Grounded Strategies

Volunteer Day at the Seldom Seen Greenway Entrance
2018-10-21 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Seldom Seen Greenway
Support the Pretty Up Beechview (PUB) stewardship committee as they revitalize the entrance of the Seldom Seen Greenway! Grounded is teaming up with PUB to reclaim neglected space at the entrance to ensure it is visible, inviting, and functional for all that want to explore the greenway. Tasks will include clean up, invasive species removal, and landscaping. There will be something for everyone! Interested in volunteering? Fill out the form below:

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Knoxville Green Playces Dedication Ceremony
2018-10-24 17:00 - 19:30 | 59 Knox Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 59 Knox Ave, Pittsburgh, 15210, United States
Come out and celebrate the Strawberry Spaceship Parklet an outdoor Green Playces for Knoxville children and families.
Enjoy food, games, and crafts as we celebrate the space.

2018 Gender Equity Symposium
2018-11-03 08:00 - 13:30 | Mellon Center, Chatham University Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, United States
OVERVIEW
The vision of Pittsburgh’s new Gender Equity Commission (GEC) is a future in which everyone in the City of Pittsburgh, regardless of gender identity or expression, is safe in all spaces, empowered to achieve their full potential, and no longer faces structural or institutional barriers to economic, social, and political equality. This half‐day symposium, hosted by Chatham University’s Women’s Institute, will bring the expertise of gender scholars and community leaders into conversation with GEC commissioners to consider how to reach this vision. Free and open to the public with registration.
PURPOSE

To tap the expertise of gender scholars and community leaders as the commission conducts an intersectional analysis of all city functions, leading to policy recommendations.
To engage the GEC with the Pittsburgh Gender Scholars Consortium and the broader community, connecting across organizational and disciplinary silos.

Inspire Speakers Series Presents: Walter Hood, Stacy Levy, and Alisha B. Wormsley
2018-11-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium at the Kaufmann Center, 1825 Centre Ave. , pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
How can an urban landscape preserve its community’s history and ecological story, all while celebrating the future?
GBA’s Inspire Speakers Series returns with renowned landscape designer Walter Hood, environmental sculptor Stacy Levy, and interdisciplinary artist and cultural producer Alisha B. Wormsley who will share their experiences capturing the multi-faceted stories of urban spaces. Levy’s work includes the Rain Ravine at the Frick Environmental Center. Wormsley’s body of work includes There Are Black People in the Future and The People Are the Light. Hood, who works across the country, has deep connections to Pittsburgh as he led the Green Print master plan for the Hill District and is the commissioned artist for that neighborhood’s Curtain Call community art project. As always, the inspiring conversation comes with dinner, drinks, and a warm and inclusive community atmosphere.

Help or High Water: A Volunteer Fair, Volume 3
2018-11-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Community Forge, 1256 Franklin Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15221, United States
Help or High Water: A Volunteer Fair, Volume 3
A volunteer fair to connect Pittsburghers –
for the first time at Community Forge in Wilkinsburg!
40+ nonprofits will be on site to share ways to support their causes: volunteering, donating, joining the board of directors.
Thinking about getting more involved? The time is now.
Help or High Water is free to attend, all ages, and accessible. Proceeds from the food trucks, raffle prizes, and cash bar will benefit Pittsburgh Cares, Pittsburgh’s only volunteer match-making nonprofit that makes volunteering easy.
Bring yourself! Bring your friends! Bring your kids!
Join us for a night of connecting!

Four Mile Run (Panther Hollow) Community Stormwater Workshop
2018-11-14 17:45 - 20:00 | Saint John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church, 506 Saline Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15207
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) is hosting an interactive workshop where you can give feedback on a preliminary design of the Four Mile Run Stormwater Improvement Project. Learn about the design concept, ask questions, and provide input and ideas that will help shape the project.
The materials in this workshop will cover the overall watershed expansion, Panther Hollow Lake, the streams and historic bridges throughout Schenley Park, the inclusion of public art, and mobility.

Air Pollution and Renewable Energy
2018-11-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Duquesne University Rockwell Lecture Hall 2, 600 Forbes, Pittsburghg, PA, 15222, United States
Project Breath & Penn State along with Duquesne University is offering a class EnviroBytes & Environmental Management (ENVI 531)
RSVP with ellerta@duq.edu
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Caregiver Impact Day
2018-11-16 11:00 - 14:00 | Homewood Library, 7101 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15208
If you are a Caregiver or if you know a Caregiver, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated®, Alpha Alpha Omega Chapter would like to invite all Caregivers to attend our November 16th Caregiver Impact Day. RSVP to cabakaglr1@gmail.com
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2nd Annual Healthy Neighborhoods Celebration
2018-11-16 14:00 - 17:00 | Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
The Healthy Neighborhoods Celebration and Award Ceremony is an annual event that honors and lifts up the people and organizations who are working hard every day to build healthy neighborhoods across Pittsburgh. During the event, six awards are presented–one for each of Neighborhood Allies’ Healthy Neighborhood Elements. The award presentation is accompanied by a short video created for each of the awardees, showcasing their work and positive impact on Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
Congratulations to this year’s awardees:

Visit our website for more information the Healthy Neighborhoods Celebration & Award Ceremony, and find more information on our 2018 awardees and details of the event on the facebook event page!
2:00 – 3:00

Hors d’oeuvres
Entertainment by the Center of Life Jazz Band
Networking

3:00 – 5:00

Welcome and Healthy Neighborhood Highlights from our 2017 Ally of the Year, Office of Public Art
Real Estate Co-Powerment Series Graduation Ceremony
Presentation of the 2018 Healthy Neighborhood Awards & Video Viewing Party

*Free and discounted tickets to this event are available for residents living in Neighborhood Allies’ focus neighborhoods and on an as needed basis. Contact talia@neighborhoodallies.org for details.
We’re happy to share that admission to the Carnegie Museum of Art is FREE for all of our guests all day on Friday, 11/16! See you in November, allies!

Highland Park Water Hike
2018-11-17 10:00 - 11:30 | PA
Join the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Sierra Club for this public hike. On this hike, explore the incredible variety of water resources in Highland Park and discuss creative ways to tell the story of water in our city, from the river to the tap and back again.

Hot drinks and light refreshments will be provided. This event is rain or shine; hiking shoes and warm, dry clothes are recommended.

Parking is available on Reservoir Drive. Hike will meet at the Highland Park Entry Garden. Register at the link below.

Stormwater Talk with Former Director of Philly Water, Howard Neukrug
2018-11-19 18:30 - 20:00 | The Kingsley Association
Join the Clean Rivers Campaign, the Negley Run Watershed Task Force, and residents of the Negley Run Watershed to hear from the man who led Philadelphia’s green-first plan that’s transforming the City.
Howard is currently a professor of Practice in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science in the School of Arts and Sciences. Neukrug is the former Commissioner and CEO of Philadelphia Water, where he was responsible for all aspects of utility operations, environmental compliance, engineering, financing, budgeting, capital and strategic planning, customer service, human resources, and legal and policy decisions for its drinking water/wastewater/stormwater system serving 2.3 million people. At Penn, he is establishing a Water Center and teaching courses on the water industry and the role of water in urban sustainability and resiliency. He is also a Principal with CASE Environmental, LLC, where he provides consulting services to cities and utilities in urban planning, systems design, sustainability, organization development, strategic planning and trends and innovations in the global water industry.
You can read more about Philadelphia’s Green Plan here: http://www.phillywatersheds.org/what_were_doing/documents_and_data/cso_long_term_control_plan

The Indigenous Family Farmers Aboriginal Alliance
2018-11-25 13:30 - 15:30 | Destiny International Church, 7061 Lemington Ave, Pittsburgh,P.A., 15206, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
We are having light food and an information session on who we are, what we do and how you can be involved.IFAA copy (1)

Coffee, Contacts, and Connections
2018-11-27 07:30 - 09:00 | ccac allegheny campus, 808 Ridgeway Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
It will be an opportunity to participate in roundtables at CCAC to help them craft custom training that they’re designing with chamber members in mind. We will be discussing your workforce development needs as it might apply to a “supervisory certificate” and “sales-focused program/seminar/course/workshop”.

If you have employees that need supervisory skills or sales skills, you can help to shape the educational offerings for them and other Northside employees!
This is a free event, but registration is required. Register here.

2018 GPNP Annual MeetingEveryone Counts: Creating a Culture of Civic Engagement, Beginning with the Census 2020
2018-11-29 08:00 - 23:30 | carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join us for breakfast on Thursday, November 29th from 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. for GPNP’s 2018 Annual Meeting! Seating is limited so reserve your space today.Forbes Funds and GPNP News

Centre Ave RFP Community Meeting
2018-11-29 18:00 - 19:30 | THELMA LOVETTE YMCS, 2114 CENTRE AVE 3RD FLR CONFERENCE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15219, United States
Join the Hill District Community Development Corporation and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) to learn about the URA’s dispostion and RFP processes and hear about the timeline for the upcoming Request for Proposals for Centre Avenue.
Snacks will be provided.

LGBTQIA Health and Visibility Dinner
2018-11-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Repair The World: Pittsburgh, 6022 Broad Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Repair the World has partnered with Planned Parenthood, ReelQ Film Festival, Shulayim L’Shalom and Black Radish to create a dinner discussion guide surrounding their work with the LGBTQIA community in Pittsburgh. Come out and enjoy a fantastic menu put together by Black Radish, and jump into discussion about LGBTQIA healthcare, health outcomes, visibility and volunteer opportunities! ALL ARE WELCOME IN THIS SPACE!

Volunteer: Christmas Tree Sales Support
2018-12-01 10:00 - 18:00, 2018-12-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2018-12-08 10:00 - 18:00 | Wigle Whiskey Barrelhouse, 1055 Spring Garden Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
Wigle Whiskey is hosting its annual tree sale where proceeds will be divided between 2 organizations over 3 weekend days. We are looking for volunteers to help staff up the sales at the barrel house (assist with tree selection, wrapping/tying/loading, and tabling and merchandise sales). If you can’t stay for a full shift but would still like to help, please email info@groundedpgh.org with “Tree Sale” in the subject line and we’ll include you.

If you haven’t participated or attended this in the past, it’s actually quite fun. People can register in advance, all buyers get a complimentary drink ticket and there is usually a food truck to keep people going along with games and good cheer. We’re hoping to provide 3-4 volunteers for each shift and can rotate people if needed.

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LOCAL FOOD MATCH UP
2018-12-03 15:00 - 19:00 | THREADBARE CIDERHOUSE, 1291 SPRING GARDEN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15212
On behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, Southwest Pennsylvania Commission, Farm to Table Western PA Connections, and Sustainable Pittsburgh, you are cordially invited to attend the next Local Food Matchup!
A strong, local food industry decreases our impact on the planet, supports local investment and job creation and reduces our reliance on imports from other regions. Western PA is home to thousands of food based businesses which is why we are presenting Local Food Matchup.
This FREE event, the fourth edition of the Local Food Matchup, aims to help regional food-based businesses create new relationships AND connect with resources to help support a vibrant sustainable local food system.
If you’re a farmer, grower, food and/or beverage producer, institutional buyer, retailer, chef and/or restaurant owner, this event is for you!

Allentown Community Meeting
2018-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | allentown senior center, 631 East Warrington Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15210
Come join the Allentown CDC for a monthly community meeting from 6-8pm at the Allentown Senior Citizens Center.
Event hosted by Allentown CDC

Protecting Our Communities: Environmental Challenges from Fossil Fuel Extraction in SWPA
2018-12-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Jewish Commmunity Center, 5738 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217, United States
Find out from our region’s elected representatives what’s going on in city, county, state and federal government to combat climate change, promote sustainable energy and protect our water, air and health.
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DAIRY DISTRICT PAVILION LIGHT UP NIGHT
2018-12-07 18:30 - 20:30 | PA
Join the Carrick Community in Light up night.
School choirs, dancers, Christmas carols
Free hot cocoa and popcorn!

Council Budget Hearing
2018-12-10 10:00 - 23:30 | city county bldg, 414 Grant Street, pgh, PA, 15204, United States
PUBLIC WORKS, Environmental Services PUBLIC WORKS, Operations PUBLIC WORKS, Bureau of Administration PUBLIC WORKS, Bureau of Facilities (Mrs. Kail-Smith) Discussion on DPW Operating & Capital Budgets
1:30 PM DEPARTMENT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUTURE (Mrs. Kail-Smith) Discussion on DOMI Operating & Capital Budget

FSMA: Produce Grower Certification Training (PSA)
2018-12-11 08:30 - 16:30 | Chatam University, Eden Hall 6305 Ridge RD, Gibsonia, 15044
The course will provide fruit and vegetable growers & processors a foundation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), co-management of natural resources and food safety information, FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, and details on how to develop a farm food safety plan. Even if you are not required to have the certificate, it is excellent food safety training and also coordinates well with GAP certification requirements.
The PSA certified trainers will spend approximately seven hours of instruction time covering content contained in these seven modules:
Introduction to Produce Safety
Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training
Soil Amendments
Wildlife, Domesticated Animals, and Land Use
Agricultural Water (Part I: Production Water; Part II: Postharvest Water)
Postharvest Handling and Sanitation
After attending the entire course, participants will be eligible to receive a certificate from the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) that verifies they have completed the training course. To receive an AFDO certificate, a participant must be present for the entire training and submit the appropriate paperwork to their trainer at the end of the course.
Pennsylvania Farmers Union (PFU) is a policy and advocacy organization that represents family farmers in Pennsylvania. This course is offered in collaboration with the Local Food Safety Collaborative lead by National Farmers Union. The goal of this work is to provide outreach, education and training to small local food producers and processors on the Produce Safety and Preventative Controls rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). General admission is at $150 for the food system community. Discounted rates ($30 – $50) are made available through additional support from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Pennsylvania Growers and Producers who meet grant criteria by agreeing to share their contact information with Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture are eligible for the discounted rates. All attendees completing the course will receive a workbook worth $50 and a Certificate worth $35. Coffee (beverage) and lunch service will be provided

City Public Hearings
2018-12-11 14:00 - 15:00 | city county bldg, 414 Grant Street, pgh, PA, 15204, United States
2:00pm
2018-0064 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from R1D-M, Residential Single-Unit Detached, Moderate Density District to LNC, Local Neighborhood Commercial District certain property situated on Lincoln Avenue; all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 12th Ward.

2:30 pm
2018-1003 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.01.D, Planned Development Districts, and Article IV, Section 909.01.Q, SP-10, Almono, by replacing the text in-kind with a new SP-10, Hazelwood Green Specially Planned district public hearing

HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
2018-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 | BEDFORD HOPE CENTRE, 2305 BEDFORD AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15219, United States
This workshop is an opportunity for contractors and small business owners to learn more about how they can do work with the Housing Authority.
During this workshop, attendees will learn about the process for single and three-quote bids, RFPs, Pre-Proposals, how to become a vendor of the HACP and more.
REGISTRATION ENDS AT 11:00 AM ON DECEMBER 7TH. To RSVP, Call Knowledge Build Hudson at 412-456-5000, ex. 8007.

COMMUNITY 2 WORK CELEBRATION
2018-12-14 13:30 - 15:00 | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – East Liberty 130 South Whitfield Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206, 130 South Whitfield Street, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15206, United States
COMMUNITY2WORK PROGRAM CELEBRATION

Davis Consulting Solutions (DCS) is happy to announce our partnership with UPMC for an inclusive community workforce program. This innovative program will help jobseekers to gain skills, connect to resources and learn strategies to build a successful career.
Join us for a holiday celebration as we launch our new Community2Work™ Program. Learn more about how our collaboration benefits you and the current non-clinical job opportunities available at UPMC.
Community organizations and workforce providers are encouraged to participate, invite clients and residents, and share program offerings.
Job seekers let us help you explore options, gain experience, and take action toward improving your financial health!
Bring your resumes!
If you don’t have one, we can help!
Childcare, transportation, or other assistance is available, so contact us to find out if you qualify.
Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served beginning at 1:00 p.m.
To Register, click here.

KCC & TBSP Potluck
2018-12-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Bakery Society, 255 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, 15210, United States
CELEBRATE HARD WORK IN 2018 with a POT LUCK
BYOB bring a dish or appetizer
No alcoholic beverages

LAND BANK HEARING
2018-12-14 15:00 - 17:00 | city county bldg, 414 Grant Street, pgh, PA, 15204, United States
Join us for a public hearing in Council Chambers on an important policy that will affect Hill District land and development.
At this hearing, you will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the Land Bank’s Policies and Procedures, which will define how the Land Bank will be structured, how it will operate, and what it’s goals and priorities are for the acquisition and dispensation of properties.
If you wish to speak, please contact the Clerk’s office at(412) 255-2138 to register. Your allotted speaking time is 3 minutes.
If you do not register, your speaking time will be 1 minute.
