Updated: How you can help others in Pittsburgh during the coronavirus crisis
Here are the organizations providing food, money and other assistance to those impacted by the shutdowns -- and how you can help.
20 Mar 2020
Heinz Endowments awards $2.3 million ‘initial wave’ in emergency grants
Additional funding is in the pipeline, and the Endowments “is continuing to monitor developments closely and will move quickly to help organizations operating in the front lines of this crisis."
08 Apr 2020
Some child care centers stay open in Pittsburgh for first responders and health care workers
Some child care centers are open to support medical and healthcare workers.
23 Mar 2020
Grow Pittsburgh takes over Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery in Wilkinsburg
The small oasis in Wilkinsburg is now owned by the Allegheny Land Trust and will be operated by Grow Pittsburgh.
11 Mar 2020
Mayor Peduto honors Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation for life-saving work
The foundation plans to launch a fundraising campaign later this month to further support emergency medical services in the area.
14 Feb 2020
1,000 Hours a Year initiative helps schools address lead, radon, air quality
Mini-grants and technical expertise help schools and childcare centers address environmental toxins in Pittsburgh's schools.
27 Jan 2020
ProjectArt offers free classes to children and youth at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
The program aims to empower youth in divested communities by giving them an opportunity to express themselves creatively.
13 Jan 2020
The Joe Beretta Foundation and UPMC are helping heart patients — and you can, too.
"You couldn't walk by and have it not affect you. So we just started asking questions."
18 Dec 2019
Mac Miller Fund gives $100,000 boost to local YMCA youth music and job training programs
Miller "cared very much about working to make the world a kinder place," his family says, and this funding will support work he believed in.
12 Dec 2019
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty grant program reaches $1.25M in funding
The program announced grants totaling $371,000 for 23 local nonprofits.
19 Dec 2019