Poetry Sessions
• Mastering Limits: The Sound of Stolen Colors
• DJ Renegade
• Black Women & Political Action Panel
• Fireside Chat with Author Tiffany Cross
• Opera Up Close: We Shall Not Be Moved community discussion
• Black Fathers’ Initiative
• Dr. Harry J. Ford Library
• Preserving Family Treasures Workshop
• Trauma Informed Care Workshop
• Experiencing Architecture
• Rooted in Strength: Resiliency in Black Families
• African Americans and the Vote
• Open Computer Lab Hours
• Tenant Rights Workshop
• OPTIMUM: A Conversation about Seniors & Depression
• Center for Health Equity Journal Club
• Frankie & Charles Pace Programs
• OFFICE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT • CENTER ON RACE AND SOCIAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND RACIAL JUSTICE • UNIVERSITY CENTER AND FINANCIAL AID • OFFICE FOR EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION OPERATIONS • PITT IT • INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL EXCELLENCE
HOMEWOOD-BRUSHTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION • HOMEWOOD-BRUSHTON YMCA • HOMEWOOD CHILDREN’S VILLAGE (HCV) • COMMUNITY
HOMEWOOD COMMUNITY MINISTRIES • BUILDING UNITED OF CARE HEALTH SERVICES INC. • HOMEWOOD COMMUNITY SPORTS
WESTINGHOUSE ACADEMY 6-12 • PITTSBURGH FAISON K-5 • BIBLE
LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH (HOMEWOOD) • HOMEWOOD CONCERNED ASSOCIATION • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH
• Post-partum Mother’s Study: An Artistic Immersion
• Bridging the Tech Gap Workshops
HEALTH & WELLNESS
• Women’s Health: The 4 Trimesters of Pregnancy Series
EDUCATION COUNCIL • CENTER THAT CARES @ WESLEY • JERON X. (TCSL) • OAK HILL TENANT COUNCIL • HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
• Individual Technology Assistance
• Dessie Bey’s African American Mobile Museum
• Diabetes and Self Care Opportunities (DISCO) Program
• Pharmacy Consultations & Medication Reviews
• Vaccine Clinic
• Breast Cancer Awareness Program Series
• W.E.L.L.Ness Wednesdays with the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
INC. • ZONE 2 PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL • ZONE 5 PUBLIC SAFETY CONSENSUS GROUP • HILL DISTRICT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
• Africana Storytelling Workshop
• The P.R.I.D.E Program Speaker Series
• Value of Voice: Vocal Health Series
• Health Bingo for Seniors
• Anti-Racist Raja Yoga Classes
• The ABC’s of OTC’s: Ask a Pharmacist
HAZELWOOD LOCAL • JADA HOUSE INTERNATIONAL • ARTS
• Digital Black Literature and Composition (DBLAC)
• TRIBUTE Program
• Aphasia Support Group
• Neighborhood Conversations: Why Aren’t We Living as Long?
• Hearing Health Fair
GREATER HAZELWOOD COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE • MAKING
FINANCIAL STABILITY
• Family Infant Oral Health Televisit Program
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES • NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIES
• Urban and Community Entrepreneurship Program
• Community Power to Prosper Certifications
• Narcan Training
• Dinner & Dialogue – CTSI
• Rhythm Experience and Africana Culture Trial (REACT)
• Gift of Health: Family Eating and Activity Hacks to Survive the Holidays
• Low Back Pain & Movement Screening
BLACK NURSES IN ACTION • PITTSBURGH ACTION AGAINST RAPE • OF GREATER PITTSBURGH • URBANKIND INSTITUTE • NAACP
• SBDC Consultations
• Research for Equity and Power (REP)
• CommUniversity
• Community Tai Chi
• Public Health Undergraduate Scholars Program (PHUSP)
• Social Medicine Fellows
• Health & Wellness Fair
• Homewood Infant Oral Health Program
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY & SUSTAINABILITY
CCAC HOMEWOOD-BRUSHTON • AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE PITTSBURGH BLACK MEDIA FEDERATION • FREE RIDE PITTSBURGH
• Grant Writing
• Intermediate Grant Writing
• Entrepreneur Competition
• Mindful Connections for Black Families
• Reimagine Reentry
• OBB Junior Green Corps.
BOOK CLUB OF PITTSBURGH • ALLEGHENY COUNTY HEALTH
• Digital Ambassador’s Program
• Selling at Pitt: Community Business Development Workshop
• Grant Preparedness: The Essentials Workshop
• Business Research Clinic
• Where There’s a Will There’s a Way: Will Clinic
• How to Deal with Debt Workshop
• Adult Virtual Fitness Classes
• Pitt Physican Assistant Health & Wellness Screenings
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in the Community
• Better Balance! Healthy and Strong
• Healthy Sleep for Healthy Living Workshop
• Dance and Be Fit with Roland Ford
• Oasis Farm & Fisheries
• Food Justice Panel
NEW CENTURY CAREERS • TRADE INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH • COALITION • THE PROMISE CENTER • DAWA • UNITED BLACK BOOK SCHOOL2CAREER • PITTSBURGH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY • TRYING SCIENCES • JOSEPH M. KATZ GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCE • SCHOOL OF DENTAL ENGINEERING • COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES • SCHOOL OF
• America to Go: Catering with Pitt
• Overcharged and Undervalued: How Blackness Colors the Value of Homes
• Department of Surgery Health Equity Coalition Summit
• PACKBACK Back Pain Intervention Study
• Community Assistant Program
• Stop the Bleed Training
• Air Quality & Social Justice: A Community Dialogue
• Spaces and People in Neighborhoods for Positive Youth Development (SPIN)
• Environmental Justice: Water Safety
• Homewood Community Conversation
• Bike Gathering: Safe Bicycling
• SCHOOL OF MEDICINE • SCHOOL OF NURSING • SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS • SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH • SCHOOL OF SOCIAL
• Order Up! Catering with Pitt
• Pennsylvania Business Resources Workshop
• How to Do Business with the Housing Authority Workshop
• Debt Relief & Bankruptcy Workshop
• Silver Scripts
• DAWA Maternal Nutrition Training Workshops
• A Matter of Balance: Preventing Falls with Older Adults Workshop
• Silver Sounds Audiology Screening
• Healthy Homewood Project
• Dinner & Dialogue: Gun Violence Prevention
• Idea Competition: Community Improvement
LIBRARY SYSTEM • UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SOCIAL PROBLEMS • CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION • CENTER FOR SOCIAL AND URBAN RESEARCH • OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS INCLUSION • DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS • PITT BUSINESS AND EXCELLENCE • PITT ATHLETICS • PITTSERVES • INSTITUTE OF POLITICS
• RE-CAST Violence Prevention Program
• Citizen Training Academy on Equitable Development
• Community Rain Garden Program
CONNECT WITH THE CECS
CEC in Homewood
Visit: 622. N. Homewood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Monday through Friday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.*
*Evening hours determined by scheduled programming
Call: 412-383-0830
Email: cechomewood@pitt.edu cec.pitt.edu/homewood /PittCECHomewood @PittCECHomewood
412-383-5600 communityinfo@pitt.edu
/PittECA
@PittCommunityEngagement
CEC in the Hill District
Visit: 1908 Wylie Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.*
*Evening hours determined by scheduled programming
Call: 412-383-2226
Email: cechill@pitt.edu cec.pitt.edu/hilldistrict /PittCECHill @PittCECHill
Greater Hazelwood
Neighborhood Commitment
community.pitt.edu/hazelwood /PittGreaterHazelwood @Pitt_GreaterHazelwood
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