Today the Endowments announced $9.3 million in grants to 35 organizations whose work focuses on confronting #ClimateChange, reducing adverse environment-related health effects & improving equitable access to healthy food in the SW PA region. “The toxic air, water & land pollution inherited from the past, as well as that from present-day industry, affect not only those near the sites who are often the least equipped to avoid the resulting adverse health effects, but also our region’s ability to prepare for the vibrant & inclusive economy of the future,” said Endowments President Chris DeCardy. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eB_9rEVa
The Heinz Endowments
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We seek to help our region thrive as a whole & just community & model solutions to major national & global challenges.
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The Heinz Endowments seeks to help our region thrive as a whole and just community and, through that work, to model solutions to major national and global challenges. We are devoted to advancing our vision of southwestern Pennsylvania as a vibrant center of creativity, learning, and social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Our work is supported by reliable data based on equitable, results-focused goals to cultivate a world where all are treated with fairness and respect and have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.
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The Pittsburgh Black arts scene is vibrant & shining! Read this NewsOne piece & watch the video honoring the rich arts history & how Black artists continue to shape Pittsburgh’s cultural identity: alisha wormsley; August Wilson House; The August Wilson African American Cultural Center; Deesha Philyaw; Ford Foundation; Pittsburgh Public Theater; Shaunda McDill; Balafon West African Dance Ensemble; Staycee Pearl; Kelly Strayhorn Theater; Hill Community Development Corporation; Emmai Alaquiva; The Pittsburgh Foundation
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Celebrate July 4th – & honor the Japanese Americans who fought bravely & honorably for a nation that viewed them with suspicion during World War II. Read the moving story of Enoch H. Kanaya, one of the youngest & last surviving members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, who was honored for his heroism, courage & sacrifice. “This medal does not just belong to me. It belongs to all veterans. I want to thank them also. Tom Brokaw said that the World War II veterans saved the world. They kept all of us free. If it were not for the World War II veterans, we would not be here today.” Read more in The War Horse News:
A Hero Lived Quietly Across the Street. Little Did I Know He Helped Save the World.
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Award-winning journalists will tell their stories in Pittsburgh during a first-of-its kind festival of local news this fall. Learn more about the Newsapalooza lineup: Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University; Andrew Conte, Ph.D.; Martin Baron; Marita Garrett, MA; Annafi Wahed, CFA; Lara Putnam
Legendary editors from the Washington Post, Boston Globe among those headlining Newsapalooza
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As a lead researcher on a major Endowments-funded study about significant health improvements after the closure of the Shenango Coke Works, NYU’s Dr. George Thurston continues the positive effect he has on the lives of real people. Read the note he received from one grateful citizen:
People ask me why, in my 70's, I haven't retired yet. A big factor is wonderful feedback from the community groups I interact with, like the note I received from this group in Pittsburgh, PA who live around a coal plant that my research evaluated, documenting their lived experience that eliminating the coal air pollution improved their health. Working with community and public interest groups is VERY gratifying. Try it!
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ACTION-Housing, Inc., Pittsburgh’s largest nonprofit housing developer, will have a changing of guard this fall. After 44 years, Larry Swanson will step down this fall, & Lena Andrews, AICP will be CEO as of Oct. 1. Read more as Mr. Swanson reflects on the changes since he started the job:
After 44 years at Pittsburgh nonprofit developer ACTION Housing, Larry Swanson will step down
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Fiber artist Tina Williams Brewer & theater artist Adil Mansoor are the winners of the 2024 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards for Pittsburgh-area artists. The winners were selected after a process that produced 225 nominations for 70 artists from a panel of working artists & cultural professionals. Read more about the respected awardees in this 90.5 WESA piece by Bill O'Driscoll:
Emerging and established Pittsburgh artists win big cash awards
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The Tomorrow Project, a new mural in Aliquippa, highlights the power & hope of the local community. Kudos to artist Guy Ruff III & TGC (The Genesis Collective) for creating this inspiring piece of public art:
Beaver County mural inspires community through art
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The Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration organizer said this year’s event brought out approximately 70,000 people, who enjoyed incredible music, culture & unity in Downtown Pittsburgh. See more photos: https://lnkd.in/eZXfs3wR Photos courtesy of B. Marshall Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
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Four years ago, Casa San Jose serviced 400 people; today, it’s nearly 6,000. The small but mighty nonprofit is dramatically improving conditions for Pittsburgh’s Latino newcomers:
Thanks to Casa San Jose, conditions for Latino newcomers in Pittsburgh are greatly improved
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