Past Project Highlights

• Children’s Museum: The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh uses hands-on exhibits (permanent and temporary), artifacts, performances, storytelling and art activities to help children better understand themselves, others and the world.
• Vintage Inc.: Vintage is a nonprofit human service agency founded in 1973 to meet the needs of elderly residents in Allegheny County.
• TRIO: The Transplant Recipients International Organization has nearly 4,000 members with 46 incorporated chapters throughout the world serving its membership and the transplant community through the TRIO mission of “Awareness, Support, Education and Advocacy.”
• Highmark Caring Place: The Highmark Caring Place, a center for grieving children, adolescents and their families, provides peer and volunteer support to children and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one.

• 2020s to Present

  2015 – Present

  Activities focused on fighting food insecurity, including partnerships with local food banks and pantries.

• 2010s

  2015-2016

  Childhood food security activities in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Propel East.

  2012-2015

  iQ Kids Radio, an innovative new media collaboration between WQED Multimedia and SLB Radio Productions to develop commercial-free 24/7 Internet streaming radio for families with children (birth-12).

  2006-2015

  Kids in the Kitchen

  2009-2012

  Strong Women Strong Girls

• 2000s

  2006-2009

  KaBOOM! playground builds

  2004

  Providence Teen Program in partnership with the Providence Family Support Center
  Safety Kids Camps in partnership with Safety Kids Inc.

  2002-2005

  Everybody Wins! literacy project PDF

  2001-2004

  Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh – the backyard
  Vintage Senior Community Center: Saturday enrichment courses

  2000-2003

  Family Resources

• 1990s

  1999-2000

  Beginning with Books: literacy program for young children
  The Emmaus Community: program development for respite care program
  Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater: preschool outreach program

  1998-2000

  Began Silent Witness Initiative: domestic violence awareness program, in collaboration with the National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Section

  1998-1999

  Contact Pittsburgh: public awareness for afterschool hotline
  Junior Achievement: classroom teachers for business curriculum

  1997-1998

  Hunger Services Network
  Magee Womens Hospital Project
  North Hills Affordable Housing

  1996-1997

  Literacy Council

  1995-1998

  The Center for Grieving Children: established in collaboration with other community organizations

  1994-1997

  Family Resources
  I Have a Dream Foundation

  1994-1996

  Free Wheelers: assisted with field trips for the disabled

  1994-1995

  Pittsburgh Aids Task Force
  Voyager

  1991-1996

  North Hills Affordable Housing: co-sponsored transitional housing for homeless women and their children

  1990

  Don’t Wait to Vaccinate: sponsored public awareness program

• 1980s

  1989-1991

  Woman to Woman: sponsored alcohol abuse and awareness program

  1989-1990

  Shakespeare Saved: co-sponsored youth cultural literacy program

  1987-1991

  Teen Outreach Program: founded program dedicated to decreasing teen pregnancy and drop-out rates among at-risk high school students

  1987-1990

  Organ Transplant Outreach Program
  Three Rivers Youth Semi-Independent Living Teen Parent Program

  1987-1989

  Families Communicating

  1987-1988

  BoardWALK: project with the United Way
  Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council Volunteer

  1987

  Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO): helped found organization

  1986-1989

  Women’s Center and Shelter

  1986-1987

  International Organ Transplant Forum: sponsor
  “Parent Seminars on Adolescent Sexuality”: sponsor
  Carnegie Institute: evening hours

  1985-1986

  Children’s Services Directory: co-created
  Neill Log House: tours

  1985

  Second Chance

  1984-1985

  Epilepsy Foundation Speakers Bureau

  1983-1988

  Project Lead: program for teen leadership

  1982-1983

  Tel-A-Kid: children’s information service

  1980-1981

  Allegheny County Courthouse Docent Program

  1980

  Founded Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

  1979-1982

  Three Rivers Adoption Council
  Vintage Inc.: senior daycare

• 1960s & 1970s

  969-1972
  Performing Arts Series for Children

  1964-1971
  “Explore”: researched and published Pittsburgh-area travel book

  1964-1965
  Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation: jointly funded
  Tutoring program on Pittsburgh’s North Side

  1963-1966
  Carnegie Institute: Gallery Guides
  Delayed Language Nursery School at Home for Crippled Children

  1963
  Van Gogh Show at the Carnegie Institute: assisted in presentation

  1962-1964
  The Pittsburgh Symphony “Little People’s Concerts”: co-sponsor

  1962-1963
  Pioneer School for Handicapped Children

  1961
  Marionette production on National Educational TV

  1960-1965
  The Pittsburgh Council for International Visitors: published brochure on city

  1960-1963
  Juvenile Court: began cooking school

• 1950s

  1958-1986
  Golden Age Hobby Show: co-sponsored a showcase of Pittsburgh seniors’ talents

  1957-1964
  Travelers’ Aid Society: established and staffed program at the airport
  Thorn Run School for Special Education

  1957-1961
  Old Economy: assisted in restoration

  1957-1958
  Weekly World Affairs TV programming
  Family and Children’s Service: foster care
  South Hills Child Guidance Center

  1956-1961
  Art Caravan with Pittsburgh Plan for Art

  1956-1957
  Civil Defense Course in Family Survival

  1953-1965
  Mayview State Hospital: patient visitation

  1953-1964
  WQED-TV: extensive children’s programming

  1953-1961
  Nursery School at Juvenile Court

  1950-1952
  “Fun with Books”: radio transcription series

• 1940s & 1930s

  1948-1949
  Art and Nature Shop for the Carnegie Institute

  1941-1945
  Civilian Defense Volunteer Office

  1938-1952
  Children’s Theater radio broadcasts on KDKA

  1938-1940
  Vocation Loan Fund for Girls’ Service Club

  1935-1937
  Hospitalization of needy children: funded

  1933-1934
  Talking books for the blind: funded

  1930-1932
  Monthly milk fund clinics: funded

• 1920s

  927-1971
  Children’s Theater productions

  1927-1929
  Nutritional & Habit Forming Clinic, Children’s Hospital

  1926
  Junior League Thrift Shop: established

  1923-1926
  Girls’ Service Club (now Three Rivers Youth): founded

  1923
  Pittsburgh Child Health Council

  1922
  The Junior League of Pittsburgh founded