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
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.
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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 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 1, 2022
Organizational, June 23, 2022
The cover story for this latest issue of h magazine provides an update on investment efforts in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood, examining progress made at the Hazelwood Green development and the work underway in the surrounding community. Other stories in the magazine explore responses by Pittsburgh nonprofits and government agencies to challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic such as the lack of affordable housing, child care shortages and mental health needs. Also in this issue are articles describing The Heinz Endowments’ support of various community-based art initiatives including the foundation’s own Cultural Treasures program, which has awarded its first round of grants to Black-led arts organizations, and the Endowments-supported Public Art and Communities initiative.
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h Magazine - Issue 2, 2021
Organizational, December 31, 2021
Moment of Truth: Action is needed to address environmental crises before time runs out. This special environment-focused issue of h magazine opens with an essay by Heinz Endowments President Grant Oliphant that describes both the urgency of our current environmental challenges and the Endowments’ decades-long advocacy for cleaner and healthier air, water and communities.
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Organizational, December 30, 2021
h Magazine - Issue 1, 2021
Organizational, July 7, 2021
This issue of h magazine opens with a story about The Heinz Endowments’ participation in the Ford Foundation’s initiative America’s Cultural Treasures, an effort to celebrate the achievements of cultural organizations representing historically marginalized populations and to increase the support they receive. Other stories in the magazine describe a Pittsburgh program supporting artists’ responses to the past year of crisis and protest, examine the economic impact of natural gas fracking in the tri-state region surrounding Pittsburgh, explore the growing philanthropic support for nonprofit media, and provide updates on child care and vaccinations at this stage of the coronavirus of pandemic.
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h Magazine - Issue 2, 2020
Organizational, December 17, 2020
This issue of h magazine examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Pittsburgh region and within the context of the national and global crisis. The stories reveal how individuals, families and businesses are coping in different areas such as health and economics, and how communities are trying to rally together to address immediate needs and prepare for a better future.
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h Magazine - Issue 1, 2020
Organizational, August 13, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend the lives of people around the world, various programs in the Pittsburgh region have pressed forward to meet the needs of those they serve, making whatever adjustments necessary along the way. The Heinz Endowments’ h magazine looks at some of those initiatives — which address issues ranging from providing child care to connecting veterans to services to conducting the 2020 Census and preparing for the presidential election — and highlights the commitment of local organizations to the work and our community.
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h Magazine - Issue 2, 2019
Organizational, December 17, 2019
Heinz Endowments President Grant Oliphant opens this special issue of h exploring criminal justice reform with an essay on combatting false stories about crime with true ones about an unfair system and the need for change. Other articles in the magazine examine different reform eff orts in the Pittsburgh region and elsewhere in the country. The stories also reveal the need for change because of the impact that a broken system has on the lives of individuals and families.
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h Magazine – Issue 1, 2019
Organizational, August 7, 2019
The Heinz Endowments’ magazine, h, wraps up its “In the Neighborhood” series with an exploration of Hazelwood. As the former home of a coke-producing plant for the steel industry that once fueled the Pittsburgh region’s economy, Hazelwood teemed with bustling streets and thriving businesses until the mill closed and the economy eroded. But similar to Homewood and the Hill District — the two other neighborhoods in our series — residents and community leaders, artists and entrepreneurs, developers and nonprofits are trying to ensure that Hazelwood is revitalized in ways that are fair and beneficial to all.
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h Magazine - Issue 2, 2018
Organizational, December 27, 2018
In a three-part series, h magazine travels to the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Homewood, Hazelwood and the Hill District, where The Heinz Endowments and other philanthropies are partnering with residents and local organizations to build on assets and expand opportunities. The second stop, in this issue of h, examines initiatives to revitalize Pittsburgh's Hill District.
Also included in this issue is "Singled Out," which details how Heinz Endowments-funded research showing racial disparities in local school suspension rates is boosting efforts to use alternative approaches in evaluating and addressing student behavior, and "A Beautiful Neighbor," commemorating the 50th anniversary of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
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h Magazine - Issue 1, 2018
Organizational, August 24, 2018
In a three-part series, h magazine travels to the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Homewood, Hazelwood and the Hill District, where The Heinz Endowments and other philanthropies are partnering with residents and local organizations to build on assets and expand opportunities. The first stop, in this issue of h, is Homewood, a neighborhood at the eastern end of the city where entrepreneurs and artists are working to redefine the community.
Also included in this issue is "Technology Shift," which discusses efforts underway to ensure that, as technology advances, local workers don't get left behind and "The Write Place," detailing the work of City of Asylum, which provides sanctuary for writers who have been persecuted in their home countries and creates community for those who want to explore art from around the world.
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