Media Coverage | Smaller Pittsburgh-area foundations target minorities, mental health issues with COVID-19 relief funds

by Chelsea Contino | May 5, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

By Joyce Gannon | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | May 1, 2020 | Read the full story Pittsburgh’s largest philanthropies, with storied names like Mellon, Hillman and Heinz, quickly marshaled millions of dollars in resources to address the devastating impacts of the COVID-19...

Media Coverage | GOGO program aims to help small businesses build websites to boost online sales

by Chelsea Contino | May 5, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

By: Sara Bauknecht | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | May 4, 2020 | Read the full story Online sales have been a safety net for small businesses forced to temporarily close their storefronts in response to COVID-19. But what about those that aren’t equipped to sell things on...

Media Coverage | Pittsburgh Tech Community Gets Laptops to Students

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 10, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

By Joe Destio | Newsradio 1020 KDKA | April 7, 2020 | Read the full article PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) – When remote learning in the Pittsburgh Public Schools starts April 16, Vanessa Buffry with the group Neighborhood Allies says too many kids will be...

Media Coverage | Gerardo Interiano and Presley Gillespie: Coming together to bridge the digital divide

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 10, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

By Gerardo Interiano and Presley Gillespie | Pittsburgh Post Gazette Op-Ed | April 10, 2020 | Read the full article The COVID-19 crisis has proved how many students in our community lack access to the devices or the connectivity required to successfully participate in...

Media Coverage | How the pandemic is exacerbating the digital divide in Allegheny County

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 10, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

By Juliette Rihl | Public Source | April 9, 2020 | Read the full story People are sitting in their cars outside of Carnegie libraries just to use the internet. A survey conducted by Pittsburgh Public Schools found that more than 1,500 of their 23,000 students have no...

Media Coverage | Beyond the Laptops challenge benefiting Pittsburgh Public Schools students

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 9, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

WPXI | April 7,2020 | See the full video