Join the Homewood Community Engagement Center for a virtual panel exploring discriminatory home valuation. Learn about home valuation disparities in Pittsburgh, PA. Panelists will discuss the barriers to equitable taxation, how we got here, and what we can do to repair the broken systems.
Home value estimates play an important role in property taxation system. However, throughout U.S. history and up to present day, biased home evaluation practices and intentional price manipulation have produced a property tax landscape that favors the white and wealthy at the expense of all others.
Register to Attend
Registration is available on the Homewood CEC website. Participate in the conversation virtually (via Zoom) or in-person (at the Community Engagement Center in Homewood or the Mattress Factory Museum).
Additional Information
Overcharged and Undervalued: How Blackness Colors the Worth of a Home is part of a series of virtual programming around Sed Valorem, an installation by Harrison Kinnane Smith currently on display at the Mattress Factory Museum in Pittsburgh, PA as part of the making home here exhibition.
This event was organized by the Mattress Factory Museum in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Community Engagement Center in Homewood and the University Art Gallery.
Meet with Mr. Roland Woods, CEC Workforce Development Career Counselor, at the Homewood CEC to get support exploring employment opportunities at the University of Pittsburgh.
Office hours are available each Tuesday and Thursday from 12 – 4 p.m.
Location
Homewood CEC
622 N. Homewood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Schedule an Appointment
To schedule an appointment, contact ROW74@pitt.edu or call 412.290.2285
Join the University of Pittsburgh CEC in Homewood for free legal advice. Obtain assistance with evictions, landlord/tenant issues, foreclosure prevention, tangled titles, criminal records, expungements, and denial of public benefits.
This event occurs each Friday from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration is not required to attend.
Location
Homewood CEC
622 N. Homewood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Information
For questions or to obtain more information, please contact cechomewood@pitt.edu or call 412.383.0830
Join a free 10-week program to get on track to feeling like your best self! These classes will help you stay accountable to a healthier lifestyle with exercise classes, motivational coaching, and professional wellness advice.
Meetings will be held at the Homewood YMCA. To join, contact Brandon Marzke at 412.315.0991 or bmarzke@ymcapgh.org.
Goals of the Program
This program is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh, Homewood YMCA, and the Community Engagement Center. The program seeks to aid individuals in the following ways:
- Improve Health: Individuals can get help lowering their blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol
- Fit Friends: Individuals can make lifelong friends, bonding through a healthy lifestyle
- Enjoy Exercise: Individuals can learn different types of workouts
- Fun Foods: Individuals can get advice on how to make healthy meals
Homewood Children’s Village is still recruiting AmeriCorps Members for this school year! Members will serve a total of 1,200 hours in an educational school setting 4.5 days a week. They will tutor students in math and reading, model positive behavior, promote self-determination, and connect students to enriching out-of-school opportunities. Interested individuals may apply online.
About the Program
Homewood Children’s Village (HCV) is currently looking for steadfast, compassionate, and adaptable individuals to serve as HCV AmeriCorps Members during the 2021-2022 school year! Members will serve a total of 1200 hours in an educational school setting 4.5 days a week, where they will (1) tutor students in math and reading, (2) model positive behavior and promote self-determination, and (3) connect students to enriching out-of-school opportunities. Additionally, members will collaborate with school staff and local partners to develop and implement a long-term service project that addresses a need within the Homewood community.
HCV AmeriCorps Members will learn the day-to-day operations of primary education environments, expand their professional networks, and receive professional development training from active community leaders and subject matter experts–all while receiving a pre-tax bi-weekly living allowance of $991.55 (at $1,983 per month, HCV’s living allowance is among the highest in the state of Pennsylvania). Upon successful completion of the program, members will receive a $4,441.50 SEGAL Education Award that can be applied toward educational expenses or existing federal student loans.
Additional Information
Individuals who are interested in the Homewood Children’s Village AmeriCorps program may apply online. To learn more about the program, or for technical assistance, please email americorps@hcvpgh.org.
Sessions are available at Pitt CEC for students in Homewood to receive handwriting assistance. Interested families should register on the Pitt CEC website.
Handwriting is a complex skill that many children struggle with. Hope for Handwriting is a 1:1 class with a Pitt Occupational Therapy student. The goal of the program is to assist students who may be resistant to written work, having difficulty learning letters, or struggling with overall school performance.
Dates and Times
Sessions are available in 30 minute increments from 3:30 – 5 p.m. on the following dates:
- November 2
- November 4
- November 9
- November 11
- November 16
- November 18
- November 30
- December 2
Beyond the Bell is an after-school program focused on helping children learn how to be successful students. This program is twice per week at the SHRS Wellness Pavilion, a part of the W.E.L.L. (Wellness, Engagement, Living, and Learning) at the Community Engagement Center in Homewood.
Limited spots are available, and registration is required.
Dates & Times
- November 2 | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
- November 4 | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
- November 9 | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
- November 11 | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
- November 16 | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
- November 18 | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
- November 30 | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
- December 2 | 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Join Pitt Community Engagement Center in Homewood and Homewood Children’s Village for a free vaccination clinic. No appointments are needed, and walk-ins are welcome. Booster shots and flu shots are also available.
Location
Pitt CEC in Homewood
622 N. Homewood Avenue
Dates and Times
- November 15 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- November 16 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- November 18 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- November 19 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Additional Information
Additional information is available on the Pitt CEC website, or by calling 412.383.4372
The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center invites you to join a six-week series, “Health Is Wealth.” The goal of this series is to provide mothers with the opportunity to learn about various health and wellness resources to support themselves, as they support their families. Space limited to the first 15 registrants. Register online.
Dinner and child care will be provided. A $50 gift card will be provided to those that complete all six sessions.
Location
The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center
7219 Kelly Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
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