January 31st is the deadline to be considered for our February grant. We’ll be shaking things up and spreading the awesome in March, so stay tuned for exciting details! Applications received in February and March will be considered for our April grant.

Erin Gannon can be pretty fearless. One day she told Unabridged Press founder and longtime reporter Jennifer Szweda Jordan that her dream was to be on the radio, too.  Jordan didn’t hesitate and got to work teaching Gannon, who has Down syndrome, the ins and outs of the profession. Together their work planted the seeds…

It’s a good bet that riders who use the Port Authority shelters outside the Carnegie Museum of Art will catch much more than the bus in October. Instead, they may catch an art show. That’s because local artist Suzanne Werder plans to transform the two shelters on Forbes Avenue, highlighting the works of local artists…

Kristi Teklinski has an awesome project in the works, and surprisingly the only tools required are sealable jars, sterile cotton pads, gloves and a label. The project involves putting together human scent preservation kits, and for Teklinski, an emergency responder with the White Oak EMS Search and Rescue K9 Team (WOSAR), it’s all part of…

When artist Suzanne Werder talks about the elderly, wisdom and beauty are characteristics often at the forefront of the conversation. She says these qualities, though, are the ones often overlooked in our society that’s centrally focused on its youth. So Werder is on a mission, intent on redrawing the way we see our aging population….

Brian Burley can barely contain his enthusiasm when asked about YNGBLKPGH. That’s because the author, businessman, mentor and Pittsburgh son is eager to change society’s view about what it means to be young, black, and living in the city of Pittsburgh. Burley was spurred into action during one of his mentoring sessions. A student questioned…