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SUMMARY:UnConference: Ordinary Moments\, Meaningful Connections
DESCRIPTION:Trying Together will hold its UnConference: Ordinary Moments\, Meaningful Connections from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday\, October 12. \nStart your day with a keynote presentation by Dr. Junlei Li\, creator of the Simple Interactions approach and co-chair of Harvard’s Graduate Human Development and Education Department\, which will be followed by dynamic and diverse morning and afternoon sessions. A light breakfast with coffee and tea and a boxed lunch will be provided as a part of the registration fee. Registration is required. Please register by September 28.\nPlease note: 4.5 PQAS and Act 48 credit hours are available. \nUpon registering\, select your first and second choices of preferred sessions for each of the session time slots. \nPlease review the session descriptions linked here. \nFAQ’sHow Do I Register?Registration is now open and session names\, descriptions\, and times are included. The cost is $25 for the UnConference. Please register by September 28\, 2026. Each session will have limited space\, so we will try our best to accommodate your session requests. We encourage large groups to split between sessions.Registration checkout will time out after ten minutes; please have the following information ready before registering for you / your group: \n\nName/email\nPD Registry Number and/or PPID\, if applicable\nDietary needs\nAccessibility requests\nSession preferences\n\nHow Do I Receive Credit?If you have a PD Registry account\, please include your PD Registry ID Number during registration. \nTo receive credits\, participants must attend the UnConference and complete the post-event survey. Once completed\, Trying Together will process your credits. Credits may take up to 8-10 weeks to show up in your account. \nIf you require ACT 48 credit\, you will be asked for your PPID Number in the survey at the end. Credit will be processed and be viewable in your PERMS account 8-10 weeks after the UnConference. ACT 48 credit is specific to those who currently hold a Pennsylvania Teacher Certificate. For any questions regarding credits\, please contact Amanda Murphy at amanda@tryingtogether.org.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/unconference-ordinary-moments-meaningful-connections/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Story Time at the Hub
DESCRIPTION:Story time at the Hub! is an interactive story time geared toward children birth to five years of age and their families! \nStory time runs from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/story-time-at-the-hub-2/2026-10-13/
CATEGORIES:The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center
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SUMMARY:Lead Early: Parent Leadership Series
DESCRIPTION:The Lead Early Initiative will host a series of four upcoming sessions on how navigate early intervention. \nThe initiative was created to empower family members engaged in early intervention services for children\, birth to age 5. \nParticipants in the sessions will learn how to: \n\nSuccessfully navigate infant-toddler and preschool early intervention\nLearn how to lead the change that they would like to see to make sure early intervention works for everyone.\n\nDuring the sessions\, participants will learn how to build a strong foundation in family advocacy by understanding disability rights and defining advocacy goals\, learning how Pennsylvania’s early intervention system works and how to navigate barriers to support\, learning about the transition to kindergarten and ways to promote inclusion in preschool\, and turning advocacy into action by using data and exploring ways to create change while prioritizing self-care. \nThe sessions will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. on the following Tuesdays: \n\nSeptember 29 (Advocacy Mindset and Shared Purpose)\nOctober 6 (How Early Intervention Works)\nOctober 13 (Navigating Systems and Accessing Services)\nOctober 20 (Using Your Voice to Make Change)\n\nFor more information\, check out this flyer.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/lead-early-parent-leadership-series-3/2026-10-13/
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SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Playtest
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Meaningful Play Conference at Carnegie Mellon University\, there will be a special Pittsburgh Playtest event on Tuesday\, October 13 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. \nPittsburgh Playtest is a monthly event that brings together regional game makers working on unpublished games with local players and families interested in playtesting. \nThe event will include local game designers and unpublished games. It will be held in the university’s Rango Hall. \nThose interested in attending must either register with Meaningful Play or register with the code MP2026GAMESONLY for a free pass.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/pittsburgh-playtest/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Tummy Time
DESCRIPTION:Tummy Time provides caregivers and pre-walking infants an opportunity to socialize in a safe and welcoming setting. \nTummy Time runs from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Homewood Early Learning Hub and Family Center.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/tummy-time-3/2026-10-14/
CATEGORIES:The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center
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SUMMARY:Drop-In Playtime at The Hub & Family Center
DESCRIPTION:Does your family need a new space to play? Are your children tired of playing at home\, but it’s getting too cold to go outside or to the park? \nJoin The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center for drop-in playtime hours! The Hub & Family Center’s play space will be open for families to “drop-in” and play with new toys\, read new books\, and more! \nWhen: Weekly on Wednesdays | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. \nWhere: The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center\, 7219 Kelly Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15208 \n*Please note that parents/caregivers must remain with their children during drop-in hours. Drop-in hours are not staff led activities and/or programming\, but staff will be on-site and able to answer any larger questions about community resources\, Hub & Family Center services\, and more!
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/drop-in-playtime-at-the-hub-family-center-2/2026-10-14/
CATEGORIES:The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center
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SUMMARY:The Freedom to Fail: Understanding the Role of Risk in Play
DESCRIPTION:The Freedom to Fail: Understanding the Role of Risk in Play is a panel discussion offered during the Meaningful Play 2o26 conference hosted by Carnegie Mellon University.  This discussion will explore play as vital for learning and practicing resilience. Cara Ciminillo\, Trying Together’s executive director\, will be one of the panelists alongside experts from Hatch Partners in Play and Carnegie Mellon on the panel. \nBy reframing play as a “place of practice\,” the discussion examines how the physical stakes of risky play and the psychological experience of failure work in tandem to reduce perfectionism\, cultivate curiosity\, and ground the belief that growth is impossible without both. \nThe discussion will address the specific benefits of risk and failure in play from early learners to adults. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how “uncomfortable” experiences – risk\, failure\, disappointment\, frustration – can be explored through play and why play can be an especially fertile environment for growth and learning. Participants will leave with practical strategies and resources to advocate for and implement risky play in their own games\, classrooms\, and communities. \nThe panel discussion is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday\, October 15 at 5000 Forbes Avenue. \nMeaningful Play 2026  will run from October 13 to 15. It brings together academics\, game designers\, and educators to explore how games and play can change people’s lives.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/the-freedom-to-fail-understanding-the-role-of-risk-in-play/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Free Dental and Hearing Services
DESCRIPTION:Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh will hold free dental and hearing services on Friday\, October 16 and Saturday\, October 17 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. \nThere are no eligibility requirements and no insurance needed for the services at the event\, which are aimed at ages 2 and above. \nDental services will include: \n\nX-rays\nCleanings\nFillings\nSelect root canals (no molars)\nLimited extractions\nLimited partials\nNo bridges\, crowns\, implants\, full dentures\, or deep cleanings\n\nHearing services will include: \n\nHearing evaluations\nFree hearing aids\nHearing aid fittings\nHearing aid troubleshooting\nHearing aid repairs\nHearing protection\n\nThe doors open at 6 a.m. and the clinic begins at 7 a.m. There are no appointments and the services will provided for walk-in only. \nThe convention center is located at 1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/free-dental-and-hearing-services/2026-10-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T060000
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SUMMARY:Free Dental and Hearing Services
DESCRIPTION:Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh will hold free dental and hearing services on Friday\, October 16 and Saturday\, October 17 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. \nThere are no eligibility requirements and no insurance needed for the services at the event\, which are aimed at ages 2 and above. \nDental services will include: \n\nX-rays\nCleanings\nFillings\nSelect root canals (no molars)\nLimited extractions\nLimited partials\nNo bridges\, crowns\, implants\, full dentures\, or deep cleanings\n\nHearing services will include: \n\nHearing evaluations\nFree hearing aids\nHearing aid fittings\nHearing aid troubleshooting\nHearing aid repairs\nHearing protection\n\nThe doors open at 6 a.m. and the clinic begins at 7 a.m. There are no appointments and the services will provided for walk-in only. \nThe convention center is located at 1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/free-dental-and-hearing-services/2026-10-17/
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SUMMARY:Day of Black Male Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:The Community Empowerment Association and Brother 2 Brother will host a Day of Black Male Solidarity on Saturday\, October 17 at CEA Headquarters\, located at 7120 Kelly Street. \nThe event is intended as a day for Black men and boys to connect across generations\, strengthen one another\, celebrate Black excellence\, heal\, and build solutions. \nThe event begins at 10 a.m. and includes empowering workshops\, a healing and reflection panel\, discussions\, intergenerational dialogue\, and a solidarity action plan. \nRegistration is available online.
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/day-of-black-male-solidarity/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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