Hazelwood Initiative, Inc.

Big news for Hazelwood! ?? Center of Life announced plans for a brand-new community center at Hazelwood Green. From youth programs to creative opportunities, this exciting project will be a place where neighbors come together to build a brighter future. Learn more about the incredible initiative:

Hazelwood Initiative is thrilled and honored to have been selected to receive a major grant of $2 million from the Yield Giving Open Call!! The #YieldGivingOpenCall – managed by Lever for Change – focused on elevating organizations working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States – and our organization does just that through our work advancing the mission of building a stronger Hazelwood through inclusive community development. Having recently completed and received community support for our first organizational strategic plan, we can ensure that our work will continue to prioritize the community’s goals: preservation and development of affordable housing, revitalization of the Second Avenue business district, and creation of an environmentally healthy and resilient community. These funds will help us strengthen our ability to achieve the vision of Greater Hazelwood: development without displacement. Let's do this! Learn more here:?https://lnkd.in/gWNYQb5q #YieldGiving #SocialImpact #OpenCall

Thank you to American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania, The Mission Continues, Center of Life, SPARTAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF HAZELWOOD INC for supplying volunteers for our annual Hazelwood #MLKDay event! With over 200 people in attendance—including all of our elected officials—we could not have pulled this off without you! Café NikkiP did a fabulous job with the food! Thank you to our event partner, Hazelwood Local, and major donor Catalyst Connection, Reading Is FUNdamental Pittsburgh for the donation of books, and the Pittsburgh Steelers for contributing a special gift to our raffle! This was an amazing event! Thank you to all of our performers and speakers: Center of Life jazz band, Minister Diane Murray, Pastor Benjamin Janssen of Holy Cross Lutheran Chapel, and keynote speaker Rev. Cornell Jones, coordinator of group violence intervention for the Office of Mayor Gainey. City of Pittsburgh Mayor Gainey and Councilwoman Barb Warwick, County Executive Sara Innamorato, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Aerion Abney, City Controller Rachel Heiseler, and Magisterial Judge Leah Williams Duncan

We’re looking forward to seeing you on Monday for our annual Martin luther King Day celebration! We’ll be at the Spartan community center, 134 East Elizabeth St., from 11 AM to 2 PM. Seats are limited, so please RSVP. https://lnkd.in/gcpGvrsD A big thanks to Hazelwood Local for organizing this with us, Catalyst Connection for sponsoring the event, The Mission Continues for providing volunteers, and The Steelers for donating a prize to the raffle! #mlk #martinlutherkingjr #communitydevelopment #racialequity #equitabledevelopment #racialjustice #economicempowerment #economicjustice Center of Life Pittsburgh Steelers Catalyst Connection Catalyst Connection City of Pittsburgh The Mission Continues

Reminder: Please join us IN PERSON tonight to learn about plans for a youth football field in Hazelwood by the Steelers and an update on the plans for affordable housing and retail on the 4800 block by the Community Builders. We, at Hazelwood initiative, will also host an activity around our new strategic plan. Food at 5:30. Presentations begin at 6pm. THERE WILL BE NO ONLINE OPTION TONIGHT. Community Kitchen Pittsburgh is accessible and we will have ASL interpretation .

Today’s groundbreaking for Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotic Innovation Center (The RIC) marked the beginning of a new chapter of Hazelwood’s history. As the Registered Community Organization for Greater Hazelwood, we are proud of the role we’ve had in keeping the community informed and providing space for residents to participate in the planning process during our monthly community meetings and the Development Activities Meetings that we hosted. We are excited to see how the new developments at Hazelwood Green work together and with the community to improve the lives of people living here and throughout the Pittsburgh region! The Heinz Endowments Carnegie Mellon University Tishman Speyer Regional Industrial Development Corporation JADA House International Center of Life COUNCIL OF THREE RIVERS AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER, INC City of Pittsburgh Sonya Tilghman Austin Gelbard Elder Terri Shields Kiyomi Knox Heidi Ward, MBA Sierra Mason David Brewton Tiffany Taulton, MSPPM, EcoDistricts AP Juliet Martinez Lina Dostilio Keith Caldwell Matthew Johnson-Roberson Kinsey Casey Chelsea Blackburn Cohen

A very exciting new development is coming to Hazelwood! “The Pittsburgh Steelers today announced an historic expansion of their longstanding commitment to local youth: A new, state-of-the-art community field and youth-recreation complex at Hazelwood Green.” https://bit.ly/3thvSrw

We look forward to seeing everyone for TONIGHT'S Greater Hazelwood Community Meeting. There will be updates on what's happening with construction projects down on Hazelwood Green (the old mill site), a new City equity initiative around public art that will bring project funding to Hazelwood, and the renovation of Lewis Playground. Join us in person on the 2nd floor of Community Kitchen Pittsburgh (107 Flowers Ave.) or via Zoom. The space is wheelchair accessible and captions will be available. Tuesday, December 12th, 6pm - 8pm. Register for the Zoom link here: https://bit.ly/2SwPr9k Tishman Speyer Community Kitchen Pittsburgh City of Pittsburgh

We had our biggest Hazelwood Light Up Night (TM) yet yesterday! Co-hosted with Hazelwood Local, we want to thank all of the community partners who helped to make it a success and our sponsors who supported us! Tishman Speyer , U3 Advisors , the Almono Partners, University of Pittsburgh , Carnegie Mellon University , and the Office of Barb Warwick - City Council District 5 #holidaycheer #holidayseason2023 #communityengagement #communitydevelopment

We can’t wait to see you TONIGHT for our annual Light Up Night (TM) event in Hazelwood!