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News, stories, and resources for Mental Illness Awareness week

WEBHighlighting the helpers. 💚 With more people seeking mental health help, costs and wait times can be barriers to treatment.Learn more about how local organizations like Steel Smiling, Forward Allies, and Visible Hands Collaborative have stepped up to fill in the gaps. (PublicSource)💜 The pandemic isolated people experiencing domestic violence, …

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Locals to Know: Meet Kathleen McGuire Gaines, dancer

WEBToday’s Local to Know trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and danced professionally elsewhere before injuries impacted her mental health. This set her to wondering: why doesn’t the dance world care for brains to the same extent as bodies? Meet Kathleen McGuire Gaines, founder of dance mental health organization Minding the …

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Locals to Know: Meet Shelby Park, manager of Restore

WEBHi there, Shelby! Tell us who you are and what you do for work. I am about all things health and wellness, which is why I absolutely love being the manager of the Restore Hyper Wellness location in the McCandless Crossings. It is truly an amazing place, not just because of the modalities we offer, but our clients whom we see on a regular basis.

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Locals to Know: Meet Heather Sedlacko, the mom

WEBToday’s Locals to Know is sponsored by Familylinks. Serving nearly 9,000 people annually, Familylinks offers a variety of family-centered services in the areas of Behavioral Health, Youth & Family Services, Service Coordination and Senior Services. Learn more at familylinks.org, or follow Familylinks on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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These sisters are making an oasis in one of Pittsburgh's harshest …

WEBMeet TaRay and Raynise Kelly, a.k.a. the Soil Sisters. Based on the Hilltop, one of Pittsburgh’s harshest food deserts, they’re part of a growing movement of Black farmers and gardeners that’s embracing horticulture as both therapeutic and transformational. In a pandemic that has only heightened food access issues, the sisters …

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How this Pittsburgh-based start-up is changing the way we think …

WEBAmong the nearly 2,500 people who took the survey, 76.3% reported an increased desire to support local farmers and suppliers, and they also noted an interest in supporting local restaurants through take-out and delivery.

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Who’s Next: Education: 19 up-and-comers preparing Pittsburgh …

WEBCanonge has served on the Penn State University’s Commission for Racial and Ethnic Diversity and is a current member of PA TRIO and the Mid-Eastern Association for Educational Opportunity Program. Canonge attended Edinboro University and lives in Natrona Heights. Sara Cole. Instructor, Literacy Pittsburgh. Age 33.

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Who's Next: First Responders; Honoring 10 of Pittsburgh's helpers

WEBThe Incline illustration Who’s Next: First Responders is all about the helpers. In our first-ever collection of under-40 professionals in the field, we’ve got medical workers and advocates on the front lines of the opioid epidemic. We’ve also got paramedics, fire fighters, police, people responding to ICE detentions, those focused on mental health …

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These 11 people are taking Pittsburgh food and drink to the next …

WEBWho’s Next: Food & Beverage 2019; Meet 11 people elevating Pittsburgh’s dining scene. Posted on September 11, 2019 at 5:30 am. A thriving food ecosystem goes far deeper than the awards, media accolades, and the kind of buzz Pittsburgh’s food scene attracts these days. Yes, it’s about making Instagram-worthy cocktails and creating

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Locals to Know: Meet ballerina-turned-yogi Eva Trapp

WEBT oday’s Local to Know has blazed a career trail that began in professional ballet and has led to a holistic wellness studio in Lawrenceville. Meet Eva Trapp, ballerina, yoga practitioner and neighborhood convener — she runs the new Sneha Collective, a one-stop shop in Upper Lawrenceville that includes a yoga studio, meditation room, …

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Who’s Next in Pittsburgh tech: 14 people shaping Pittsburgh’s

WEBAge 27. Alison Falk’s Who’s Next nominator calls her “the overdue but better-late-than-never face of tech equity in Pittsburgh.”. And as founder of Women in Tech Pittsburgh, Falk is working to address issues of gender inequity in an industry long plagued by them. Only about 20 percent of tech jobs are held by women, and Falk’s

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How to get help during the coronavirus pandemic in Pittsburgh

WEBFood assistance. Apply to The Emergency Food Assistance Program if you’re out of work or have lost hours or income due to the pandemic.; Pick up free prepared meals every day from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Fishes and Loaves Cooperative Ministries (131 E. Elizabeth Street).; Get grab-and-go meals for school kids at multiple city recreation …

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Everything you need to know about biking in Pittsburgh with …

WEBBikePGH is a local nonprofit that works to make our streets safer, more accessible, and friendly to bicycle and pedestrian transportation. Now through Friday, they’re getting locals amped up for their two-wheel commutes with Bike Anywhere Week. The series includes an advocate workshop, bike light giveaway, WMNBikePGH …

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13 ways to celebrate 143 Day in Pittsburgh

WEBAs a way to honor Fred Rogers’ legacy of kindness, Gov. Tom Wolf has proclaimed May 23 as “1-4-3 Day” and is asking Pennsylvanians to show gratitude to one another, today through Sunday. If yinz are looking for a little inspiration, we came up with a list of 13 ways you can celebrate #143DayInPA in the place that Mr. Rogers called home.

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Local Business Spotlight: Healthy Start Pittsburgh

WEBPosted on May 10, 2022 at 10:52 am. This inaugural business spotlight is sponsored by Healthy Start Pittsburgh. Their 2022 Maternal and Child Health Gala takes place May 19. Info, tickets, sponsorship opportunities and more are available on Healthy Start’s website, and you can find them on Facebook and Instagram. Please describe your

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Pittsburgh food in December 2021: What’s opening and what’s …

WEBHello. 💚 Oakland-based juice bar and eatery Uzima is serving wellness to the community beyond just fruits and veggies. Owners Mayan and Sheronica use their business to provide holistic healing and address mental health issues through a variety of non-consumable offerings, according to Pittsburgh City Paper.. ⭐ Five Stars is a new …

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Highlighting the Helpers: The food bank workers at the center of a

WEBThe images were stunning and daunting and grim. Hundreds of cars waiting for emergency food in Duquesne.The same at the Butler County Fairgrounds, and PPG Paints, and the airport weeks later.. During this pandemic, the work of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has produced visual markers of just how bad things …

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Peek behind-the-scenes with a Pittsburgh arborist this Arbor Day

WEBMeet arborist Ben Adams. (📸: Elevated Tree Care Pittsburgh) Ben Adams is an arborist in Pittsburgh who spends his days climbing, examining, and protecting our local trees. The Marshall-Shadeland resident gave us a peek behind the scenes of the job, plus some cool tree facts you can show off this Arbor Day. What’s daily life like as an

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Pennsylvania’s red-yellow-green reopening plan

WEBThe big story. 🏥 There were 1,088 positive cases of COVID-19 in Allegheny County as of Wednesday.In Allegheny County, 196 people have been hospitalized during the pandemic and 74 have died. COVID-19 has reached all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties with 35,684 cases confirmed statewide.Allegheny County

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