by Chelsea Contino | Oct 31, 2023 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Homewood, Revitalize Neighborhoods
Tina Daniels pictured at an active job site. In 2022, Tina Daniels, founder of Concrete Rose Construction, embarked on her first multi-unit, multi-phase redevelopment project – sixteen units of affordable housing in Homewood. Phase 1 of the project, which will...
by Chelsea Contino | Oct 25, 2023 | Front Page, Revitalize Neighborhoods
Please join us in welcoming Tariq to the team! Joining the Real Estate Services team, Tariq will assist in coordinating and connecting partners to our real estate programming and other partner organizations. He will also be working to develop curriculum and manage...
by Chelsea Contino | Oct 24, 2023 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Homewood
Pittsburgh Today Live visited the new Verizon Community Forward Adult Learning Center at CCAC Homewood-Brushton Center during their annual STEAMfest! This is the second of two centers to open as part of the Verizon Community Forward Initiative, in partnership with...
by Chelsea Contino | Oct 24, 2023 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Larimer
Steel Smiling is proud to share that our third cohort, BTB3, has graduated from the Beams to Bridges program! – our Black-centered mental health and wellness education and training program. Throughout the six-month long, once-weekly classes, BTB3 cohort members...
by talia piazza | Oct 23, 2023 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page, Grantee Spotlight
Last month, we announced two new RISE HIGH Growth Grant Partners, Awaken Pittsburgh (AP) and Northside Partnership Project (NPP). With this funding and partnership, we are helping to build the capacity of these organizations to scale and deepen their work and...
by talia piazza | Oct 18, 2023 | Build Capacity, Front Page, Media Coverage
By: Courier Newsroom | October 18, 2023 | Read the full article Steel Smiling, a Black-led, Pittsburgh-based non-profit, connects residents to Black-specific mental health support through education, advocacy, and awareness. Founded in 2015, Steel Smiling has since...
