Strategy: Identity

Beata Beatus Healing Intensive Creative Arts Program

The Beata Beatus Healing Intensive Creative Arts Program- HICAP- empowers, educates & engages participants in integrative health & wellness techniques partnered with the creative arts promoting self-sustaining healthy habits. Beata Beatus encourages healing & restoration through the authentic expression of gifts and talents, fostering a positive lifestyle; high self esteem & stress relief in adolescent girls. Our end of the program project  – Encouragement Hour – is created to showcase our participant’s creative handiwork in the form of a song, spoken word piece or art piece, which can be placed on a shirt & sold on our website if desired. 
 
Beata Beatus HICAP is an extension of the Clothing line Beata Beatus where each shirt represents scripture and where we proudly advocate our tag line to Wear It – Live It. Through the Beata Beatus HICAP we are effectively showing girls to not just wear what we produce but to live lives that reflect holistic health, growth & prosperity.
 
Beata Beatus – Origin: Latin. Meaning to be blessed and/or happy.
Pronounced  (f) Bey- Ah- Tah  (m) Bey- Ah -Tos  

Garden of Peace

Garden of Peace Project was created to uplift, uphold, and empower the narratives and lived experiences of queer and trans people of color. We exist to create sacred spaces of healing, affirmation, and solidarity through action. We currently have 2 directors and 3 temporary/project-based part-time staff members. We make our decisions through a collaborative process, including our community, board of directors, and leadership team. We just celebrated five years as an organization and we have several ongoing projects, including Trans Voices, VOICES Week, Roots Pride, QTPOC Market, & Livin’ Out Loud.

The Language Access Project

Global Wordsmiths’ Volunteer Initiative, The Language Access Project (LAP), was designed to provide free language translation and interpretation services to local nonprofits (Partner Organizations) working directly with immigrants and refugees. LAP is structured as an internship that provides bilingual university students with comprehensive interpreter training, service learning experience, monitoring and support, mentorship and professional references as well as a stipend or college credit in exchange for volunteer hours. Global Wordsmiths then pairs these trained volunteer interpreters with Partner Organizations at no cost so that these organizations can provide their clients with language interpretation and translation services.

Each intern is required to commit a minimum of five hours per week to LAP during the 23-week cycle. With five interns approved to participate in the fall 2017 pilot program, LAP will provide nearly 1,200 hours of free language services to its Partner Organization for this cycle, Jewish Family and Children’s Services. This represents significant output and provides an invaluable service to clients of JFCS with limited English proficiency, and it serves the Global Wordsmiths’ core mission, which is to improve language access in Western Pennsylvania.

Moose Mosaic Fundraiser

Community art and public symbols matter… they can help set the tone for revival and inspire residents and visitors alike. As New Sun Rising transforms the Millvale Moose into a welcoming space for growth and innovation we’ve collected visitors’ thoughts and images about what vibrancy means to them. This vision inspired glass mosaic artist Daviea Davis to create a stunning piece of artwork for this fundraiser.

BECOME A PART OF THE ART

Sponsor blocks of the Millvale Moose Mosaic and have your support recognized in various ways. Sponsorship packages (click to see options) are varied to include:

  • Your name on the mosaic and/or donor plaque
  • VIP invitation to the Moose Grand Opening + Mosaic Unveiling Party (Summer 2018)
  • Sponsor recognition at the NSR Vibrancy Awards (Fall 2018)

AMPLIFY OUR IMPACT, DONATE TODAY!

67% of the center mosaic panel is already sponsored (see image on left for updates)

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SUPPORT CULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY, + OPPORTUNITY

When you donate to New Sun Rising, you are supporting hundreds of social businesses and nonprofits who make our region more vibrant. Consider it your investment in the mutual fund of community goodness.

  • Exploring and celebrating culture
  • Building resiliency and sustainable practices
  • Creating economies with equitable opportunity

Launch Sto-Rox

Catalyzing community change through social businesses, nonprofits, and collaborative initiatives

Launch Sto-Rox is a cohort of startup organizations whose values align with the Sto-Rox community’s priorities for development. Beginning in March 2018, participants will strengthen their business plan, build their leadership, connect with peer and professional networks, access funding, and engage the Sto-Rox community.

 

MEET THE TEAMS

The Joinery supports the development of small businesses and projects through co-working, office, and production space.

Strong Ambitious Women motivates young women to develop self-esteem and a positive identity.

Zellous Hope Project inspires hope for low-income men with barriers to seeking and obtaining employment.

PittMovers provides moving assistance with a personal touch for clients within Allegheny County.

Right Vibez fuses power yoga and dub (instrumental reggae) for a unique energizing and restorative experience in a transformative setting.

Digital Bridges closes the digital divide by using technology and digital literacy skills to decrease poverty and nurture strong social connections.

1st Layer is a branding, design, and printing shop incorporating workforce development training for teens.

Peddler’s Paradise creates a unique space for artisans and craft makers to connect and sell their products.

Gazette 2.0 provides crucial communication resources for the community.

 

ABOUT

Launch Sto-Rox is a Vibrant Communities program of New Sun Rising, held in partnership with the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation and Focus on Renewal, and supported through the generous support of the Henry L. Hillman Foundation.

Hilltop Huskies

Our mission is to strengthen and heal our community through football, education, and mentorship. Using team building to develop and promote accountability and leadership skills that fosters growth and a future success in the youth. Our goal through sports-mentorship activity is to get as many young men and women off of the streets and show them a better path.

Black Tech Nation

Black Tech Nation is a budding social good organization aiming to be a voice and an advocate for more black representation in tech. We pride ourselves on being a fun and informative safe space for black tech professionals, or as we like to call ourselves, “black unicorns”, to connect, share, and exchange resources. Our goal is to influence the tech industry to become more diverse and close some of the barriers to entry that plague countless black tech professionals across the country. Through our strategy, “Gather. Connect. Affect.” we plan to make Pittsburgh the model city for true tech inclusion..

Gather: So far we’ve created a personal online network of 150+ black tech professionals, which we plan to grow to 500+ members through various events, heavy outreach, and online & community engagement by March 2018.

Connect: We partner with tech companies and diversity groups alike to create socially conscious work cultures that make everyone, specifically black techies, feel comfortable in typically white, male dominated work spaces. It’s a complicated issue that we’re ready to tackle through purposeful and culturally sensitive programming.

Affect: Thanks to Pittsburgh’s City Council, The Mayor’s office, and some of Pittsburgh’s black elected officials, we’re on our way towards implementing policies around hiring and tax incentives for companies interested in creating diverse workplaces that are inclusive to black tech professionals.

Black Tech Nation is also working with local institutions and Ph.D faculty to conduct research and find data on black tech professionals in our region, including employment numbers, salaries, positions, retention rates, resource pools, and more. This report will be made public by late 2018.

If you or your organization would like to partner with Black Tech Nation in any capacity, email info@blacktechnation.com.

 

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Millvale Food + Energy Hub

The Hub is a mixed-use community, event, and office space.

Whether you’re looking to relax, connect, work, celebrate, or inspire, the Millvale Food + Energy Hub offers multiple public and private spaces to work or play.  Featuring sustainable reclaimed materials and powered by solar energy, the 10,000 sq ft renovated Moose social hall provides a unique place to grab a coffee or sandwich from Lemon Tree, hop on our wifi and get some work done, hold a meeting, volunteer with 412 Food Rescue, socialize with friends, take in a show, perform, or rent for your next business, family or friends event!

What's Happening at the Hub?

Located just across the 40th Street Bridge from Lawrenceville and minutes from the Northside, the Hub is not only in Millvale but serves as home to multiple organizations helping to realize Millvale’s Ecodistrict goals around food and energy, including 412 Food Rescue, Lemon Tree, The Food Trust, FracTracker Alliance, and Royally Fit.  The Hub is a project of New Sun Rising and its wholly owned subsidiary, Moose MODE Inc.

Venue Rental

The Hub offers plenty of space for your remote work or weekday meetings. There are two rooms available for rent to host your next performance, nonprofit or business event, conference, family or friends gathering, baby shower, wedding, or wake. We especially love working with musicians and creatives.

In the Venue Rental Guide, you’ll find additional information about the features, floor plan, rental pricing, and more. We offer Wifi access, break room amenities, and are ADA accessible. Ready to rent? Complete the form below and let us host your next event!

View the Venue Rental Guide

Rent the Millvale Food + Energy Hub

 

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Programs

New Sun Rising partners with the Community College of Allegheny County and Triboro Ecodistrict to offer a solar installer certification training program. Participation stipends are available for the 40 hour class. Classes are offered as funding is available.

Complete the Solar Installer Certification Interest Form

 

Tenant Partners

 

Funding + Financing

The Millvale Food + Energy Hub renovation was made possible through the financial support of First National Bank, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Neighborhood Allies, Borough of Millvale, The Heinz Endowments, The Hillman Foundation, Allegheny County Economic Development, United States Federal Community Project Funding, and New Sun Rising.

Focus on Renewal

NSR helped to strengthen the services, programs, and facilities of Focus on Renewal through an Action Plan to support the Sto-Rox community. The consulting project, also supported by the McKees Rocks CDC, included internal stakeholder analysis, scans of previous studies and reports, a community-led survey process, and Vision Labs with domain experts to synthesize findings and inform recommendations.

Photo credit: Will Halim, Storyburgh

Launch Wilkinsburg

Launch Wilkinsburg is a civic innovation lab, supporting the development of a vibrant community through social businesses, nonprofit projects, and community engagement.

Meet the Projects

 

Vibrant Communities Focus

Launch Wilkinsburg is committed to equitable community development and implemented in partnership with the Wilkinsburg Chamber of Commerce.   In order to determine which areas of impact are top priority, we reviewed community planning documents, surveyed stakeholders through our Vibrancy Index, and held an interactive public forum. This local stakeholder insight and discussions identified community values and priorities for development including:

  1. Community Awareness + Engagement
  2. Arts + Culture
  3. Vacant Properties + Lots
  4. Main Street Business Development
  5. Education
  6. Safety + Crime Reduction
  7. Environmental Sustainability
  8. Public Spaces

Additionally, the Ignite Wilkinsburg workshop connected over 30 startup leaders and mentors to further their plans, strategic connections, and identify resources.

Media coverage

Read the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article

KDKA Sunday Business Page

Pittsburgh City Paper

Launch Hilltop

Launch Hilltop is an inspiration dojo, where a collective of passionate, driven entrepreneurs challenge perceptions to drive personal and community change.

Meet the Projects

Vibrant Communities Focus

Following neighborhood discussions and assessment with local stakeholders, the Hilltop neighborhoods anchored by the Allentown business district were selected as New Sun Rising’s second Launch community.

New Sun Rising’s Launch Hilltop provides services and programming to a number of organizations and initiatives committed to promoting inclusive neighborhood redevelopment, in partnership with local stakeholders such as Work Hard Pittsburgh, the Hilltop Alliance, Pgh Works, RE360, and others. New Sun Rising works closely with these partners, businesses and community projects to create positive opportunity and change with the community.

Learn more about the Allentown’s priorities for development through the Equity Cafe series: Discovery, Dream + Design, and Destiny

Listen to audio stories from community members

 

Launch Millvale

Launch Millvale is an civic innovation lab, where socially focused entrepreneurs create new opportunities around the food, energy, water, air, mobility, and equity goals of the community.

Meet the Projects

 

Vibrant Communities Focus

Initially building the local food system, Launch Millvale broadened to support sustainability leaders activating the Millvale EcoDistrict Pivot 2.0 Plan. The EcoDistricts community planning process, led by partner and

renowned Pittsburgh firm evolveEA, brings together citizens, neighborhood organizations, businesses, and local government to develop a unified vision for their community.

Social enterprises and initiatives supported by Launch Millvale receive services such as fiscal sponsorship, growth strategy, and funding. Activities are coordinated by Zaheen Hussain, the Millvale Sustainability Coordinator and NSR Director of Sustainability, in collaboration with the partners of the Millvale EcoDistrict Collaborative (Millvale Community Library, the Borough of Millvale, Millvale Community Development Corporation, and New Sun Rising).