Looking For a Career Change in Pittsburgh?

March 1, 2010 PA Women Work
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Join us for the Pennsylvania Women Work! 11th Annual Career Conference
The Pennsylvania Women Work 11th Annual Career Conference will take place on Saturday March 27 2010 from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM at the PNC Bank’s Firstside Center (500 First Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh).
The “Reshaping Your Future” Career Conference is more than a job fair; [...]

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The Early Learning Institute Partners With UPMC Nursing Students

February 26, 2010 The Early Learning Institute
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Building For Tomorrow 
The Early Learning Institute (TELI) has recently expanded partnerships with UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing and with the University of Pittsburgh’s Early Intervention Master’s Program to help students learn about child development in real life, non-medical environments. 
It’s all part of a strategic plan implemented by TELI, whose mission is to help children aged [...]

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Focus On Renewal Selected for Robert Morris University Marketing Project

February 25, 2010 Focus on Renewal
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Each year, Robert Morris University American Marketing Association students offer volunteer marketing services to help area non-profits in the community.  The local chapter selected Focus On Renewal for its current year-long marketing project.
Recently, the students partnered with the university’s student engagement office for a supply drive to benefit Focus On Renewal and the Little Sisters [...]

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Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry Invites You to Join Them for Two Great Events

February 23, 2010 Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry
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Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry has two events coming up that  you won’t want to miss. 
A Night of Storytelling by the Savvy Cinderellas 
This event, taking place on March 2nd at 7 PM at the Shaler North Hills Library will benefit the Haiti Earthquake Relief. 
Our storytellers will be performing

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“Ways to Work” Helps Move Working Parents Toward a Brighter Future

February 22, 2010 Family Services of Western PA
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In the Driver’s Seat!
In December of 2003, Diane Radek was alone, pregnant, and residing in Nevada. When her family, who had recently returned to Pennsylvania, suggested she do the same, Diane took their advice and followed them home. She now had a new child and a reliable vehicle but was unable to keep up with [...]

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RSVP Says Volunteers are “Love in Motion”

February 19, 2010 RSVP
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As you know, The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Beaver County, RSVP assists locally with recruiting volunteers. For various reasons, sometimes volunteers can only help in their own towns to make a difference. Because of that, RSVP started “Volunteers Bloom in Your Neighborhood”, a community based project that we hope will blossom in all 15 [...]

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Revised Registration Date for Classes at New Choices Of Beaver County

February 17, 2010 New Choices of Beaver County
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The spring session  for the New Choices Career Development Program will begin on February 25, 2010!
The original date for the session to begin was February 18th, but due to the snow, the date is being revised.  If you have been on the fence about weather or not to participate in this class, you now have [...]

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Contact Beaver Valley is Offering “Skills for Better Listening”

February 16, 2010 Contact Beaver County
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Improve your ability to relate more effectively with family, friends, and co-workers and equip yourself with the interpersonal skills, knowledge and self-awareness to respond to the expressed needs of the people you deal with in your everyday life.
The classes being offered by Contact Beaver Valley, a Beaver County nonprofit organization,  will take place at the [...]

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GPLC’s Literacy AmeriCorps Benefits Many Organizations

February 15, 2010 Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
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A Win-Win for Nonprofits 
A wide range of nonprofit organizations in the Pittsburgh area are benefiting from one of the programs of Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC).  The program is called Literacy*AmeriCorps.  The organizations receive the help of a full-time AmeriCorps member for a year in exchange for a modest matching fund contribution.  The members provide [...]

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HEARTH Continues to Empower Women and Their Families

February 12, 2010 HEARTH
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In June, HEARTH is celebrating their 15th anniversary of helping empower women and their families. Our mission as a Pittsburgh based nonprofit organization  is to provide a progression of supportive services and housing that empowers families to become more independent, self-sufficient and adequately housed. 
In the last 15 years HEARTH has helped 181 women and 337 children. We [...]

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