January 23, 2024
The Mobile Thriving Respite works with the street community, those living nomadically, and rough sleepers. We get together with folks to foster thriving beyond surviving…while surviving is critical for our wellbeing, so too is thriving— the stuff that we take for granted—to talk with friends, laugh together, feel welcomed and safe, share stories, and have a renewed sense of dignity.
April 23, 2024
Refuge for Women is a non-profit, faith based organization providing specialized long-term care for women who have escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation. Refuge for Women offers up to twelve months of safe housing, at no charge to the resident, with around the clock care as clients progress through evidence-based, trauma-informed programming.
July 23, 2024
Sojourner House and Sojourner House MOMS provides compassionate, faith-based residential recovery services to mothers and children. They help mothers with substance use disorder learn to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and substance use while rebuilding damaged relationships with their children. Sojourner House believes women can build a brighter future when surrounded by what means most to them: their children.
October 22, 2024
Operation Better Block established the Junior Green Corps in 2010 to provide Pittsburgh youth ages 14-18 with structured activities that impact their physical environment, equip them for leadership roles in the community, improve their academic achievement, and provide them with an opportunity to explore green-collar jobs and careers. Junior Green Corp has maintained a variety of lots and worked on various green programs in the Homewood area. As the weather gets colder they focus on indoor activities that revolve around work readiness, green-related education & workforce, academics, leadership, & mentoring.