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Pittsburgh Foundation launches $1.5 million fund for racial justice

In the wake of global unrest around racial bias and disparities, the Pittsburgh Foundation has rolled out a new fund totaling $1.5 million to support groups and initiatives working toward racial and socioeconomic equity in Allegheny County. The Grantmaking for Racial Justice Fund will distribute grants of up to $100,000 to nonprofits that engage in programs that benefit low-income residents or programs that will spur change to eliminate systemic racism.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Report: Black youths in Allegheny County continue to enter juvenile justice system at higher rates than whites

According to the Black Girls Equity Alliance report, Black girls ages 10-17 in Allegheny County are 10 times more likely than white girls to be referred to the juvenile justice system. Black boys are 7 times more likely to be referred than white boys. Referrals include those from magisterial district judges and from schools. Referrals are 56% higher for Black girls in Allegheny County than those nationwide and 23% higher for Black boys compared with referrals of that group of children nationwide, the report said.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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5 Questions for Jessica Gaynelle Moss BFA ’09

Jessica Gaynelle Moss in an artist, independent curator, and arts worker focused on new frameworks and strategies to build, maintain, and sustain Black autonomous spaces. She is the Founder and Director of The Roll Up CLT Artist Residency in Charlotte, NC; the Administrative Director of Sibyls Shrine, an artist residency for Black creative mothers created by Professor Alisha Wormsley; and Philanthropy Fellow at The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments.

Carnegie Mellon University

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Forging Forward: All Our Children

Forging Forward is a series of eight articles about our region’s recovery and resiliency in the time of COVID, presented with the generous support of The Pittsburgh Foundation.

Table Magazine

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How Pittsburgh's philanthropic community and supporting businesses are finding ways to give back amid a global pandemic

Act now and make it count. That was the theme echoed by many during the Pittsburgh Business Times' Sept. 2 virtual panel on corporate philanthropy and crisis recovery. Featuring leaders from Pittsburgh's philanthropic and business community, panelists discussed how businesses and individuals can give back to the region by taking advantage of different resources that are available, whether it be through nonprofit foundations or by volunteering time and resources at the individual level. Center for Philanthropy Director Kelly Uranker was one of the panelists.

Pittsburgh Business Times

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Announcing the 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2020

Jamillia Kamara, program officer for education at The Pittsburgh Foundation, is among this year’s 40 Under 40 honorees. Each year, Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP recognize 40 outstanding individuals under the age of 40 whose creativity, vision and passion enrich the Pittsburgh region. 

 

Pittsburgh Magazine

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Pittsburgh Foundation pivots to become philanthropic first responders

The Pittsburgh Foundation had expected to mark its 75th anniversary in 2020 by offering a wide range of community development programs and digging into creating a new strategic plan that would thoughtfully sharpen the focus of its agenda for the next five to 10 years. Those plans rapidly changed in March when Covid-19 arrived.

Pittsburgh Business Times

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Arts, cultural groups in Southwestern Pa. can apply for new pandemic relief grants

In response to the ongoing impacts of the covid-19 pandemic, a group of 15 foundations and a private Pittsburgh-area donor have announced the Arts|Equity|Reimagined Fund to help regional arts and cultural organizations weather the effects of the shutdown. “The reason the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County sees these grants as really important is that it gives small arts organizations the opportunity to reimagine how they do their work,” said Phil Koch, executive director of the Pittsburgh Foundation affiliate.

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Check out the Critical Needs Alert and how you can help our most vulnerable

Shepherd’s Heart Fellowship & Veteran’s Home is a congregation, but not one that can ask for offerings on Sunday. They’re all homeless, or close to it. “We have a housing program for homeless veterans, many of which are combat veterans who suffer from the traumas of war,” says Rev. Michael Wurschmidt of Shepherd’s Heart. Their House of Hope offers transitional housing for male veterans, including rehabilitation, counseling and food until they are stable and ready for independent housing.

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