Stories Archive

The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program has awarded Orange Arrow a grant of $10,000 for their leadership program, Overtime.

Through the Small and Mighty initiative, $10,000 in project support was awarded to Allegheny Youth Development.

A signature fundraising program generates a record-breaking $1.27 million to nonprofits providing basic needs.

SARAH, A SINGLE MOTHER from the North Hills who asked that her last name not be used, struggled with depression after her husband left, but couldn’t afford mental health counseling for herself or her two children.

MOST OF THE TIME, a person’s ability to make it in the world comes down to one thing: the ability to show up. James Alexander learned that lesson after the Port Authority of Allegheny County eliminated his bus route to McKeesport, where he worked as a customer service representative. “I’ve had a car in the past, but I just couldn’t afford one at that time,” says Alexander, who lives on Route 30 in North Versailles. “I really depended on the 60M to get to the office.”

THEY STREAM INTO the brick office building on Browns Hill Road, week after week: growing numbers of immigrants and refugees, along with minimum-wage workers and people juggling multiple low-paying jobs.

TWO DAYS BEFORE he was released from a long hospital stay, Mark Scanlan realized he was going home to an empty refrigerator, with no food stamps or money to buy food. A 60-year-old resident of the South Side, he left a secure job in food services to care for his mother in New Jersey, who was undergoing chemotherapy. A year later, when he returned to Pittsburgh after her death, he was unable to find work and qualified for food stamps.

A financial advisor’s lifetime of compassion begins at home.

Donor Profile: An accidental overdose activates an Allison Park family in the battle against opioids.

Bail reform seeks to cut incarceration rates