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Helping central-south after worst tornado strikes in states’ history

As emergency response efforts build, The Pittsburgh Foundation joins with other foundations as it has in past natural disasters to offer assistance and direct donors to giving opportunities.

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Meet Choreographer and Visual Artist Staycee R. Pearl

Pearl is the 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award Established Artist awardee.

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Meet multimedia artist and engineer Mikael Owunna

Owunna is a 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award established artist finalist.

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Meet poet and essayist Dawn Lundy Martin

Martin is a 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award established artist finalist.

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Meet visual artist Janel Young

Young is a 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award emerging artist finalist.

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Meet Multi-Faceted Musician Danielle “INEZ” Walker

Walker is the 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award Emerging Artist awardee.

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Meet movement artist and choreographer Theodore "Teddy" Alexander

2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award emerging artist finalist

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Small and Mighty: Young Adult Survivors United

The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $5,600 to Young Adult Survivors United in 2021. The organization is the largest community in Western Pennsylvania for young adult cancer survivors and their co-survivors through providing them the ability to cope.  

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Small and Mighty: Western Penn Hills Community Action

The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to Western Penn Hills Community Action in 2021. The organization works to build individuals, families and communities into a healthy and functioning multi-generational community.  

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Small and Mighty: The Wellness Collective

The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to The Wellness Collective in 2021. The organization works to restore and support interdependence between Pittsburgh neighborhoods.