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UpPrize finalists try to solve social problems
Ten finalists have been selected for UpPrize, a competition that challenges organizations to come up with technologies and solutions to help the needy in the Pittsburgh region. All 10 will receive a $10,000 grant and will compete for final awards of up to $300,000.
10 finalists named in UpPrize Social Innovation Challenge
Organized by the Forbes Funds, the competition engages the community in producing innovative solutions to critical issues facing the region and the world. It kicked off last year by finding ways to help the visually impaired, victims of human trafficking, and other vulnerable populations.
Finalists named in $1M UpPrize social innovation challenge
Ten proposals seeking to improve the lives of greater Pittsburgh's most vulnerable people through food access or technology just clinched $10,000 apiece in prize money in the second annual UpPrize social innovation challenge.
Report calls for youth voices in juvenile justice reform
An eight-month study by The Pittsburgh Foundation has found that youth involved with the Allegheny County juvenile justice system could play a much greater role in shaping prevention and diversion programs.
Report finds youth want a voice In shaping juvenile justice policies
Youth need more of a say in shaping the juvenile justice system they're a part of, according to a report released Monday by the Pittsburgh Foundation. Lead researcher and senior program officer Michael Yonas said that even though they have first-hand knowledge of the system, youth voices are not taken into account.
Study calls for giving youth a voice in juvenile justice reform
Juvenile justice reform efforts should more directly engage youth who have had first-hand experience of the juvenile justice system and whose experience could help shape more effective prevention and diversion programs, a report from the Pittsburgh Foundation argues.
Youth give a voice to Pittsburgh Foundation study on juvenile justice, poverty
Research abounds on the vast numbers of children and teens who land in the juvenile justice system. But for a new project on how to assist vulnerable youth who are caught up in crime, the Pittsburgh Foundation decided to go beyond statistics.
What juveniles said about how they landed in the justice system
Youth participants in the 100 Percent Pittsburgh study on the juvenile justice system were asked about circumstances that led them to get into trouble. Here are some of their comments.
Many college scholarships go unused
Every year, thousands of dollars in scholarship money meant for incoming college students go unused. That baffles school counselors and scholarship providers.
August Wilson Center seeking executive director
The August Wilson Center for African American Culture is searching for the first executive director to run the Downtown Pittsburgh nonprofit property since it thwarted foreclosure more than two years ago.