Family engagement celebration at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Photo by Sean Means
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Family engagement celebration at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Photo by Sean Means
The Role, Effectiveness, and Sustainability of Nonprofit Organizations That Provide Employment Support for Veterans
Organizational, October 24, 2024
The RAND report, funded by The Heinz Endowments, finds that service members seeking help in finding civilian jobs often turn to nonprofits due to a shortfall in assistance provided by the federal government. Despite their critical role, little is known about which nonprofit organizations and employment models are most effective in supporting veterans' employment in the civilian sector.
Creating a Path Forward to Reduce Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System in Allegheny County
Learning, December 12, 2023
A first-of-its-kind study provides new data that can be used to help reduce racial disparities in the Allegheny County criminal justice system. Requested by the county and funded in part by the Endowments, the study examines all four main stages of the system – law enforcement, pre-trial detention, criminal court and detention – and includes perspectives of community members and people working in the county’s criminal justice system.
Closure of Pittsburgh Coal-Processing Plant Tied to Local Health Gains
Sustainability, August 1, 2023
A new Endowments-funded study by New York University Grossman School of Medicine found a 61% decrease in local heart-related emergency department visits and 13% decrease in hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases after the January 2016 closing of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest coal-processing plants.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Bridging the Gap
Organizational, July 16, 2023
Efforts by nonprofit organizations and government agencies to reduce persistent racial health disparities among mothers and children in the Pittsburgh region look promising.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Urban Garden Variety
Organizational, July 16, 2023
Increased food insecurity during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the importance of urban farms and gardens in southwestern Pennsylvania and reshaped the approaches of some of the groups that run them.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Bee Smart
Organizational, July 16, 2023
Honeybees and the plants they pollinate are benefiting from a new bee vaccine.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Good Work
Organizational, July 16, 2023
As the world tries to move beyond the global pandemic, maintaining a stable workforce has become a priority even as unemployment in the U.S. remains low.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - The Art of Learning
Organizational, July 16, 2023
The Heinz Endowments' Creative Learning initiative is helping to cultivate future artists and their audiences.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - At the Ready
Organizational, July 16, 2023
The Readiness Institute at Penn State is preparing students for life after high school beyond college and careers.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Air Support
Organizational, July 16, 2023
The Endowments and a group of partners held a three-day gathering in April for funders from across the country to discuss environmental challenges and solutions.
h Magazine - Issue 2, 2022 - Weariness & Hope
Organizational, December 28, 2022
This issue of h magazine begins with a special section that contains stories describing the challenges faced by children, youth and families as COVID-19 remains a concern even as restrictions are relaxed, and violence in schools and communities dominates news reports. Such conditions can be draining, but organizations and agencies in Pittsburgh and beyond are still fighting for a brighter future.
h Magazine - Issue 2, 2022 - Saving Our Children
Organizational, December 28, 2022
In response to violent incidents in the Pittsburgh region, local officials and nonprofit organizations are trying new initiatives to keep children safe.
h Magazine - Issue 2, 2022 - Classrooms & COVID
Organizational, December 28, 2022
As schools reopened in southwestern Pennsylvania and across the country this fall, administrators and teachers were still grappling with the lingering impact of the pandemic and how to help students recover from personal and academic losses.