Family engagement celebration at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Photo by Sean Means
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Family engagement celebration at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Photo by Sean Means
Closure of Pittsburgh Coal-Processing Plant Tied to Local Health Gains
Sustainability, August 1, 2023
A new Endowments-funded study by New York University Grossman School of Medicine found a 61% decrease in local heart-related emergency department visits and 13% decrease in hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases after the January 2016 closing of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest coal-processing plants.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023
Organizational, July 20, 2023
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In "Issue 1, 2023," As the world tries to move beyond the global pandemic, maintaining a stable workforce has become a priority even as unemployment in the U.S. remains low. In this issue of h magazine, we look at some of the Endowments-supported nonprofits in the Pittsburgh region that have provided effective workforce training for years and are still vital to the local employment landscape.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Complete magazine - Accessible version
Organizational, July 17, 2023
Quayona Wilson, a student in the culinary arts program at Bidwell Training Center on Pittsburgh’s North Side, is shown preparing grilled vegetables for a grilled vegetable and hummus wrap. Bidwell is one of several Heinz Endowments–supported groups that provides workforce development programs preparing people for employment that could give them brighter futures.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Bridging the Gap
Organizational, July 16, 2023
Efforts by nonprofit organizations and government agencies to reduce persistent racial health disparities among mothers and children in the Pittsburgh region look promising.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Urban Garden Variety
Organizational, July 16, 2023
Increased food insecurity during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the importance of urban farms and gardens in southwestern Pennsylvania and reshaped the approaches of some of the groups that run them.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Bee Smart
Organizational, July 16, 2023
Honeybees and the plants they pollinate are benefiting from a new bee vaccine.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Good Work
Organizational, July 16, 2023
As the world tries to move beyond the global pandemic, maintaining a stable workforce has become a priority even as unemployment in the U.S. remains low.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - The Art of Learning
Organizational, July 16, 2023
The Heinz Endowments' Creative Learning initiative is helping to cultivate future artists and their audiences.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - At the Ready
Organizational, July 16, 2023
The Readiness Institute at Penn State is preparing students for life after high school beyond college and careers.
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2023 - Air Support
Organizational, July 16, 2023
The Endowments and a group of partners held a three-day gathering in April for funders from across the country to discuss environmental challenges and solutions.
h Magazine - Issue 2, 2022
Organizational, December 31, 2022
This issue of h magazine begins with a special section that contains stories describing the challenges faced by children, youth and families as COVID-19 remains a concern even as restrictions are relaxed, and violence in schools and communities dominates news reports. Such conditions can be draining, but organizations and agencies in Pittsburgh and beyond are still fighting for a brighter future.
h Magazine - Issue 2, 2022 - Complete magazine - Accessible version
Organizational, December 29, 2022
The illustration by Egle Plytnikaite of a student facing different doors — some closed, some with indistinguishable individuals in the doorway — reflects the uncertainty many schoolchildren and their families are experiencing as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lingers and other societal problems, such as school and community violence, also are prevalent.
h Magazine - Issue 2, 2022 - Weariness & Hope
Organizational, December 28, 2022
This issue of h magazine begins with a special section that contains stories describing the challenges faced by children, youth and families as COVID-19 remains a concern even as restrictions are relaxed, and violence in schools and communities dominates news reports. Such conditions can be draining, but organizations and agencies in Pittsburgh and beyond are still fighting for a brighter future.