June 14, 2019 Family Support Annual Outing Community members are invited to join together in celebration at the Family Support Annual Outing. Activities The event will feature free, fun activities, including: an obstacle course, face painting, air tattoos, a bouncy house, lawn games, music, Kona Ice Truck and other food, and more! Learn More To learn more and sign up, contact your local Family Support Center. Share this flyer with your network.
November 29, 2018 Skate with Santa at the Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink Looking to celebrate the holiday spirit with your young children? Enjoy a special opportunity to take to the ice with Santa Claus just days before Christmas! Bring along the kids and the camera to capture these holiday memories at the Schenley Ice Skating Rink. This event includes great music and the chance to skate outdoors in beautiful Schenley Park. For more information, call 412-422-6523 or visit www.pittsburghpa.gov/schenley/rink. Admission Costs Adults: $5 Seniors: $4 Veterans with ID: $4 Youth (17 and under): $3 Skate Rentals: $3 Skate Sharpening: $5 Schenley Skating Rink accepts credit cards, Google Pay and Apple Pay.
Schenley Park Skating Rink Open for Season Sharpen and your skates and get ready to enjoy another action-packed season of ice skating at the Schenley Park Skating Rink. The City of Pittsburgh’s outdoor rink is now open and offers a variety of skating sessions, lessons, and special events. Special Sessions The rink operates seven days a week and offers a variety of public sessions and lessons, including: Family Skate: Thursdays from 6:30 – 9 p.m. One child free with each paying adult (adult admission $5). All children must be accompanied by paying adults. College ID Sessions: Tuesdays from 9:30 – 11:30 p.m.; Wednesdays from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.; and Sundays from 7 – 9 p.m. Present a valid college ID and save one dollar on admission (college student admission $4 during these sessions). Adults Only Sessions (18+): Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 9:30 – 11:30 p.m. Special Events Over the winter, the rink will host several special events including: Skate with Santa Sunday, December 16 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m.) Mascot Skate Saturday, January 12 (1:30 – 3:30 p.m.) Disco Night Saturday, February 2 (9:30 – 11:30 p.m.) – adults only Valentines On Ice Thursday, February 14, (7 – 10 p.m.) – adults only Admission Costs Admission to the Schenley Park Skating Rink is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $4 for veterans, and $3 for children 17 years old or younger. Skate rental is $3 and skate sharpening is $5. Schenley Skating Rink accepts credit cards, Google Pay and Apple Pay. For more information, call 412-422-6523 or visit www.pittsburghpa.gov/schenley/rink. *Information provided by The City of Pittsburgh*
June 21, 2018 Center on the Developing Child Statement on Separation of Families Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., Founding Director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University has released a statement on the impact to healthy development for young children separated from their families at the United States’ border. Dr. Shonkoff states that based on the available understanding of decades of research, healthy brains develop through consistent, stable, responsive, and supportive relationships with at least one caregiver. He further notes that high and persistent levels of stress can disrupt this brain development as well as other biological systems having severely negative impacts on learning, behavior, and physical and mental health throughout the child’s life. Dr. Shonkoff calls for immediate reunification. “Stated simply, each day we fail to return these children to their parents, we compound the harm and increase its lifelong consequences.” To read Dr. Shonkoff’s full statement and for resources related to family separation visit developingchild.harvard.edu.
June 18, 2018 Call Congress and #KeepFamiliesTogether What is going on at our border is shameful. Take action now and call Congress. Senator Pat Toomey: 412-803-3501 (Pittsburgh); 202-224-4254 (Washington D.C.) Senator Bob Casey: 412-803-7370 (Pittsburgh); 202-224-6324 (Washington D.C.) Congressman Keith Rothfus: 412-837-1361 (Pittsburgh); 724-359-1626 (Beaver) Congressman Connor Lamb: (412) 344-5583 (Pittsburgh) (202) 225-2301 (Washington D.C.) Congressman Mike Doyle: 412-390-1499 (Pittsburgh) 202-225-2135 (Washington D.C.) Your two Senators and one Representative are in the best position to force the administration to abandon this new policy of separating kids from their families at the border. If you don’t call them, they don’t know that people are paying attention to this issue. Tell them that you will call back regularly for updates on this issue (and then call back!). Also, tell them that this issue is so important to you, that if they do not act, you will actively work to get someone else elected instead of them. #KeepFamiliesTogether Photo Credit: AP
