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Nonprofit Resilience Program focuses on leaders wellbeing to create trust, connectivity and build capacity

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Alyse Horn-Pyatt

Pittsburgh, PA — Eleven nonprofit executives have been selected as the first cohort to participate in a three month resiliency program to address personal and organizational pressures that have been exacerbated by COVID-19.

The program began on September 1, 2020 and will conclude on November 23, 2020.

Hosted by New Sun Rising in partnership with Neighborhood Allies, The Partnership Network, The Forbes Funds, and made possible with support from The Staunton Farm Foundation, the Nonprofit Resilience Program creates a resource that assesses individual leaders and provides them tools for personal healthy mental habits. It also addresses the overall health of the organization and provides capacity building tactics and tools to better understand the symbiotic relationship between the two. 

“Seeing the impact of COVID-19 and the ever present history of our country’s issues around racism, it is time to find a way for our nonprofit leaders to identify the tools and skills that fill them back up so they can continue to pour out,” said Jamie Johnson, Manager of Performance Improvement at New Sun Rising.

The Partnership Network, a group of intermediary funders and capacity building organizations mobilizing the community and economic development sectors to solve complex community challenges, have identified four goals for this program: Develop Healthy Leaders, Create Trust and Connectivity, Build Organizational Capacity, and Strengthen the Talent Pipeline. These goals have been broken down into phases and will be addressed over the program’s timeline.

  • Phase 1: Healthy Leaders: Acknowledge and support the needs of people as individuals. Research shows that higher emotional intelligence facilitates stress resilience. An online Emotional Intelligence Assessment will be administered and Development Sessions are created based on the results.
  • Phase 2: Stronger Connectivity: People need to heal from past trauma in order to actualize their own potential and ability to support others. Collective experiences will be promoted based on empathy and honesty. Participants will develop trust and strengthen peer relationships in new ways to help them better manage adversity in the future.
  • Phase 3: Building Capacity: A leader’s health, mental and physical, and the health of their organization are interrelated. Gaining a greater understanding of operational strengths and weaknesses helps professional service contractors address and organization’s most urgent needs

“As public servants and dedicated leaders, we can often be so driven by our passions that the personal health of a non-profit director is often secondary to the work. Over time, this can lead to burnout, exhaustion, and institutional knowledge loss in the system,” said Stephanie Chernay, Chief Operation Officer at Neighborhood Allies. “This program is designed to center the leader and their needs to accomplish both their personal and organizational goals.”

Program participants include: Andrea Matthews – Brashear Association; Jason Flowers – Omicelo Cares; McKees Rocks CDC; Emily Mitchell – Urban Redevelopment Authority; Joanna Deming – Perry Hilltop Citizens Council; Jordan Coughlen – Alpha House; Amber Epps – Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation; Ariam Ford – Grounded Strategies; Denele Hughson – Grow Pittsburgh; Jona Reyes – Neighbors Helping Neighbors North Braddock; Alyssa Lyons – Green Building Alliance.

Co-developer of this initiative, Terry Doloughty of Boss Consulting, will also be one of the technical assistance providers working with non-profit leaders to help them establish strong personal and organizational health habits.

Developing resilience is a transformational process that occurs over time through a multifaceted approach. By strengthening individual leaders and their relationships with peers, this initiative will ultimately improve organizational sustainability and help to achieve greater impact. This program recognizes the health of the organization and the mental health of nonprofit leaders are intrinsically intertwined. 

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CONTACTS:

Jamie Johnson, Manager of Performance Improvement, New Sun Rising
jamie@newsunrising.org

Stephanie Chernay, Chief Operating Officer, Neighborhood Allies
stephanie@neighborhoodallies.org

 

About New Sun Rising
New Sun Rising supports nonprofits and small businesses to build vibrant communities through culture, sustainability, and opportunity. NSR believes that all people and communities hold the knowledge and power to make positive change. We envision a future where regenerative community development practices create the conditions for true social, environmental, and economic justice. 

About Neighborhood Allies
Neighborhood Allies’ mission is to support the people, organizations and partnerships committed to creating and maintaining healthy neighborhoods. They strive to support this mission by creating community partnerships, connecting distressed and transitioning communities with valued/vetted resources, and communicating and celebrating progress and success.

About The Partnership Network
The Partnership Network (TPN) is a group of intermediary funders and/or capacity building organizations working to mobilize the community and economic development sectors in the Pittsburgh region. TPN creates the conditions for change by collaborating to solve complex community challenges at the macro, meso, and micro levels of our communities. Collectively, TPN is focused on capacity building for the Community Development System to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). TPN members are committed to being people-centered while implementing the following practices: Aligning Resources, Creating Transparency, and Articulating Shared Outcomes. Partner organizations include Allegheny Conference, The Forbes Funds, Grounded Strategies, Neighborhood Allies, NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania, and New Sun Rising.

About The Forbes Funds
The Forbes Funds advances the well-being of our region by helping human service and community-based nonprofits build their management capacity and increase the impact of their mission work. They support these nonprofits both as individual organizations and as a unified coalition of leaders, funders, and advocates working collaboratively throughout southwestern Pennsylvania.

Posted in ProgramsTagged Building Capacity, covid-19, covid-19 response, Healthy Leaders, neighborhood allies, New Sun Rising, Nonprofit Resilience Program, pittsburgh nonprofits, pittsburgh organizations, Stronger Connectivity, the Forbes fund, the partnership network, The Staunton Farm Foundation

Triboro Ecodistrict businesses adapt under Covid-19

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Alyse Horn-Pyatt

Above: Outdoor patio seating at Double L bar in Millvale that was added to accommodate COVID-19 restrictions.

Over the last five months, coronavirus cases have fluctuated throughout Pennsylvania and small business owners have had to adapt to changing regulations instituted by the state to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Guidance for retail and businesses in the restaurant industry is provided on Governor Tom Wolf’s website, which has been helpful for many, but the transitions are difficult nonetheless.

“It sucks. I don’t know how else to say it,” said Linsey Marie Thomas, owner of Double L in Millvale. 

Her father bought the bar in 1984, and after his unexpected death, Thomas took over. She lived above the bar from the age of two to 19 and said she is a “born and raised bar brat.” When she began running the business, she wanted the atmosphere to be a step above a dive, but have the nostalgic, hometown bar feeling and she believes she’s achieved that. 

Before the pandemic, Double L closed for renovations and reopened as a non-smoking bar, and they are also a designated Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant. 

Since March, Thomas has continued to adjust with the regulations and closed the bar for a short time in July when the virus was spiking. They are currently open for dine-in or takeout options and have indoor and outdoor patio seating.

“It makes a difference to support smaller local places,” Thomas said. “Everyone that works in my bar lives in the neighborhood and the area, so you’re not just supporting me, you’re supporting them, too.”

For businesses opening during the pandemic, like 2 Sisters 2 Sons in Sharpsburg, it hasn’t required as many modifications considering they built their food business around takeout-only. Co-owners Denise Joseph and Marlene Siddo opened the location with their sons Michael Brown and Kwasi Prince on July 6 and have experienced a healthy flow of customers every day since. They were previously located in Wilkinsburg, but closed in 2015 due to building issues and have been mobile until now.

Brown said customers from around the city and county have stopped in for food with some coming as far as Ohio.

“There was at least a minimum of one person a day opening the door to ask if we were open yet and wanting to place an order, so we knew that we were going to get consistent traffic, but we didn’t know it would be like this,” Brown said. 

Joseph and Siddo are the head chefs, while Brown and Prince focus on keeping the daily operations running smoothly. Joseph said she is elated with their new location and that the Sharpsburg community has been very welcoming. Her family is close-knit, and she can tell the borough is, too. 

“I want to say thank you to everyone supporting us, we appreciate the love,” Joseph said. “Keep coming and we will make sure we work with you and that everybody is happy.”

They are working on getting multiple phone lines to take more orders over the phone, which take about about 15-25 minutes to cook, because as Joseph said, “you don’t want to rush good food.”

Similarly, it’s best not to rush quality fashion. Kiya Tomlin’s retail business in Etna produces everything in-house, which she said gives her and her staff control over clothing quality and the ability to personally manage inventory, so they aren’t producing items “that nobody wants or having to meet other factories production minimums.”

“It allows us to be more resourceful with our fabric waste so we’re not just throwing it out and can use it towards other things, whether it’s making samples or donating or creating other things with it,” Tomlin said.

For now, the space is open by appointment only, but when the shut down order was enacted in March and Tomlin closed up the shop, she was committed to keeping her team paid and employed. After the first week of the shelter-at-home order, Tomlin said she received a text message from a friend about a hospital system in Indiana asking for home sewers to make masks because they were experiencing a shortage.

“That hadn’t been on the radar in Pittsburgh yet, but it was starting to come about in other areas so when I saw that I thought that is something we can do,” Tomlin said. 

She was connected to Allegheny Health Network and began producing 400 masks a day to donate to support staff individuals and those not in direct contact with COVID-19 patients. Tomlin said they kept this up “for a good month or two” until masks became more available. 

Tomlin said those masks were also donated to Triboro police, firefighters, and neighboring businesses, and she is thankful for how proactive the borough has been in releasing information helpful for small businesses.

“I think we normally intentionally support each other, but there was even more of an incentive to make sure we supported one another through this, all being small businesses, to stay afloat,” Tomlin said.

Due to Tomlin’s donated mask production, she was contacted by Highmark and her team is one of several other businesses contributing to Highmark’s initiative of donating 1 million cloth face masks to the Highmark community.

Posted in ProjectsTagged 2 sisters 2 sons, coronavirus, covid-19, double L, double L bar, EcoDistricts, Etna, kiya tomlin, millvale, Sharpsburg, small business, Triboro ecodistrict

Honoring Triboro Ecodistrict Essential Workers

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Alyse Horn-Pyatt

To honor some of its most caring and hardworking community members, the Triboro Ecodistrict asked residents to nominate someone they saw within Millvale-Etna-Sharpsburg going above and beyond to provide essential services to their communities during this pandemic.

From volunteer firefighters and postal workers, to restaurant owners and professional distillers, these are the individuals working and living in the Triboro Ecodistrict, and chosen by their community, to be recognized for their continued commitment to helping others.

 

Millvale

Aisha Al-Zahrani, Registered Nurse

Aisha Al-Zahrani chose to become a Labor and Delivery Nurse because she wanted to advocate for women’s health and “support patients during one of the most vulnerable times in their lives.”

“It has been a scary and unsettling time for parents to be bringing life into the world during a pandemic,” Al-Zahrani said. “Just taking the time to make them feel safe and comfortable while also taking extra precautions that the hospital has set in place has been helpful in reducing their anxiety.”

Al-Zahrani lives in Millvale and said the borough has been amazing and has given residents some kind of stability during uncertain times. Specifically, the Millvale Community Share Table, New Sun Rising’s free produce box distributions through Farmers to Families, and the collaboration between Sprezzatura and Tupelo Honey Teas has been “incredible” to see.

“You can tell the sense of community we have here. Everyone has come together and supported each other.”

 

Jacqlyn Boggs, Outreach Manager at North Hills Community Outreach, Millvale Satellite 

For Jacqlyn Boggs, being able to make a difference in someone’s life, whether that be tangible help, providing resources, or just an ear to listen, was her inspiration to become involved in community outreach.

The person who nominated Boggs to be honored as a Triboro Ecodistrict Essential Worker said Boggs “and her team have gone above and beyond to make sure the citizens of Millvale area have access to food, emergency assistance, etc. You won’t find a harder working individual serving Millvale right now.” 

When Boggs looks around the Millvale community, she applauds and is in awe of others who stepped up to take care of their neighbors.

“I watched Boys & Girls Club with Shaler School District work together to provide lunches for students, local businesses donating to make sure anyone hungry could get a meal, local churches provide gift cards/bags of food to those in need, residence stepping  up to be buddies to each other, [New Sun Rising] setting up produce distributions, and Shaler High School Seniors holding a food drive to support local food pantries. It makes me proud to be working in Millvale,” Boggs said.

 

Gabe Cetra, Letter Carrier for the United States Postal Service

Gabe Cetra said he was never meant to sit behind a desk, and his decision to work as a letter carrier for the USPS was one of the best decisions he’s ever made. 

The most rewarding part of the job? 

“Without a doubt, it’s the people that I serve,” Centra said. “Being able to connect them with each other, and with family and friends all over the world, is kind of mind blowing when you think about it. Birthday cards, letters, holiday greetings, Christmas gifts, and so much more are trusted to me every single day. I’m honored to serve a community like Millvale and grateful for the kindness that they show me day in and day out.”

During this pandemic, Centra said he has been inspired by how Triboro residents have supported one another and he is proud to be contributing to the sustainability of small businesses as they continue to expand “their mail order opportunities.”

 

James Machajewski, Assistant Chief of Millvale Volunteer Fire Department, Emergency Management Coordinator of the Borough of Millvale, Borough of Millvale Council President, Electrophysiology Nurse at UPMC Shadyside Hospital

There are two things that inspired James Machajewski’s professional and volunteer endeavors: the urge to help others and the pride he has for Millvale. He has been with the Millvale Volunteer Fire Department since 1989, a registered nurse since 1994, served as the Borough’s Emergency Management Coordinator since 2007, and he was elected to council in 2009 and has served as president since 2013.

“Knowing that I can make a difference is the most rewarding part of my jobs,” Machajewski said. “Whether it is physically helping out, providing information, or just lending an ear to listen, you know you can make a difference that can mean a lot to someone in need.”

This pandemic has sparked familiar feelings for Machajewski, similar to those felt when Millvale has gone through other difficult times.

“It may sound strange to some, but my experience in Millvale during this pandemic has once again made me feel Humbled, Honored and Proud to be a part of our town. Just like some other unfortunate events that have disrupted our normal daily lives in the past, the residents and businesses in Millvale have found ways to come together to protect and help each other in a time of need.”

 

Millvale Community Share Table

The Community Share Table in Millvale is a partnership between the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania’s Northern Area Clubhouse and Shaler Area School District to provide youths ages 18 and younger grab-and-go meals for breakfast and lunch. With volunteers from Northern Area Boys & Girls Club, Millvale Community Library, and Millvale Youth Dance, the table also holds free food and other items for all ages. These are the four volunteers associated with the Share Table that were nominated as Triboro Ecodistrict Essential Workers.

Roman Benty, Youth Program Director at Millvale Community Library, Millvale Youth Dance Chaperone, Celebrated Talent Show Judge

“I think it was a great way to get to know people I’d always seen around town, but never got the chance to talk to. COVID has forced us all to slow down and reexamine different practices and processes in our lives,” Benty said.

“The share table ended up being a space where folks could come together over food and share their hopes, gripes, fears, and reflections. Millvale is the kind of town where people like to talk, and we saw that in full effect. In some ways, I think people gained as much from the social interactions with neighbors and friends as they did from what was actually on the table. I will forever have a very special place in my heart for my fellow lunch ladies from the Boys & Girls Club and Millvale Youth Dance.”

Kate Davis, Program Manager at Northern Area Boys & Girls Club, Volunteer at Millvale Youth Dance, Borough Christmas Carnival and Bingo at Lloyd McBride Court

“I feel the share table was a great way to bring so many different organizations together to help out the community. I met many amazing people that I call friends now,” Davis said.

“Not only was it the [Millvale Community Library], Northern Area [Boys & Girls Club], and [Millvale] Youth Dance, but we worked with a few of the churches, borough, [Millvale Community Development Corporation], 412 Food Rescue, and many of the local establishments such as Cousins Lounge, Sprezzatura, and Jean Marc Chatellier’s.

It also gave many people a chance to meet people in the community they could go to for outreach if they need help. Sometimes it is hard to make those connections on our own.”

Sue Goetz, Branch Director at Northern Area Boys & Girls Club, Volunteer at events for Millvale Volunteer Fire Department, Millvale Music Fest, Millvale Days, and the VFW

“[The most rewarding part of my job is] how great our community comes together. They always want to help each other in times of need and are very generous. They even made sure, many times, that we were OK and offered to help volunteer if we needed them,” Goetz said.

Jenny Mendak, Director of Family and Youth Development at Millvale Community Development Corporation, Body Piercer at Three River Tattoos, Volunteer at numerous Millvale events

“I believe the share table brought the community closer in ways of allowing us to help each other and also meet [people in] the community we never met before. My experience was rewarding and sometimes I felt guilty for enjoying the Share Table, because it was a thing of [need] for people, but I always tried to make it fun, kind, and as uplifting as possible,” Mendak said.

 

Lucky Sign Spirits: Matt Brudnok and Christian Kahle, Professional Distillers 

The satisfaction of developing new spirits and perfecting others is one of the reasons Matt Brudnok and Christians Kahle decided to build a business around their love for strong drink.

They said anytimes they’ve needed assistance during the pandemic, someone in the community has been able to lend a helping hand. In return, Brudnok and Kahle used their distillery to create sanitizer for essential workers and keep helping hands clean.

“We both realized during the beginning of the pandemic that we had the technical ability and access to make Hand Sanitizer. Even though it nearly bankrupted us we went ahead as it was more important to help those on the front line,” Kahle said.

Lucky Sign Spirits made and distributed 2,500 bottles of hand sanitizer for free to first responders throughout the region.

 

Etna

Carl Funtal, Retired Shaler Police Officer, Current Chief Pierogi Officer at Cop Out Pierogies

It’s his love for good Polish food, and people, that led Carl Funtal to open Cop Out Pierogies. The joy he’s able to bring his customers by providing a quality product and customer service, as well as giving back to the community, is the most rewarding part of his job.

Funtal said he, along with “many groups and individuals” that helped him with these endeavors, provide meals for Emanuel Lutheran Church and have donated a portion of Cop Out Pierogies Lenten Fish Dinners to the Etna Volunteer Fire Department and Shaler Hampton EMS. Funtal is also a board member of the Etna Economic Development Corporation (EEDC). 

During this pandemic, Funtal said the support he’s received from the Etna community, including the Borough of Etna and organizations like the EEDC and Etna Community Organization “has been outstanding.”

“As well as the love and support of so many loyal customers and friends.”

 

Rev. Jonathan “JJ” Lynn, Pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Etna

Rev. JJ Lynn said it’s impossible for him to pick out one aspect of his work being more valuable than another, but it is clear to him that all of the work he does is “based on good relationships.”

“The gift to witness the miracle of relationships built on respect and love for one another overcome obstacles and bridge cultural divisions to empower unity; the gift to be a part of the realization of the abundance of life that is around us and see us harness our individual gifts and skills to work for the common good of the community and world; these are probably the top three aspects that bring me the most gratitude,” Rev. JJ said. 

The person who nominated Rev. JJ Lynn to be honored as a Triboro Ecodistrict Essential Worker said from the very beginning, Rev. JJ jumped into action to ensure both children and adults in the community did not go hungry. He opened the doors of Emmanuel Lutheran Church to serve lunches and joined others in the Borough to assure the Bread of Life Food Pantry had enough food and volunteers.

“He made himself and Emmanuel available in whatever capacity was needed.”

 

Tina Olzak, Staffing Manager at Harmar Village Care Center

At the end of the day, Tina Olzak said the most rewarding part of her job is knowing that she has helped care for the residents at Harmar Village Care Center “by providing them with them with the best staff.”

Olzak was nominated as a Triboro Ecodistrict Essential Worker by someone in her community due to her 25 years in the healthcare industry and “risking her life every single day” to take  care of her residents. 

 

Sharpsburg

Scott Bailey, School Police Officer for Fox Chapel Area School District

As a fifth generation Law Enforcement Officer, police work is a family tradition for Scott Bailey. He feels an immense amount of gratification helping others and takes pride in the lessons he learns from his son’s who are both autistic, and he looks to them for inspiration on how to educate the law enforcement community about proper procedures when interacting with autistic citizens. 

Throughout this pandemic, Bailey said it’s been difficult not having contact with some of the students who teachers and other administrators haven’t heard from. “But in Police work, you have to adapt, overcome and re-evaluate the situations. That is exactly what I did,” Bailey said.

Bailey has helped facilitate weekly meal distributions, connected with teachers and staff about students that need to be checked on and if they need food, technology, clothing, etc. For families with unreliable transportation, Bailey has been able to deliver what the students need to their homes and was involved in distributing laptops to students at the start of the shutdown. 

“Working with the students and providing for their needs, to be a mentor and be there to listen without judgment, and to just be that friendly face that any student can depend and count on. To make all students feel safe while obtaining a quality education, these are the most rewarding parts of my job.”

 

Lauren Broyles, Second Harvest Board Member + Representative to the Triboro Ecodistrict Advisory Council, Roots of Faith, Market Garden, and S. Vincent de Paul Volunteer, Professional Grant Consultant

To allow her more time and energy to get involved within the community, Lauren Broyles made some lifestyle changes several years ago that have enabled her to bridge her hobbies with her professional life. Then in 2019, her “doorway into Sharpsburg” opened when Bonnie DeMotte, executive director of Second Harvest, “reached out looking for folks to help with a new thrift store.”

“The most rewarding aspects of volunteering in Sharpsburg have been making new friendships and the opportunity to connect with other people around growing new things — food, gardens, programs, and a new store and community asset in Second Harvest.”

The time she has spent volunteering during the pandemic has led her to find innovative ways to engage with the community, like her work coordinating the Bloom Where You Are Planted container garden program, which gave Triboro residents a tomato or strawberry plant, soil, and five-gallon bucket to grow their own food over the summer.

“My experience has overwhelmingly been watching people stepping up to the plate, and finding practical and creative ways to help and connect during the economic stresses and isolation,” Broyles said.

 

Bonnie Demott, President and Executive Director of Second Harvest

Bonnie DeMotte said from its inception, Second Harvest’s desire was to make an impact on the community. Therefore, when the shutdown began, it was inevitable that the organization would step in to meet the needs of the borough.

“When we saw that the pandemic was greatly exacerbating the existing food insecurity problem, the Board agreed that we should help in any way that we could. We partnered with Roots of Faith, Fox Families Care, Backpacks For Hunger and The Sharpsburg Neighborhood organization to deliver bags of groceries to seniors and other vulnerable populations within our community. We also created the Dinners For Friends program to support local restaurants and residents with prepared dinners for pick up. Overall, we distributed over $120,000 worth of groceries, and close to $30,000 to local restaurants.”

The gratitude expressed by the people served through these programs has been heartwarming for DeMotte, and she has been grateful for the volunteers that “come out religiously for months every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday” to transport groceries from Butler to Sharpsburg, pack, and deliver the food. She is also thankful for the donations Second Harvest received to support their pandemic work.

“The way everyone rallied in their own way to make sure our neighbors were fed was truly moving. It was a privilege to be a part of it.”

 

Father Michael Decowicz, Senior Parochial Vicar of the Lower Allegheny Valley parish grouping and Director of Addiction Recovery Ministry in Pittsburgh

For 41 years, Father Michael has been a Catholic priest, a profession he was inspired to pursue unsurprisingly by his faith, but also his commitment to serving others.

To bring comfort to individuals during the pandemic, he has been posting weekly video presentations on Facebook and on the Addiction Recovery Ministry Pittsburgh website that cover a variety of topics “to help those in need during this time of isolation” and “to those struggling with the disease of addiction.”

“I have discovered once again a real sense of neighborhood and community in Sharpsburg that makes this town a very special place,” Father Michael said. “Walking through Sharpsburg, I have been able to talk with the wonderful people that live here and hopefully have been a source of comfort and hope.”

 

Rosemarie Haas, Administrative Assistant for Saint Juan Diego Parish of the Lower Allegheny Valley parish grouping and for the Addiction Recovery Ministry

Rosemarie Haas has lived in Sharpsburg all her life, and she considers it “an honor and a privilege” to help those within her community. Whether it be the smiles, tears, or words of thanks from those she assists, she said it fills her “heart with joy.”

When Haas saw how individuals and families were impacted by the pandemic, especially by food insecurity, she knew that she had to step in and help in some way.

“I saw people in Sharpsburg and throughout our nation lining up to receive free food, and after our food pantry donated all they had, I knew I had to help restock their shelves,” Haas said. “Since I am a little familiar with social media, I thought reaching out and asking for donations of food and money was a small way to help restock the shelves. I am so grateful to all those who responded so generously with their donations.”

 

Douglas Lane, Electrician, Volunteer Firefighter for the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department

Douglas Lane’s grandfather was a firefighter and president of the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department from the 1950s to the 1980s. A few years ago, Lane said his brother Dennis joined the department and he decided to follow suit.

“Being a part of the solution to any problems that arise [is the most rewarding part of volunteering],” Lane said. “I’ve volunteered in the past in a few capacities for a few different Sharpsburg organizations. I like helping people and serving the community. 

Since the pandemic began, Lane said there have been a lot of new regulations that keep first responder safe, which he has been following closely to keep himself, his family, and his community safe from spreading the virus.

Lane said it’s been difficult to see Sharpsburg businesses closing their doors due to the pandemic, but he knows it’s a temporary setback.

“The Borough has shown strong leadership and I’m proud to be able to continue to serve the community despite everything.”

 

Kathleen Stanley, Director of Outreach at Faith United Methodist Church/Roots of Faith

Kathleen Stanley said Sharpsburg feels like her second home and getting to know the people and their stories, anad be part of the great things happening in the borough, is part of what keeps her coming back day after day.

“It sounds silly, but I get great joy when I’m out in the community and someone recognizes me and they say, ‘Hey Kathleen, how are ya, how’s the kids?” It makes me feel like part of the community.”

When asked about her experience working in Sharpsburg during the pandemic, community was also the first word that came to her mind.

“People from all walks of life pulled together to help each other, no one cared about race, ethnicity, religion, social status, or our economic differences. For a brief moment in time, we were all united, we each brought our unique gifts to the project and we got it done.”

Stanley said Roots of Faith created a project called “Sharing the Harvest” where they and about 30 volunteers gathered, cleaned, packaged and delivered or handed out almost 500 bags of groceries every week for three months. Roots of Faith also kept its social services open to assist people with paying utilities, filing for unemployment, connecting to medical professionals, and provided COVID-19 resources. 

Posted in ProjectsTagged covid-19, covid-19 response, essential workers, Etna, first responders, front line workers, millvale, Sharpsburg, Triboro ecodistrict, Triboro ecodistrict essential workers

Justice, Race, and Responsibility

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Alyse Horn-Pyatt

Above: Photo from the NEXTpittsburgh article, “More than 30 Pittsburgh environmental groups stand behind this statement on justice, race, and responsibility,” published on June 18, 2020.

During the COVID-19 crisis, the people of southwestern Pennsylvania have learned much about who we are, who we want to be, and the need for unity and leadership in the face of loss and uncertainty. The pandemic continues to cause great change, even as we navigate what it means to reopen. Recent events in Minneapolis and across the nation are reinforcing the critical need to intentionally address racism and develop systems that work for everyone. 

This turbulent time presents a unique opportunity to rebuild a stronger, more resilient region together. A responsible recovery from COVID-19 and from our legacy of racism begins with addressing the essential challenges before us and planning our best next steps. Now is the time to build a society that is truly founded upon justice for all, and comes from understanding and respecting the interconnectedness of all people, our health, our environment, and our prosperity. 

Tragedy has caused the nation to focus on rectifying discrimination in the criminal justice system that unfairly targets Black and Brown America. This type of discrimination is not the only evidence of structural racism in our society. We must acknowledge that racial justice is interwoven through all conversations, including those about health and the environment. For example, as we have seen from CDC data, COVID-19 is widening existing racial gaps in health equity. Similarly, vulnerable populations are disproportionately impacted by pollution. A responsible path forward, and likewise, a responsible recovery, takes information like this into account, and makes sure that workplace and governmental policies support, not hinder, our ability to be healthy and to fix our systems and communities so they are fair for everyone. Our organizations stand aligned with all who are committed to building on this moment of anguish toward a just future. 

A responsible path forward intentionally strengthens the resilience of our natural world and ensures a healthier region, including clean air, clean water, access to outdoor green spaces, and a stable climate—for all. Reductions in carbon emissions and increases in clean energy usage will help curb the increasing extreme weather impacts already being experienced in Pittsburgh, like flooding and poor air quality—also disproportionately felt. 

A responsible path forward means, too, an investment in a sustainable, equitable economic future. Responsible stimulus investments in infrastructure, transportation, food systems, energy, etc. are tools to simultaneously advance our well-being, environmental performance and economic prosperity. Clean energy jobs are an important driver of regional job growth of which we should take full advantage. However, to realize this promise, it is required that we remove barriers and be deliberate about an effort to ensure that Black and Brown residents, and others who have been excluded from full participation in the economy, are included. 

Our organizations will use the wealth of knowledge and the resources we have to make connections, listen to community voices and priorities, and help create a responsible recovery from COVID-19 and from the terror of racism. This is a critical moment for the region, one where our moral path forward and practical measures for rebuilding align. As organizations dedicated to promoting the conservation of this region’s natural assets and protecting the future of the people living in it, we urge other leaders in the region to be proactive in their planning. We have the tools to meet the challenges before us. Together, we will rebuild a more resilient, even greater Pittsburgh region, for all. 

Signed by: 

Allegheny CleanWays, Myrna Newman, Executive Director 

Allegheny Land Trust, Chris Beichner, President & CEO 

Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jim Bonner, Executive Director 

BikePGH, Scott Bricker, Executive Director 

Breathe Project, Matthew Mehalik, Executive Director 

Center of Life, Tim Smith, Executive Director 

Communitopia, Katie Modic, Executive Director 

Conservation Consultants, Inc., Jeaneen A. Zappa, Executive Director 

Construction Junction, Mike Gable, Executive Director 

Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services, Emily A. Collins, Executive Director and Managing Attorney 

Friends of the Riverfront, Kelsey Ripper, Executive Director 

Group Against Smog and Pollution, Rachel Filippini, Executive Director 

Green Building Alliance, Jenna Cramer, Executive Director 

Grounded Strategies, Ariam Ford-Graver, Executive Director 

Grow Pittsburgh, Jake Seltman, Executive Director 

Homewood Children’s Village, Walter Lewis, President & CEO 

Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, Matt Elliott, Executive Director 

Landforce, Ilyssa Manspeizer, Executive Director 

New Sun Rising, Scott Wolovich, Executive Director 

Nine Mile Run Watershed Association, Brenda Lynn Smith, Executive Director 

PennFuture, Jacquelyn Bonomo, President and CEO 

Pennsylvania Resources Council, Justin Stockdale, Managing Director 

Pennsylvania Solar Center, Sharon (Pillar) Grace, Founder and Director 

Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, Richard V. Piacentini, President and CEO 

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Catherine Qureshi, Acting Chief Operating Officer 

Plant Five for Life, Christine Graziano, President 

Riverlife, Matthew Galluzzo, President & CEO 

RiverWise, Daniel Rossi-Keen, Executive Director 

Student Conservation Association, Jennifer Meccariello Layman, Regional Vice President 

Sustainable Pittsburgh, Joylette Portlock, Executive Director 

The Forbes Funds, Fred Brown, President and CEO 

Tree Pittsburgh, Danielle Crumrine, Executive Director 

Triboro Ecodistrict, Brian Wolovich, Director 

UrbanKind Institute, Jamil Bey, President 

Venture Outdoors, Valerie Beichner, President & CEO 

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Thomas D. Saunders, President and CEO 

Women for a Healthy Environment, Michelle Naccarati- Chapkis, Executive Director 

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Creating food equity through action in the Triboro Ecodistrict

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Alyse Horn-Pyatt

The Triboro Ecodistrict has had its fair share of challenges in its mission to increase sustainable community development; with six shared lenses of promoting equity, food, water, energy, air quality, and mobility, the initiative has made significant strides improving Millvale, Etna, and Sharpsburg’s quality of life. 

But the COVID-19 crisis has brought new, and amplified existing, difficulties for the three boroughs, the foremost of each being access to food. Therefore, these communities are leveraging years of collaboration to create equity through action.

When Pennsylvania’s first shelter-at-home order was put into place by Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine on March 23, seven counties, including Allegheny, were forced to close nonessential businesses. All 67 counties were under the order by April 1.

In the last five weeks, 1.5 million Pennsylvanians have filed for unemployment. 

Physical distancing is the only proven way to slow the spread of COVID-19 and “decrease the anticipated spike,” which would overwhelm hospitals and significantly weaken healthcare workers ability to provide adequate medical care to individuals, according to the American Medical Association.

Sheltering at home is saving lives, but an afflictive side effect for nonessential workers is that most are not receiving steady income.

“A lot of people will say to me, ‘My neighbor just lost their job,’ and I tell them to come up to the food bank. They don’t need to be registered with us right now. Just come in and we will feed you, that’s what we’re here for,” said Alexis Weber, Pantry Manager at Bread of Life Food Pantry in Etna.

Weber said during a regular month the food pantry will serve 105 families. During April they served 134 including 37 new families. In an effort to reduce exposure, grocery items are prepackaged and brought out to the car. Each box is assembled with the intention to create a well rounded selection for families including canned food but also fresh fruits, eggs, meats and cheeses.

The Boys & Girls Club in Millvale has been catering to a younger audience and has a bit of a different set up for individuals, but Youth Development Coordinator Kate Davis said it is working out well.

Seven days a week from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. the Boys & Girls Club has a share table setup with groceries and other items that anyone in need can take, and breakfast and lunch grab bags are available for any child under 18. 

“Shaler [Area School District] has been bringing 125 meals a day and all of them are being taken,” Davis said. ‘These lunch ladies [making these meals] don’t get credit because they’re not in the public eye, but they are amazing.”

The Boys & Girls Club have received donations for local businesses regularly in the past, and some have been able to give more in recent weeks, like Sprezzatura, Jean-Marc’s Bakery, and 412 Food Rescue. Davis said those donations are added to the share table or the kids meal bags.

“Businesses have been reaching out every few days to check in,” Davis said. “Millvale is a very strong community, and you notice that from all of the floods and how it just seems to come together [in a time of need].”

Bonnie DeMotte, Executive Director of Second Harvest in Sharpsburg, said the strength of the Triboro communities, individually and together, has been a silver lining during the response to the pandemic. 

“Before this, I don’t think all the different leaders of these groups knew each other as well and certainly we are now all more aware of each [organization].” DeMotte said. “Now we can really help each other in these unprecedented times.”

DeMotte has partnered with Roots of Faith Director Kathleen Stanley to assist in food distribution to those in need and it is the only site currently in the borough. The extension of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in Sharpsburg is connected to St. Vincent DePaul, which is part of the Catholic Diocese and closed indefinitely due to COVID-19.

Second Harvest and Roots of Faith are also working with Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization Executive Director Brittany Reno who has been writing grant applications in order to get more resources to the program.

Every week, DeMotte said they have been providing over 100 bags of food for individuals who are able attend the walk up distribution. They have also been delivering 300 bags to seniors and at-risk residents, as have Bread of Life Food Pantry and the Boys & Girls Club.

“It’s people helping people, you know?” said Weber. “You just don’t know how strong and caring you are until you get in a crisis like this and everyone comes out. It’s like both sides of the coin. The people who can give, give. The people who need to receive, receive.”

“We’re all praying for this virus to be over, but it’s going to be a long haul.”

Each organization is in need of food or monetary donations to keep up with demand. If you are able, please send checks or drop off donations to the locations below. If you are in need of food, there are resources below for meal distribution dates. If you are in immediate need of food, please call Alexis Weber at (412) 721-3343.

 

Bread of Life Food Pantry in Etna

Food donations:

Monday’s from 2-4 p.m.
Wednesday’s from 6-8 p.m.
Friday’s from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

All Saints Activities Building
Church Alley between Wilson Street and Dewey Street
Follow Dewey St from Grant Ave, making a right on Wendlin Street, a Right on Wilson Street, and a Right on Church Alley.

Monetary donations:

94 Locust St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15223

 

Boys & Girls Club in Millvale

Food and monetary donations:

100 Howard St.
Millvale, PA 15209

 

Second Harvest + Roots of Faith in Sharpsburg

Food donations:

(Anytime)
101 Cabin Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15215

(Wednesday’s only from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
800 Main St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15215

Monetary donations:

800 Main St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15215

 

Christ Lutheran Church in Millvale 

Monetary: 

Online or sent to 917 Evergreen Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15209


North Hill Community Outreach

Food donations: 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
1975 Ferguson Road, Allison Park, PA 15101

Monetary donations:

Online or call Lin Kostura at (412) 487-6316, opt. 1 x 3131

 

Resources for residents in need:


Dinners for Neighbors

Wednesday
5-6 p.m.
Fugh Hall
27 Crescent Ave.
Etna, PA 15223

Dinners for Friends

Tuesday
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Blawnox Fire Department
376 Freeport Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

Wednesday
5:30-6:30 p.m.
The Sharpsburg Family Worship Center
200 8th St., Sharpsburg, PA 15215


Bread of Life Food Pantry Etna

Wednesday, May 13
10 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20
1-3 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27
6-8 p.m.

94 Locust St. Etna, PA 15223 


Boys & Girls Club

Meals for children under 18

Share table with groceries and other items for anyone in need

Monday-Sunday
11 a.m.-1 p.m.

100 Howard St. Millvale, PA 15209


Second Harvest & Roots of Faith

Every Wednesday
Delivery to seniors and at-risk residents (email kathleen.stanley@faithfoxchapel.org)

Every Thursday
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
800 Main St. Pittsburgh, PA 15215

Christ Lutheran Church 

917 Evergreen Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15209
Call 412-821-4300 or email Christlutheran917@gmail.com for mask and food distribution information

North Hill Community Outreach

Wednesday, May 20
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
416 Lincoln Ave. Millvale, PA 15209
(Serves the 15209 zip code)

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New Sun Rising deploys Crisis Mitigation Relief Fund

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Alyse Horn-Pyatt

New Sun Rising (NSR) is providing up to $5,000 to small businesses and nonprofits who demonstrated critical economic needs due to the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to $100,000 in seed funding from the Hillman Foundation.

Successful applicants are receiving immediate funding and technical assistance taken as a loan repayment (0% interest, 3 year term, 6 month no payments) or Vibrancy Corps option, which provides full loan forgiveness. The Vibrancy Corps requires organizations to make a one to three month commitment to use funds to implement projects that address urgent community needs.

“We know how hard people work in our nonprofit and small business community. While COVID-19 has pushed many of us to our limits, it is inspiring to see how hard people are willing to fight to sustain their organization and community. The goal of the Crisis Mitigation Relief Fund is to help as many leaders as possible to endure this crisis, and mobilize them to build vibrant  communities together,” said Scott Wolovich, Executive Director of New Sun Rising. 

Although similar funds have been launched in Pittsburgh, there are several things that make NSR’s Crisis Mitigation Fund unique. Due to an innovative loan structure, nonprofits, small businesses, social enterprises, and cooperatives in Allegheny and Beaver County all were eligible to apply. In order to prioritize inclusion and data-informed decisions, the Fund Committee used information from NSR’s Vibrancy Index Dashboard to evaluate community impact, aligned values, and financial need. 

New Sun Rising recognizes that complex problems require complex solutions, therefore funding decisions also considered a Crisis Response Priority score and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The wide range of supported organizations is a reflection of NSR’s triple bottom line community development methodology based on culture, sustainability, and opportunity.

The majority of organizations are receiving funds to help meet basic human needs by providing food, shelter, and mental health support, mitigating further losses for vulnerable populations such as immigrants and youth, and ensuring an equitable response to the pandemic. A total of 24 extraordinary organizations received funds, including: Barrels to Beethoven, Coraopolis Youth Creations, Hello Neighbor, Hill District Consensus Group, Kitchen of Grace, Inside Our Minds, Latino Community Center, Love Rocks Cafe, Protohaven, Revival Relief, Zellous Hope Project, Triboro Ecodistrict Food Relief projects in Millvale, Etna, and Sharpsburg, and more. A full list of awardees along with information on the organization’s Vibrancy Index Dashboard and Crisis Response Priority score can be found on the New Sun Rising website.

Neashia Johnson of the Hill District Consensus Group notes that “as existing food insecurity challenges are exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, having the support of NSR’s Crisis Relief Fund is invaluable as we respond to the direct needs of our community.”

New Sun Rising will continue to support projects addressing community challenges on the front lines, but is not currently accepting new applications due to depletion of funds. If you are interested in partnering to financially support the Crisis Mitigation Relief Fund, please email vibrancyfunds@newsunrising.org or visit newsunrising.org/ways-to-give.

 

About New Sun Rising

New Sun Rising supports nonprofits and small businesses to build vibrant communities through culture, sustainability, and opportunity. NSR believes that all people and communities hold the knowledge and power to make positive change. We envision a future where regenerative community development practices create the conditions for true social, environmental, and economic justice.

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