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Gateway Society seeks to reverse decline in black men entering medical school (Pgh. Post-Gazette)

Children join their teacher in singing and clapping to music at the Children’s Museum Early Childhood Center. (Photo by Brian Cohen)
Pedal Power

Bike Pittsburgh, a Heinz Endowments’ grantee, has helped propel Pittsburgh from the bottom rungs of cycling circles to the top tier of bike-friendly communities. Left: Bikers on the Hot Metal Bridge. (Photo by Joshua Franzos). Below: The 420-mile “Tour of Pennsylvania” international bike race across the state concluded on the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh in 2008. (Photo by Renee Rosensteel for the Downtown Now Photography Project.)
Riverfront Development

Pittsburgh’s riverfronts have become prime real estate for recreation and business development. Left: The Mon Wharf Landing was converted from a parking lot to a park and trail that feature steps that descend to the river and allow increased use by area fishermen. (Photo by Annie O’Neill for the Downtown Now Photography Project) Below: The new convention center plaza provides river access, connection to markets and restaurants, additional public green space and boat landings. (Photo by Brian Cohen)
Fitwits

The Fitwits program offers an innovative way to combat childhood obesity by making it entertaining for children to learn about healthy eating habits. A key component involves using colorful flashcards. This year the Fitwits model is being piloted in restaurants throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Left: Kentucky Avenue School students use the Fitwits cards in a game. Below: Cartoon characters Elvis Pretzley and Mac & Tash featured on cards. (Photos by Joshua Franzos)
Fresh produce from the Farmer’s Market

The “Who Cooks for You Farm” sells its fresh vegetables at the Penn Circle West Farmer’s Market in East Liberty last year. (Photos by Joshua Franzos)
Students from Pittsburgh King School prepare to kayak on the river as part of the district’s Summer Dreamer Academy last year. (Photo by Jim Judkis)
Gallery Crawl in the Downtown Cultural District
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust organizes free quarterly Gallery Crawls each year that attract thousands of people to the district to experience different types of art. Left: Performance artist Joanne Hsieh presents “Salvaged from the Domestic Forest.” Below: A crowd gathers at the Harris Theater. (Photos by Joshua Franzos)
Thankful for Family Support Centers
The Prospect Park Family Support Center, one of 33 in the Pittsburgh region, has a special focus on refugees. The center provides programs on parenting skills, school readiness and healthy family lifestyles, along with offering financial and other support services. Left: Families celebrate Thanksgiving at the support center, with both traditional and nontraditional food. Below: Children perform at the Thanksgiving feast. (Photos by Terry Clark)
Summer Youth Philanthropy Program
The Heinz Endowments annually employs recent high school graduates as summer youth philanthropy interns. As part of the program this year, interns organized a philanthropy fair, bottom, to present their areas of interest to the community. They also created radio pieces at Saturday Light Brigade, left, highlighting issues of sustainability in the region.

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The Heinz Endowments was formed from the Howard Heinz Endowment established in 1941, and the Vira l. Heinz Endowment, established in 1986.

Our vision is for southwestern Pennsylvania to prosper as a premier place to both live and work, as a center for learning and educational excellence, and as a home to diversity and inclusion.

Our mission is to help our region thrive as a whole community – economically, ecologically, educationally and culturally – while advancing the state of knowledge and practice in the fields in which we work. Our fields of emphasis include philanthropy in general and the disciplines represented by our five grant-making programs: Arts & Culture; Children, Youth & Families; Education, Environment; and Innovation Economy.

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"Medium & Message: Celebrating 10 Years," by Endowments Communications Director Doug Root, tells how the past decade of storytelling at the Endowments began with the creation of h magazine and ended in the midst of a communications technology revolution that has greatly expanded our storytelling opportunities.
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Pedal Power

Riverfront Development

Fitwits

Fresh produce from the Farmer’s Market

Gallery Crawl in the Downtown Cultural District