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Starting Business During COVID - Hilltop
Starting Business During COVID - Homewood
Starting Business During COVID - Wilkinsburg
2020 OPDC Storytelling - Ty Williams
2020 NSR Vibrancy - Dr Edda L Fields-Black
IN AND AROUND PGH
First time ever the #neighborhood #blockparty had a band performance. Thanks, @andmoreband . You guys rocked! #squirrelhill @storyburgh
Sep 13
The massive "The Strip Mural" by Carley Parrish and Shannon Pultz with neighbors in the strip (October 2010)
#stripdistrict #Pittsburgh
Nov 13
View from the 4th floor on top of @f45_training_pittsburghstrip
In front of @orchardhillchurch with the background of @upmcnews @highmark
#pittsburgh
Nov 6
Jason has successfully chronicled 30 days of #reflections. Such a feat required great focus and #resilience despite a 10-day #depression after Day 25.
"But there are things that keep me sane, my #friends, and this whole #process has really helped me too."
#mentalhealth #addiction
https://www.storyburgh.org/R1/curated/2021/01/05/onestepatatime
*30 day of personal reflections on various topics such as: suffering, Dad, unworthy, suicide, abuse, superiority, inferiority, self harm, judging, obsession, needs, physical harm, recovery, challenges, triggers, problem behaviors, setting goals, gratefulness, replacements, dealing with depression, good qualities, how to keep going, accomplishments, gratitude, insight.
Mar 1
Yes, this is near the new #Terminal building in #stripdistrict with the #Pittsburgh downtown view on one end.
@edge1909 @sdterminal
Nov 10
Never tired of seeing this every year.
#spring #dogwood #cherryblossom
#squirrelhill #Pittsburgh
Apr 11
Enjoying live #jazz performance while dining out (literally) at @conalmapgh in #pittsburgh #greatfood #greatmusic
Oct 24
Hmm... the last time I was here was to attend @alanis concert. Now, I am attending my son's #graduation #commencement.
Bruh. I am old. 😂
May 19
"On Friday, December 21, we are walking on this #longestnight of the year to remember those who were #homeless and died in the #alleghenycounty this year, and to commit ourselves to ending #homelessness "
Despite rainy and cold winter weather in #Pittsburgh on that day, many attended the "Downtown Walk and Homeless Memorial Vigil"; some of them were photographed here:
Sr. Irene Ellis #catholiccharities , Aimee Plowman #412youthzone #auberle , Peter Harvey #acdhs , Dave Lettrich #bridgetothemountains , Sharon Sumansky @pghmercy , Michelle Helba @deptvetaffairs , Rising Voices Youth Choir #rvychoir, Rev. Michael Wurschmidt #shepheartpgh
The last photo shows the six people who died on the street in Allegheny County in 2018
@onedayawaypgh @alliespgh #onedayawaypgh
Feb 19
Good morning, #Pittsburgh !
Perfect temperature and humidity to stroll around the green 💚
Apr 9
In This House There Isn't Chaos
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To say the least, Tracy has a lot going on. When Shacoya Bates from Every child, Inc. arrives for a visit Tracy has almost everything ready at her dining room table: a stack of paperwork, her planner, notes about the forms. Her 13 year old granddaughter, Anya, has just called to say she'll be staying after school for homework club.
A few years ago, Anya was living in a car under a bridge with her mother and brothers. Anya's mother, and Tracy's former daughter in law, struggles with addiction and mental health problems. Eventually Anya went to go live with her grandmother, Tracy. While they have a happy home there is still much work to be done in helping Anya work through the guilt of being the sibling who got out and her own personal struggles with PTSD from her childhood. This is where Bates, from Every Child Inc. comes in, she helps Tracy find outlets for Anya to work through her past and checks in how Anya and Tracy are coping with their new relationship. "You guys are a really good team" Bates says. "We're working on it. As you change from a grandparent to a parent, that's a big adjustment. She's used to being the parent. That doesn't work here." Tracy exaplains. Tracy herself is heavily involved in volunteer activities - advocating for Veterans' Court, mental health awareness classes, and sobriety groups.
Read the rest at storyburgh.org .
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#pgh #pitt #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #storyburgh #Veterans #service #grandparents #parents #children #teens #addiction #mentalhealth #sobriety #awareness #homelessness #PTSD #siblings #family #everychildinc #volunteer #love #usa #school #highschool #homework #rules #team #steelcity
Jul 31
#newnormal #collegiate #ncaa #sport #soccer practice in @carnegiemellon #pittsburgh during #pandemic #covid_19
Oct 21
St.Mary Catholic Cemetery near @childrenspgh @aptekapgh, taken from @silvereyecenter @assemblepgh sidewalk
Nov 1
On the way to the Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista
#puertorico #springbreak
Mar 8
What the inscription on this Par #1 Bench says:
"IMAGINE WHAT OUR REAL NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD BE LIKE IF EACH OF US OFFERED, AS A MATTER OF COURSE, JUST ONE KIND WORD TO ANOTHER PERSON." - FRED ROGERS
DONATED BY TRISTAR PICTURES AND CREW OF A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IN LOVING MEMORY OF JIM EMSWILLER
#neighborhood #onekindword #fredrogers @tristarpictures
#pittsburgh #squirrelhill
*New clubhouse is still under construction
Apr 7
Thanks to our #mentalhealth editor @marybethspang for this poem and for being so open expressing what she's going through.
"I wrote the #poem as I processed a break-up that occurred around my 29th birthday. I was reflecting on all the goals/dreams I had in my 20's, and how those manifested rarely (or really, never) as I originally planned them. "
https://tinyurl.com/yasprw2q
or just simply go to Storyburgh website and click #bridgingyourmind image
Feb 18
Showing #robrogerscartoons on #homelessness during #OpenStreetsPGH with #alleghenycounty Homelessness Advisory
Jun 30
Do you enjoy community storytelling? Have you watched or attended the storytelling events highlighting kids' imaginations, values of public transportations, and mental health conditions that we produced in 2021?
Help us grow and continue doing what we've been since 2015.
Please go to givebigpittsburgh.com, search for Storyburgh, and donate whatever amount you can and will.
Thank you!
Nov 30
#Morning stroll while enjoying #latte from @laprimaespresso at Institute of Software Research building #isr #carnegiemellon #pittsburgh
May 21
December 1st is the #dayofgiving. And it is the first time @storyburgh participates in #givebigpittsburgh.
Due to #covi̇d19, we know that we are all struggling but we also know that there are many #goodhelper whose #stories are needed to be told.
Please support us to tell their stories. Thank you.
https://www.givebigpittsburgh.com/organizations/storyburgh-fiscal-sponsor-new-sun-rising-450ebe4c-2717-4118-8cd5-acf7d2fff544#
Dec 1
A quiet, bright and chilly afternoon on #thanksgiving weekend.
#covi̇d19 @tartanathletics @carnegiemellon
Nov 28
Few people realize that having a #mailbox is a #privilege. No one can get a #dmv photo ID without an address and no one can get a PO Box without a photo ID.
(Personal experience while helping an elderly with #dimentia getting a temporary #housing after being evicted from her #trailerpark) #brokensystem #socialjustice
#onedayawaypgh
Dec 29
#honormemorialday at the Garden of #Valor in #squirrelhill #pittsburgh #neverforget
May 26
Taken last Friday when the temperature was in the high 70s. #fallseason #sunsets #woods #pittsburgh #nofilter
Oct 26
Loving a “24-hour” Child
When you’re five, your day is full of transitions: it’s time to get out of bed, change your clothes, brush your teeth, use the bathroom, eat your breakfast.
For Jamal, a 5-year-old boy with Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, transitions provide more of an obstacle him and his grandparents, who are raising him.
George and Susanna gave up retirement and ministries to guide Jamal through the transitions in therapy, education, and daily life. Recently, Shacoya Bates from Every Child, Inc. joined the process, validating Susanna’s wear- and wariness. Having a child with any kind of special need is an exhausting experience. But someone like Shacoya is there to hopefully help make that exhaustion a little less overwhelming.
Untraveled avenues that Shacoya finds, such as new therapies or ways to help Jamal stay at a healthy weight, are welcome bits of information; they’ll try anything. “He’s not merchandise,” George says. “You can’t just get over him or give up on him. He’s our grandson.”
Read the rest at www.storyburgh.org .
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#storyburgh #pittsburgh #children #fostercare #grandson #kids #health #wellness #mentalhealth #specialneeds #parents #grandparents #everychildinc #therapy #education #family #love #autism
Jun 13
It's hard to find a flat surface here in #Pittsburgh 😁
#solitude #fallingleaves #autumn #pennsylvania
Nov 11
Wonder Writers from the Heights
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Janice Harry, 70, a Harrisburg native who moved to Northview Heights 7 years ago with her husband was drawn to the genuine, positive, and amusing nature of the Women's Writing Group of Northview Heights. "Other poetry readings are so full of angst we aren't trying to out do one another through negativity" Harry explains. The group helps to challenge Harry to pursue authenticity and straightfowardness in her work. Harry believes that it is through writing that people can become more empowered and overcome individual insecurities. Drawing inspiration from a quote by Pablo Picasso "every child is an artist, the problem is how to remain an artist when we grow up" Harry sees the Women's Writing Group of Northview Heights as a place where she is able to be challenged to retain the artist within.
Read the rest at www.storyburgh.org. .
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#pgh #pittsburgh #pitt #pennsylvania #northviewhieghts #women #writers #artist #picasso #communityarts #folkart #poetry #poems #northviewhieghts #writing #harrisburg #published #inspiration #writtenword #spokenword #challenge #art #community #neighborhood #empower #insecurities #storyburgh
#story
Jul 25
A nice and safe #park to stroll in #pittsburgh amid #covid_19 pandemic and it is only a mile loop.
Oct 10
@conflictkitchen in Schenley Plaza (right in the middle of #cmu and #pitt currently serves #afghan food #pittsburgh
May 20
