April 28, 2019 @ 1:00 am - 3:00 am PERRY HILLTOP CITIZENS COUNCIL: Launch Party Fineview Park Myler Street and Fineview Avene, Pittsburgh, PA Community Plan Launch Event Join us for FREE food, activities for children, opportunities to express yourself, raffles, and a photobooth at the Overlook. RSVP here! Rain Location: 2246 Wilson Avenue 15214 Questions? Need a ride? Contact 412-238-7528 or Free
May 2, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Free NorthSide Land Lab Colab 18 100 South Commons suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA Come to the Free Northside Land Lab Hosted at the Colab 18 for a great time! We will dine and have a discussion around advocacy, participatory budgets, and forming peoples assemblies. If you have an idea or a suggestion for your local councilman and women in regards to the "Vacant Land Epidemic" Please RSVP to […] free
May 3, 2019 @ 7:00 am - May 5, 2019 @ 5:00 pm DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend Get ready to MOVE, Runner of Steel! MOVE yourself, MOVE goals and MOVE barriers! Join us for a weekend of family fun and races! With so many distances to choose from - full marathon, half-marathon, five-person relay, 5K, kids one-mile and pet walk - you're sure to find the race […] $125
May 16, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm 2019 Southside Slope Public Meeting ST PAUL OF THE CROSS RETREAT CENTER 148 Monastery Ave, PITTSBURGH, PA, United States Every year, the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association holds six public meetings open to the community (two of which are parties!). All South Side Slopes residents are invited to attend. Join us! Meet new people or reconnect with long-time neighbors. Learn what is happening and planned for the community. Come to share your ideas, love […] FREE
May 18, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Vacant Lot Beautification in Larimer Support our CommunityCare stewards as they work to stabilize and beautify vacant lots throughout Larimer. We need extra hands to help us with some particularly overgrown vacant lots that are encroaching on the sidewalk. Help us uncover a safe walking path for pedestrians and pick up debris on site. Please come equipped with sturdy footwear (no […]
May 18, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Hazelwood Green Space Build Join the Hazelwood Platoon in collaboration with Morningside Baptist Church and Grounded, in honoring the legacies of George Thomas; Army Veteran, and community advocate, Min Rena Fuller. Help us to uphold their commitment to leadership and service. The Hazelwood Platoon alongside Hazelwood volunteers will complete 2 memorial service projects, one of which is reviving a vacant lot. […]
May 18, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm ReMake Learning Days: Braddock As part of the ReMake Learning Days event series, join Grounded on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20 for a youth-friendly volunteer day! We will be working on our Braddock Green Playce project at Free Store 15401. Free
May 23, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Free Northside Land Lab Colab 18 100 South Commons suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA Come to the Free Northside Land Lab Session #5 Hosted at the Colab 18 for a great time! We will dine and have a discussion! If you have an idea or a suggestion for your local councilman/councilwomen in regards to the "Vacant Land Epidemic" Please RSVP to attend free
May 28, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hilltop Community Unity Land Lab carnegie Library of Knoxville 400 Brownsville Rd., Pittsburgh, PA Come one; Come All! To Celebrate Community Unity at the Grape Street Garden in the rear of Carnegie Library of Knoxville. We will have free games, prizes, and good times in the garden! Free Food and Free community resource tips from professionals and guides provided. Bring the children out for an evening of fun and […] free
Featured Featured June 1, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Geared Up and Grounded: Bike Tour & Block Party Grounded Strategies 6587 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States This year's 8th Bike Tour & Block Party event will feature Grounded's projects in Pittsburgh's eastern neighborhoods (East Liberty, Larimer, Homewood, and Wilkinsburg). At each stop, we will speak to community partners, learning about their journey and the transformation of vacant spaces into activated places. For those who do not have a bike, Healthy Ride bikes […]
June 15, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Build a Rain Garden in Hazelwood Come out and join the Grounded GSI team as we construct a rain garden to help capture stormwater from a nearby roof! Tasks to include digging, planting, moving mulch, and other physical activities. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear that you don't mind getting dirty. RSVP and learn more by contacting Tom at [email protected] or […]
June 22, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Make this West End Lot SHINE Volunteer work day on the Together We Shine lot in central Sheraden. Tasks include landscaping, picket fence painting and construction, pebble mosaic craft for kids. Something for everyone. Wear sturdy shoes and clothing ready for painting. The lot will be a Green Playce that encourages kids to move and play. RSVP and learn more by contacting […]