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Who We Are: Omicelo Cares is a nonprofit organization that believes neighborhoods can create promise for all community members. Their mission is to grow community members’ incomes in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods through specialized real estate education and deep supports for small businesses. They support communities by exposing the path to a living wage through real estate and asset investments. They Read more...

Who We Are The Big Brother Big Sister program is the world’s largest mentorship network. The organization pairs adult volunteers, or Bigs, with children, known as Littles, around the world. It provides valuable relationships for youth who needs it most. What We Do The organization provides the following help to single mothers and children: Mentoring Read more...

Who We Are Founded in 1971, The Beaver County Library System consists of nine public libraries, and two branches offering books, audio/visual media, programs, activities and services to county residents and visitors. Supported by county, state and local funding, our libraries each operate under individual budgets but share many common programs and resources. The Beaver County Library System offers activities, Read more...

Who We Are Homewood Children’s Village support the children, families, and community of Homewood. Through holistic approaches and strong partnerships, they create and deliver opportunities for children to succeed throughout their lifetime. They engage with youth from birth providing year-round in-school and out-of-school supports which include mentoring, tutoring, case management, field trips, job training programs, project-based learning, and college guidance. Read more...

Who We Are MCA Lighthouse is located in the newly renovated state-of-the-art teen media center in the Homewood Brushton YMCA Creative Youth Center. The new facility is comprised of a recording studio, digital music lab, photo video space, learning lab and performance space. In each of the digital arts programs qualified teaching artists empower young people to find their creative Read more...

Who We Are Hip Hop On LOCK has become one of western Pennsylvania’s premier mentoring and arts education programs, using hip hop music, culture, dance and more to teach relevant life-long skills in leadership, organization, cooperative economics, and knowledge of the music business. In the program, students work together to create a mock record label and then create executive positions Read more...

Who We Are Urban Impact has been serving the youth of Pittsburgh’s North Side for 25 years. By working to meet the needs of the whole person through holistic community outreach, they strive to bring transformative hope to Pittsburgh one person, one family, one block at a time. They offer education, options, athletics, or performing arts programs. What We Do Read more...

Who We Are Three Rivers Youth (TRY) preserves and unites families, combats homelessness, enhances educational opportunities and builds life skills for at-risk youth. TRY achieves this mission through programs and services that touch over 5,500 youth, adults and families annually. TRY programs/services include: Behavioral Health; Drug & Alcohol – Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, Assessments, Outreach, and Recovery Services; Foster Care; Family Read more...

Who We Are Sarah Heinz House offers more than 100 quality, afterschool and summer programs for kids, grades 1 through 12. They are open after school, in the evenings and on Saturdays. A membership fee of just $25 a year gives a child access to a variety of educational, health and fitness programs. Additional programs like robotics, dance, and media Read more...

Who We Are The Pittsburgh Promise promotes high educational aspirations among urban youth, funds scholarships for post-secondary access, and fuels a prepared and diverse regional workforce. To earn The Promise scholarship, students must be enrolled in Pittsburgh Public Schools, or one of its charters, continuously, since at least the beginning of 9th grade, be residents of the city of Pittsburgh, Read more...