Free work readiness events seek to address the changing needs of the regional workforce, including issues such as unemployment, underemployment, career transitions, and workforce reentry. With historically low unemployment rates in the region, this year’s WorkLaunch events aim to help job seekers who are employed but struggling to find full-time, higher paying jobs, as well as those transitioning into new careers. Hosted by JFCS Career…
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra announced today a ground-breaking collaboration with area libraries: throughout the fall of 2020, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County Library Association will partner and present all 16 Beethoven string quartets in more than 20 libraries, and that all of these performances will be presented for free to the public. In addition, the partners will collaborate…
This holiday season, children and teens in four Pittsburgh neighborhoods will be able to start their own personal library. Funding provided by JPMorgan Chase and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh have collaborated to purchase and distribute 500 high-quality books to families in the city’s Homewood, Hill District, Carrick and Knoxville neighborhoods.
