Centre Ave RFP Community Meeting 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.Read More
2018 GPNP Annual MeetingEveryone Counts: Creating a Culture of Civic Engagement, Beginning with the Census 2020 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 NewsRead More
Coffee, Contacts, and Connections 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.Read More
The Indigenous Family Farmers Aboriginal Alliance 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)Read More
Caregiver Impact Day 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 Flier Caregiving Impact Day (1)Read More
Air Pollution and Renewable Energy Project Breath & Penn State along with Duquesne University is offering a class EnviroBytes & Environmental Management (ENVI 531) RSVP with ellerta@duq.eduRead More
Greenspaces Foster Resilience and Combat Climate Change Posted on November 2, 2018 by wpengine Grounded Strategies is committed to the sustainable development of greenspaces in Pittsburgh neighborhoods. With the input and help of community partners and members, we work hard to ensure that our projects are community-led and foster neighborhood coalition. We believe that greenspaces foster community resilience by facilitating the strengthening of social connections, reducing stress, restoring cognition, and being physically active. Not only do greenspaces benefit individuals and the community, they also benefit the environment and, according to writer Jared Green, act…Read More
Knoxville Green Playces Dedication Ceremony 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.Read More
Grounded in East Hills Posted on September 24, 2018 by Masoud Sayles As part of our investigative process, Grounded Strategies is exploring East Hills for further intervention. Having recently installed rain gardens in the Park Hill Drive Community, we're now working with the East Hills Consensus Group (EHCG) to help them advocate for improvements in the entire East Hills neighborhood. The main focus points for EHCG in terms of community strategy are Stormwater, Public Safety, and Community Beautification. During our tour of the neighborhood, it became apparent just how important…Read More
Pitt 1st Years are Grounded in Homewood Posted on September 17, 2018 by Masoud Sayles As part of their orientation process at the start of the fall semester, first years at Pitt joined Grounded in Homewood for a day of service. We worked together on a litter cleanup, while engaging in thought provoking discussions about the ties between refuse, home abandonment, poverty, and access to green space. Our litter cleanup also served as a walking tour of the neighborhood, to show areas where Grounded has already built a presence, as well as areas…Read More
Grounded in Clairton Posted on August 8, 2018 by Masoud Sayles Grounded Strategies continues to support the Clairton Community as part of our ReClaim Ambassador program. Recently, we’ve been working with our Ambassadors Toni and Felix on sprucing up their sites. After a winter with lots of temperature fluctuations, Felix’s doorways at Communications Park had shifted, so we gave them a little love, squaring up their sashes and priming the ground for his sunflower walls. Just down the street at Clairton CommUnity Garden, Toni has been hustling and bustling getting the…Read More
Grandma Bev’s Green Zone Party Posted on July 12, 2018 by wpengine Joining the Grounded network last September as a CommunityCare steward Beverly Howell, also known as Grandma Bev, showed her commitment to the Homewood neighborhood and to keeping it clean and green. Prior to joining the CommunityCare program, Bev has been a long-time active resident of Homewood, and even acquired the vacant lot next to her home through the City's Adopt-a-Lot lease program. Beverly envisioned this space next to her home to be a safe haven for the children of Homewood…Read More