Trying Together

Cross-Cultural Mental Health Roundtable
2024-05-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join The Global Switchboard for a monthly meeting for networking, resource-sharing, and collaboration to increase culturally relevant mental health support in the Pittsburgh area. All are welcome.
Roundtables are recommended for

therapists interested in working with clients for whom English is not their preferred language
service providers seeking MH resources for a multicultural patient/client population
community members looking for resources or opportunities to collaborate on MH projects

Event Details

First Wednesday of the month

Wednesday, 03/06

Wednesday, 04/03

Wednesday, 05/01

Wednesday, 06/05

12 – 1 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
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Women's Rap
2024-05-10 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-06-14 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-07-12 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-08-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-13 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-11 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-11-08 18:00 - 19:30
Are you a single mom or caregiver in need of some self-care? Women’s Rap provides a safe place for communication, encouragement, and reflection.
Event Details
Second Friday of Every Month
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Location
The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center
7219 Kelly Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
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For more information, contact Nicole Banner at 412.545.5039 or nicole@tryingtogether.org. Learn more about the Homewood Early Learning Hub and Family Center on the Trying Together website.
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Ultimate Play Day
2024-05-18 13:00 - 16:00
Ultimate Play Day is a celebration of playfulness for people of all ages.

Co-hosted by Playful Pittsburgh, Trying Together, and Citiparks as part of Remake Learning Days, this annual fun-filled event centralizes the importance and power of play for all people of any age. Partner and community organizations offer play activities for all ages at a different venue each year.

Event Details:

When: Saturday, 05/18 | 1 -4 p.m.
Where: Riverview Park, Riverview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15214
Register your family today!

Additional Details:
Organizations that will be at the event:

Venture Outdoors
City Squeakers
Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library
Carnegie Science Center
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
Child In Mind Consulting
Neighborhood North Museum of Play
Brandi’s Care with Love/ We Cook We Eat
Wesley Family Services
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Connected Nest
Jeremiah’s Place
BikePGH
Playnotes
Fred Rogers Institute
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition
Take My Hand Inc
Pittsburgh Park Rangers
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Maria Caruso’s Bodiography
Dolly Parton Imagination Library – City of Pittsburgh
National Aviary
Engage Kidz LLC
Project Destiny Inc
CMU Entertainment Technology Center

If your organization would like to participate in this year’s Ultimate Play Day event, please get in touch with adam@tryingtogether.org
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Dance with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
2024-07-27 11:00 - 16:00
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will host its next Inside Out, a free ballet class, event in late July.
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This Ballet 101 class will be held under the trees at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Participants will be able to take part in a performance and experience a newly-choreographed work from the ballet.
The free event – museum admission is not included – will be held at the museum’s Sculpture Court from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 27.
For more information, visit the Inside Out web page.

Child Mind Institute: On the Shoulders of Giants Scientific Symposium
2024-10-30 17:00 - 19:30
The Child Mind Institute will explore the rapidly evolving landscape of anxiety care and the potential of next-generation treatments during a free virtual event.
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The 14th annual On the Shoulders of Giants Scientific Symposium will feature Dr. Rachel Klein, who will highlight recent breakthroughs in understanding anxiety disorders. She will also discuss the disorders’ underpinnings and the applications of findings toward new treatments.
The presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion among experts in psychiatry, neuroscience, and digital therapeutics, who will examine the future of anxiety care and its implications for patients.
The event will also delve into cutting-edge approaches poised to redefine treatment and improve outcomes.
The event will run from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Registration is now open.
Continuing medical education (CME) credits for psychiatrists and continuing education (CE) credits for psychologists are available to registered participants.

Beauty and the Beast
2024-11-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-08 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-09 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-10 20:00 - 22:00
“Beauty and the Beast” will perform at the Byham Theater for four days in November.
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The beloved fairytale tells the story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is actually a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But if he does not, he will be doomed for all eternity.
The play will feature all of the songs made famous by the Academy Award-winning animated film as well as ones written for the stage adaptation.
The performance is presented by the young artists of PMT Conservatory in collaboration with the CAPA Orchestra. It will run from Thursday, Nov. 7 through Sunday, Nov. 10. More information and tickets are available online.

Squonking in the Library Part 2
2025-01-25 14:30 - 15:30
This workshop offered by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh enables children to explore science and art.
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Squonk’s Lindsay Herring and Mia Taylor will lead the workshop, which is aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 13. In the workshop, participants will use Rube Goldberg Machines and learn how to harness the flow of energy, using everyday objects to create quirky, complex contraptions with chain reactions.
The event will run from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 25 at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburg’s Hazelwood branch, located at 5006 Second Avenue.
For more information, visit the library’s website.

DinoFest
2025-06-14 10:00 - 17:00
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History will host DinoFest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 14.
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The event is a celebration of science that is aimed at children, families, and dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages.
The event’s activities include:

Family-friendly activities such as exploring how dinosaurs lived and how paleontologists work in the field as well as coloring pages or speaking with experts about fossils (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Expert Talks (11 a.m. to noon)
The Mysterious Megaraptorids: Giant-Clawed Meat-Eating Dinosaurs from the Southern Continents (1 p.m. to 2 p.m.)
PaleoLab Talks discussions on fossil restoration (10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., and 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.)

Registration for DinoFest is now open.

Family Fest with Connected Nest
2025-11-09 14:30 - 16:30
Family Fest is a celebration designed for families of all ages that combines the fun of game shows, carnival play, and community spirit all in one space.
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Those interested in attending should RSVP for free admission and to enjoy the Resource Tables and connection play spaces for all ages.
Get a game pass to the Game Show Play Room where there is something for every parent, child, and grandparent. From Plinko and Double Dare Game to the Wheel of (Family) Fortune and Price (of Parenthood) is Right games. Participants can win tickets to cash in at the prize table.
And it’s more than fun—your participation supports Connected Nest’s mission to provide connection and mental health-informed support for those going through infertility, new moms and growing families in our community.
Family Fest runs from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 9 at 170 Scharberry Lane in Mars.
Tickets are available online.

Donate to Trying Together This GivingTuesday
2025-12-02 00:00 - 23:30
Trying Together will participate in Give Big Pittsburgh, a 24-hour online fundraising effort hosted by Pittsburgh Magazine and presented by GBU Life, this year on GivingTuesday.
When you donate to Trying Together on December 2, your financial support ensures that Trying Together can continue to advocate for young children and their caregivers, provide professional growth opportunities, and develop community resources.
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This year, we’ve set a goal of $5,000. We encourage you to not only donate, but also to also raise money on behalf of Trying Together. Make a plan for December 2 to share with your friends and family members the important work we do, and ask them to join us in making a difference.
You also have an opportunity to maximize your impact through our Double the Donation page. Search for your workplace and if they offer a matching gift program, you will be guided through how to submit a matching gift request.
How to Give
Gifts to Trying Together will be accepted on the Give Big Platform from Tuesday, Dec. 2 through Tuesday, Dec. 31.
Donating to Trying Together on GivingTuesday is easy – simply complete the online donation form on the Give Big Pittsburgh platform.
How Your Donation Helps
When you donate to Trying Together, you are supporting a number of initiatives, including:

Community-Based High School Child Development Associate (CDA) Program
The Buzzword literacy initiative
Developmentally Appropriate Parenting (DAP) Resources Series
Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center Diaper & Formula Banks
Institute for Early Childhood Career Pathways
Pediatric First Aid/CPR Facilitation and Instruction
Home-Based Child Care Business Cohort
Rapid Response Team

Where Does the Money Come From?
2026-02-04 13:00 - 14:30, 2026-02-05 18:30 - 20:00
Join First Up, PennAEYC and Trying Together for “Where Does the Money Come From? Understanding Funding Streams in the ECE System.” Participants will learn about the various funding sources that relate to early childhood programming and who benefits from each.
Participants will also discuss the overall scarcity of funds and learn strategies to advocate for the needs of early educators and the children and families they serve. The session will be presented in English with live Spanish interpretation, and ECE professionals can receive 1.5 PQAS hours.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 1:00-2:30 p.m. Register here
Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 6:30-8:00 p.m. Register here

Butler County Week of the Young Child: Early Learning is Dino-Mite!
2026-04-18 10:30 - 14:00
Butler County will celebrate the Week of the Young Child with an event featuring learning activities, free books, snacks, and prizes.
Early Learning is Dino-Mite! will run from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 at The Monarch Training Institute, located at 100 Brugh Avenue in Butler.
The free event, which is aimed at children from birth to grade school, will include four live programs, music therapy, dinosaur yoga, storytime, free books, prizes, snacks, and a photo opportunity with a dinosaur. Every family that attends will receive a copy of Ame Dyckman’s “Don’t Blow Your Top.”
The day’s schedule will include:

Meet Readasaurus the Dinosaur (10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Family Pathways)
Story Time: “Don’t Blow Your Top” (11:30 a.m. at the South Butler Community Library)
Music: Roar and Restore (11:45 a.m. at Create & Connect Therapy)
Movement: Dinosaur Yoga (12:30 p.m. at Early Learning Resource Center 3)
Family Entertainment: “Fire and the Ice Age” (1:15 p.m. at Mad Science)

For more information, check out the event’s flyer.

Remake Learning Days with Kamin Science Center
2026-05-15 17:00 - 19:30
Join the Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center in partnership with the YMCA for a presentation of the Kamin Science Center’s new Mobile Planetarium.

Delight in the magic of the night sky with Kamin Science Center. Take a journey through the stars in an inflatable, immersive planetarium experience. Get hands-on with a constellation craft and bring the magic home with you. There will be several shows between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Also, enjoy additional activities between planetarium shows, including food and games.

The event takes place at the YMCA Homewood Brushton Branch, located at 7140 Bennett Street, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 15.

Registration is available online.

3 Crafty Kids Summer Art Show 2026
2026-06-24 17:00 - 19:00
The second annual 3 Crafty Kids Summer Art Show will be held at Bella’s Wishes in Ambridge from June 17 to 27.
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The show features original paintings, pottery, fused glass, photography, stickers, fairy wands, 3D prints, magnets, shirts, bags, and other original artwork created by local children.
Visitors are encouraged to help the children give back to the community by donating cat food, kitten litter, or cat toys for a local cat rescue during the show.
The show’s Artist Meet & Greet on Wednesday, June 24 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be available.
