January 18, 2016

Streaming Justice Webcast 2016: Students Honor MLK

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, high school students hosted Streaming Justice, a live five-hour webcast. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., participants hosted the live webcast, selected the songs played during their segments and learned about the equipment used in a live broadcast. Discussions covered topics such as civil rights, youth engagement, public education and other matters of justice and equity.

Students that participated in Streaming Justice are from area high schools including Barack Obama Academy, City Charter, North Allegheny, Oakland Catholic, Pittsburgh Allderdice, Pittsburgh CAPA, Propel Braddock Hills, Westinghouse and Woodland Hills Academy.

November 17, 2015

Crossing Fences: Braddock

Braddock Voices  features first-person reflections from ten men as collected by ten boys.  Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Braddock Carnegie Library and Braddock Youth Project. Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

October 14, 2014

PAEYC – Inviting Ideas, Inspiring Innovation Conference

In October of 2014, PAEYC and Allegheny County Family Support came together to present “Inviting Ideas, Inspiring Innovation”, a conference featuring sessions that explore educational innovation occurring where learning takes place, outside of the classroom. The conference highlighted presentations from providers, parents, teachers, artists, scientists, designers and anyone aiming to improve learning experiences for children.

April 24, 2014

Mentoring Partnership: Future Focus

The Mentoring Partnership hosted its Future Focus: Take Your Mentee to Career Day conference on April 24, 2014. Mentees were given the tools and knowledge to help them prepare now for their future aspirations. Workshops and interactive activities helped students learn more about different careers and how they can begin to work toward their goals today.

February 19, 2014

The 8th Annual Father Daughter Dinner Dance

Alongside an evening of dinner and dance, fathers and their daughters joined us here at The Saturday Light Brigade to share memories of their fondest moments together.