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Karen Morrison, left, and Andrew “Drew” Morrison, right, volunteer with the Woodlands Foundation, where their son, Patrick, center, has taken part in recreation programs and camps for children, youth and adults with disabilities.
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Inclusion as a mindset

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

Left to right: Chris Flowers and his wife, Tina, established two funds at The Pittsburgh Foundation along with their son, Sam, to memorialize Spenser Flowers, who died on New Year’s Day of an accidental overdose.
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Ripples of hope in the wake of addiction

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

Photo from The Pittsburgh Quarterly
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No money down

Bail reform seeks to cut incarceration rates

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Pittsburgh responds to U.S. exit from Paris climate agreement

On Thursday, President Trump announced he would pull the United States out of the landmark international agreement that commits the 195 nations signing it to adopt green energy sources, cut down on climate change emissions and limit the rise of global temperatures — while also cooperating to cope with the impact of unavoidable climate change. The agreement acknowledges that the threat of climate change is "urgent and potentially irreversible," and can only be addressed through "the widest possible cooperation by all countries" and "deep reductions in global emissions."

On left, man with long, gray dreadlocks talking and sitting at table across from a male, uniformed police officer and two, male youths, who are listening.
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Out of the deep end

A Pittsburgh Foundation donor group funds lifelines to youth caught in the juvenile justice system

Jim Holliday has drawn inspiration and strength from the memory of his mother, Mitzie, to scale the world’s largest mountains and establish a scholarship for young women.
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Climbing past adversity

Mom's legacy lives at summits and on the ground through scholarships.

Music director Francesco Lecce-Chong conducts students of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, a beneficiary of the Foundation’s Wish Book.
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Wishes granted

Donors fulfill modest funding requests through Wish Book

Left to right: Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank volunteers Willa Mae Hubbard and Arlene L. Harris pack donations for distribution across Allegheny County.
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All-in-one delivery

Providing diapers and economic opportunity for Pittsburghers in need

Five-year-old Mojave is one of about 100 people who enjoy Feeding the Spirit’s dinner at Otterbein United Methodist Church.
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Focus on Westmoreland: bringing more to the table

A Westmoreland County organization offers simple meals for complicated times

Shana and John Mackie at the Feb. 9 fundraiser for the Coach Dave Gray Scholarship Fund at The Pittsburgh Foundation.
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Partying for a purpose

A Wexford couple has raised more than $105,000 for six nonprofits, one event at a time