by talia piazza | Jun 18, 2018 | Hill District, Media Coverage
By: Diana Nelson Jones | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | June 18th, 2018 | Read the full article FOCUS Pittsburgh knew it was onto something when it piloted its model for strengthening communities — starting with the knowledge that social service help will not stick unless...
by talia piazza | Jul 7, 2017 | Community News, Hill District, Media Coverage
In late 2015, we invested $75,000 in FOCUS Pittsburgh to support the planning and pilot phase of their Trauma Informed Community Development (TICD) Initiative. With our support, FOCUS Pittsburgh immediately began to build the infrastructure to support to help address...
by talia piazza | Oct 20, 2016 | Community News
With the central focus on equitable development, this year’s p4 conference cultivated discussion and action to ensure that as our city grows and prospers, our residents and neighborhoods do too. A model based around a central unifying framework of: People, Planet,...
by talia piazza | Jul 26, 2016 | Hill District, Media Coverage
Redevelopment effort in Hill District targets effects of long-term trauma By: Diana Nelson Jones | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | July 24, 2016 12:00 AM The 2900 block of Webster Avenue in the Hill District doesn’t look like it’s suffering. Most of the properties are in...
by talia piazza | May 3, 2016 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Hill District
Last spring, we awarded $50,000 to FOCUS Pittsburgh to support the planning and pilot phase of their Trauma Informed Community Development (TICD) Initiative. Check out this great video to learn more about this innovative pilot program and the progress being made....