Homewood Community Development Collaborative
The Homewood Community Development Collaborative is a group of non-profits coming together to create opportunities for Homewood.
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSeptember 16, 2019by Rich Lord The cost of being poor can include decades of life. A just-launched partnership between a Homewood-based community group and a University of Pittsburgh research team intends to explore that grim price tag, and to create a corps of “citizen scientists” who could lead the charge…
KDKAApril 24, 2019by Rachele Mongiovi HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — People living in Homewood are taking steps to enhance the footprint of their neighborhood. Tuesday night, members of the Homewood Community Development Collaborative released proposals as part of a community-driven plan to transform the resilient neighborhood of Homewood. Residents are hoping to bring…
Public SourceApril 24, 2019by J. Dale Shoemaker Homewood will be the second Pittsburgh neighborhood to have a comprehensive, city-approved development plan to address issues like affordable housing, mobility and community development. Unveiled Tuesday night, the draft of Homewood’s Comprehensive Community Plan includes 21 overarching goals for the neighborhood, from improving air quality to…
NEXTpittsburghApril 24, 2019by Bill O’Toole When it comes to community development, Homewood is charting its own path. On Tuesday evening, community leaders gathered at Bethany Baptist Church to unveil the Homewood Comprehensive Community Plan. This 10-year development plan is based on a year of research done by professional working groups focused on…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 10, 2018 by Sara Bauknecht Ian Rosenberger knows a thing or two about job creation. Since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, the 36-year-old Ambridge native has been working to clean up the country and put its people back to work, one plastic bottle and bolt of…
Pittsburgh Business Times March 7, 2018 by Stacey Federoff The University of Pittsburgh will open an innovation lab and makerspace in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. The Manufacturing Assistance Center Makerspace, located at 7800 Susquehanna St., will feature small business development courses and will be equipped with a laser, 3-D printers, woodworking and…
Organic Authority January 1, 2018 by Emily Monaco Opening new supermarkets in low-income food deserts may improve the health of residents, no matter their shopping habits, according to a new RAND Corporation Study. The study’s findings are based on research conducted in two low-income neighborhoods in Pittsburgh: the Hill District, where a…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 31, 2017 by Diana Nelson Jones Carl Talbott knew his house was drafty, but he was blown away by the evidence: wind, like a hair dryer set on high cool, was rushing down his attic steps during a recent energy audit. A fan attached to an airtight…
Pittsburgh Public Source December 23, 2017 by Mark Kramer and Juliette Rihl Todd Griffin, a 45-year-old single dad, has lived in Homewood his entire life. But he fears his time in the neighborhood may be coming to an end. He and his daughter, 4-year-old Makeela, live in a two-bedroom apartment on the same street…
TribLive December 19, 2017 by Matthew Santoni Hill District residents’ health and food security appear to have improved since the long-awaited opening of a full-service supermarket, especially compared to other neighborhoods with similar demographics, according to a RAND Corporation study. The study released Tuesday tracked residents’ reported health and economic status…
