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
May 30, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm THINC30 Tank: Ensuring Inclusive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Energy Innovation Center 1435 Bedford Avenue, Floor 1, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Lend your voice and insights to help create a tool that can be used to regularly check up on the health of Pittsburgh's 90 unique neighborhoods at our first 2019 THINC30 Tank: Ensuring Inclusive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods. Over the last two years, Pittsburgh’s business, civic and community leaders have joined us at our THINC30 summits to […] 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 8, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Help Build A Sensory Friendly Play Yard for The Community Garfield Intersection of Black Street and Chislette Street Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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 20, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sierra Club Ready for 100 Monthly Meeting Community Engagement Center 622 N Homewood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States This month we'll be learning how to testify at city council for clean energy and more resources for vacant lot cleanups, and will be planning for our first block cleanup June 29th! As always, we'll have pizza, snacks, and neighbors
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 […]
June 23, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm 5th Annual Allegheny SolarFest Frick Environmental Center 2005 Beechwood Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, United States This year's SolarFest will be on Sunday, June 23rd at the Frick Environmental Center located at 2005 Beechwood Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. There will be an electric vehicle car show, food trucks, music and information on solar, energy efficiency, efficient solar home design, community solar projects and ways to strengthen Pennsylvania’s renewable energy laws. […]
June 26, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Air Quality Community Listening Session Repair The World: Pittsburgh 6022 Broad Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Air Quality Community Listening Session that Council Person, Erika Strassburger is hosting on Wednesday, June 26th at 6:00 p.m. at Repair the World Pittsburgh (6022 Broad Street in East Liberty). The format will allow individuals and organizations to share their personal experiences and input on air quality in the Pittsburgh region. There will be a […] Free
June 27, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm LISC Safety & Justice – Collaborative Approaches for Safe Places webinar LISC Safety & Justice will present on their model of collaborative problems solving to address neighborhood crime and safety challenges, including discussion of why we should concentrate on place, the problem-solving process, the roles of community partners, and what success can look like. This method incorporates proven crime reduction strategies with relationship- and capacity-building approaches to […] Free
June 27, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Our Water, Our Rivers Campaign & Get the Lead Out Coalition: Community Meeting St. James Church 718 Franklin Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Come Join the conversation about lead safety and customer experiences with Wilkinsburg Penn Joint. Dinner will be provided and free water filters for the first 50 attendees.
June 29, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Homewood Vacant Lot Cleanup with Sierra Club & Grounded Frankstown Ave & Homewood Ave We're partnering with the Sierra Club to tangibly clean up the neighborhood, see what we can accomplish together, and hang out in the park with provided lunch! Join the CommunityCare stewards and neighbors at the corner of Frankstown Ave and Homewood for a few hours of community beautification. When: Saturday, June 29 from 9:30 am […]