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At the height of the COVID-19 health emergency, Dr. Jerome Gloster says many of those delivering services on the front lines were dangerously isolated from regional decision-makers.

One day a week, when he’s not conducting research on Alzheimer’s disease in his Oakland lab, Dr. Tharick Pascoal treats patients at the memory clinic at UPMC. Sometimes what he observes is startling – a man who was fairly coherent six months ago staring back at him blankly, lost in the fog of the dreaded disease.

Matt Schwartz is a Pittsburgh-based professional advisor who believes it is important to inform clients about The Pittsburgh Foundation and community foundations in general, because they provide opportunities for long-term giving and estate planning that allows donors to have a say in how their money is managed and distributed.

Turning a childhood curiosity for railroads into a career.

Fueled by high winds and severe drought conditions, wildfires on the island of Maui in Hawaii that started Aug. 9 have killed more than 96 people (as of Aug. 14 - Source: AP). The destruction will require many years and billions of dollars to rebuild as thousands of residents have lost their homes and businesses.

Working in occupational therapy to help people reach their full potential.

The Pittsburgh Foundations #ONEDAY Critical Needs online giving event is raising money to support organizations that provide basic needs for our neighbors in need. Since 2013, Critical Needs Alerts have raised nearly $12 million. Though communities are slowly recovering from the economic impacts of COVID, the need for food, housing, health care, child care and employment are greater than ever.  Pittsburgh Scholar House is among the organizations that will benefit from this year’s #ONEDAYonline giving event, which takes place from 8 a.m.

The Pittsburgh Foundations #ONEDAY Critical Needs online giving event is raising money to support organizations that provide basic needs for our neighbors in need. Since 2013, Critical Needs Alerts have raised nearly $12 million. Though communities are slowly recovering from the economic impacts of COVID, the need for food, housing, health care, child care and employment are greater than ever.

We know how important the relationships between professional advisors and their clients are, which is one of the reasons our Development and Donor Services team at The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County regularly gives presentations that offer support and guidance to advisors working to support clients’ charitable goals and legacy planning.