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Pittsburgh Cares and Google hireing new teams to aide local non profits
Pop City Media, June 23, 2012 

Last year, Ben Weaver was part of a pioneering program begun by Google and run by AmeriCorps and Pittsburgh Cares. He and two others were hired to help 33 local nonprofits assess their technology needs and create a plan to use technology more efficiently and effectively. ( full article )

Flash mob ‘Party Rocks’ Market Square for Pittsburgh Cares
Point Park's "The Globe", April 10, 2012

Visitors to Market Square had an unexpected surprise last Thursday. At 1 p.m., 16 Point Park University students started a seemingly spontaneous dance routine in the middle of the square. The students were participating in a flash mob to celebrate the 20thbirthday of Pittsburgh Cares.... (full article) 

Global Youth Service Day makes lifelong volunteers of young people, says Pittsburgh Cares
Pop City Media, May 4 2012

Nina Zappa, youth programs coordinator at Pittsburgh Cares, believes starting out as a young volunteer is the best way to learn the value of community service.... (full article)

Youth Volunteers Giving Back to North Side Community
Together we Flourish February 21, 2012 

Pittsburgh Cares Youth Engaged in Service team is once again working with our North Side agency partners for a 3rd year welcoming groups of youth volunteers (ages 13-17) accompanied by adults to several service sites on one or several days during the week of March 5, 2012 for a day(s) of service. FISH (Fellowship in....  ( full article )

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Pittsburgh Cares Join Forces to Host a Downtown Toiletry Collection 
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Tuesday, January 3rd 2012

The cold weather is upon us and as we all know, winter in Pittsburgh and in the surrounding areas can be daunting. So, imagine what winter is like for the many people who have to make a temporary home in the local shelters and safe houses in our community. Sometimes, the only possessions they arrive with at the shelters are the shirts on their backs and the shoes on their feet....  ( full article ) 

New chance for nonprofits to connect with fresh volunteers, thanks to Pittsburgh Cares fair
Pop City Media Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Nonprofits are a little wary of recruiting high school-age help, notes Holly McGraw, director of youth programs at PittsburghCares. And some organizations just don’t know how to work with these young volunteers.... ( full article )