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IN AND AROUND PGH
#Election is only few days away. Your #decision will impact your #future and our #democracy and #country. #election2020
(Photo was taken during morning walk on 10/18/20)
Oct 18

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

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

St.Mary Catholic Cemetery near @childrenspgh @aptekapgh, taken from @silvereyecenter @assemblepgh sidewalk
Nov 1

A nice and safe #park to stroll in #pittsburgh amid #covid_19 pandemic and it is only a mile loop.
Oct 10

No stampede like usual #blackfriday but looks like a regular weekend before the #pandemic
#covıd #thanksgiving #Pittsburgh
Nov 27

The massive "The Strip Mural" by Carley Parrish and Shannon Pultz with neighbors in the strip (October 2010)
#stripdistrict #Pittsburgh
Nov 13

Never tired of seeing this every year.
#spring #dogwood #cherryblossom
#squirrelhill #Pittsburgh
Apr 11

Train Like A Champion
“Boxing is like a bug,” John James told me. “You either love it or hate it. If you love it, it never lets you go.” James, a former champion amateur boxer (Pittsburgh Golden Gloves, 1994, 165 lbs), now serves Pittsburgh as a volunteer trainer for Steel City Boxing. The gym, located in Spring Hill, is a decommissioned firehouse. While it’s open to the public, most of its members are young adult men.
Bob Sobocinski, president of the Spring Hill Civic League and the president of the gym, views the gym as a source of cohesion and civic pride. He hopes it can restore social unity in Spring Hill. “I’d like to see the neighborhood like it used to be,” Sobocinski said. “There used to be groups like Little League that don’t exist anymore.” Read the rest at www.storyburgh.org .
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#boxing #storyburgh #Pittsburgh #northside #springhill #springhillcivicleague #pittsburghgoldengloves #champion #train #gym #community #neighborhood #steelcityboxing #amateurboxing #amateurboxingassociation #volunteer #spirit #postive #service #youngpeople #youth
Jun 7

First time ever the #neighborhood #blockparty had a band performance. Thanks, @andmoreband . You guys rocked! #squirrelhill @storyburgh
Sep 13

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

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

Walking through the #hearstminingcircle looking at the #campanile at night reminds me how I walked through the same path after all nighters completing #eecs homeworks or projects in #coryhall 😬
#ucberkeley #cal #GoBears
Jan 1

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

View from the 4th floor on top of @f45_training_pittsburghstrip
In front of @orchardhillchurch with the background of @upmcnews @highmark
#pittsburgh
Nov 6

View from the #16thbridge of #pittsburgh #downtown , the Veterans Bridge and the Fall trees lining along the #stripdistrictpittsburgh trail
Oct 29

#election day is today.
The future is in your hands.
Please #vote responsibly.
#democrats #republican #independent #dnc #rnc
#pittsburgh
Nov 3

Wonder Writers from the Heights •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Hudson Rush, a local Pittsburgh artist, took leadership of the Women's Writing Group of Northview Heights in August 2015. The group is dedicated to creating a safe place in which women in the community can write and share their lived experiences. Rush has worked with the group for two years. In that time she has helped the women have their voices heard in public readings at the City of Asylum, Newkirsh, and in various community days. Now Rush and the participants are working on a documentary chronicling their work with the help of the Sprout Fund and are hoping to have their writings published in the coming year. Rush views the group as a democracy in which voices are given a place to be heard and inner strength brought to the forefront.
Read the rest at www.storyburgh.org .
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#pgh #pitt#pittsburgh #pennsylvania #northviewhieghts #women #writers #womenwriters #poetry #art #CityofAsylum #Newkirsh #stories #share #community #sprountfund #documentary #voices #published #usa #books #writersofinstagram #writers #writing #spokenword #communityarts
Jul 24

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

Taken last Friday when the temperature was in the high 70s. #fallseason #sunsets #woods #pittsburgh #nofilter
Oct 26

Good morning, #Pittsburgh !
Perfect temperature and humidity to stroll around the green 💚
Apr 9

#Cicada ! Before they go back hibernating for another 17 years.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada
Aug 29

@orchardhillchurch previously known as #AltarBar previously known as #StElizabethChurch in #stripdistrict #pittsburgh
Oct 28

#GeorgeWashington statue (erected in 1891) near #LakeElizabeth in #Northside #Pittsburgh few clicks away from @pghkids @national_aviary
Jul 14

Showing #robrogerscartoons on #homelessness during #OpenStreetsPGH with #alleghenycounty Homelessness Advisory
Jun 30

