Hike through Homewood Recap Posted on April 15, 2021 by Grounded Strategies Recap as told by: Philip Lawson On the second week of March this year, Grounded Strategies partnered with Venture Outdoors for an event entitled “Snow Trek: A Winter Hike through Homewood.” With the help of several Homewood stewards and community partners, we had the chance to iterate an oral history of the Homewood-Brushton neighborhood, highlight a few standout institutions, and “get up close and personal” with a handful of well-stewarded community spaces. The event was a…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 [email protected] Flier Caregiving Impact Day (1)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
Pitt 1st Years are Grounded in Homewood Posted on September 17, 2018 by [email protected] 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
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