Programs

  • Youth Empowerment and Mentoring Program

    IN OUR EFFORTS TO EMPOWER THE YOUTH OF PITTSBURGH NEIGHBORHOOD IN ATLANTA, GA, WE HAVE CONTINUED AND GROWN OUR MENTORING PROGRAM. SINCE 2011, WE HAVE PAIRED ALMOST 100 MENTOR PAIRS WITH 30 PAIRS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. 52% OF OUR MENTORS ARE ALSO NEIGHBORS! TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH, TEAMWORK, SELF-EFFICACY, WE RUN A FLAG-FOOTBALL LEAGUE EVERY SPRING. IN MAY OF 2024, OUR SPORTS LEAGUE JUST COMPLETED ITS 13TH YEAR OF FLAG FOOTBALL OF 8 TEAMS WITH 18 TRAUMA-INFORMED COACHES COACHING 10 TEAMS WITH OVER 100+ PLAYERS. OVER 1,920 HOT DOGS WERE GRILLED AND SERVED TO THE COMMUNITY DURING THIS FOOTBALL SEASON. THIS YEAR, WE EXPANDED OUR PROGRAM TO INCLUDE LOCAL REFEREES - WE HIRED, TRAINED, AND PAID OUR NEIGHBORS TO BE A PART OF THIS POSITIVE PROGRAM. SEE OUR INSTAGRAM FOR SOME AMAZING HIGHLIGHT REELS!AS WE WORK TO EQUIP YOUNG ADULTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HOST AN ANNUAL WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGES 18-24, READY4WORK. SINCE 2021, WE HAVE HAD 6 COHORTS AND GRADUATED 14 PARTICIPANTS. MOST WERE PLACED IN INTERNSHIPS AND FOUND EMPLOYMENT OR COLLEGE PROGRAMS SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATION.IN OUR HOUSING PROGRAM, WE HAVE ONLY HAD 2 MONTHS UNUSED IN THE 24 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD OUR 2 UNITS OPEN.AS WE SEEK TO ENGAGE THE NEIGHBORS OF PITTSBURGH WITH EACH OTHER AND IN MOMENTS OF FLOURISHING, WE HAVE REHABBED AN ABANDONED BUILDING IN THE HEART OF PITTSBURGH AND WE OPENED IN JUNE OF 2023. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HAD OVER 850 PEOPLE ATTEND NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS/PROGRAMS THERE AND THE SPACE HAS BEEN USED BY OVER 20 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS (X3 REACH OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR) AT OUR ANNUAL BACK2SCHOOL BASH IN 2025, WE GAVE AWAY 250 FILLED BACKPACKS, HOSTED LOCAL VENDORS, GAVE AWAY HAIRCUTS, PLAYED TOGETHER AND GOT RAINED ON TOGETHER. DURING 2024, 235 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OVER 2,629 HOURS OF SERVICE. WITHOUT OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, WE COULD NOT CARRY OUT OUR MISSION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
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