Summer is just around the corner! Before booking those long overdue vacations, here are some events, updates, and opportunities you May find interesting! Keep up the great work and thank you for all that you do within the region!

From the EJGP Project Team Desk

EJGP Meetings

Our next full network meeting is scheduled for June 14, 9-10:30 a.m. ET.

 At this month's meeting we’ll be discussing transit justice and its intersections with Cheryl Stephens from PPT. Another speaker and topic is still to be determined.

Stay tuned for more details and hope to see you there. 

2022 Full Network Meeting Schedule

Don’t want to miss out on future EJGP meetings? We’ve got you covered. To allow everyone more time to plan to attend our network meetings, we’ve set the schedule for the year! Our meetings will be:

Tuesday, Jun 14, 9-10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug 9, 9-10:30 a.m. 
Tuesday, Oct 11, 9-10:30 a.m. 
Tuesday, Dec 6, 9-10:30 a.m. 

Zoom links and calendar invites will follow. See you there!
 

 EJGP's Cross-Community Network

The CCN is off to a great start! Thanks to all of those that were able to come out to the first ever meeting!

The Cross-Community Network is a network of community groups, community-based organizations, and residents who want transformational, people-centered change in their communities and across the Greater Pittsburgh region.

In our first ever meeting we had representation from various neighborhoods across Allegheny County, including Dormont, Lincoln-Lemington, Duquesne, Sto-Rocks, East Liberty, Oakdale, North Braddock, and Wilkinsburg.

 It’s not too late to join. We’d love to see this network grow and to learn how  better support more neighborhoods. Be on the lookout for more information about future meetings! We're tentatively planning on having our next meeting in July. 

Platform for an Equitable and Just Greater Pittsburgh 

In honor of Malcom X's birthday this month and in response to the on-going disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’d like to uplift the following items from the EJGP Platform:

Livelihoods 4.13: Ensure additional funding into social services and fix law enforcement to facilitate equitable incarceration policies.

Health 2.1: Hold health as the top priority, for all people, with no exceptions.

Campaign Updates

Get the Lead Out

The Get the Lead Out campaign has been working with City of Pittsburgh Council people and their offices to build out the Pittsburgh Lead Safety Law. The new law is anticipated to have a May 2022 rollout. We’ll follow up with more details about implementation when they become available.

For more information or if you’d like to get involved, please contact info@gettheleadout.org.

Fair Fares for a Full Recovery

Image from www.pittsburghersforpubilctransit.org

The Fair Fares for a Full Recovery Coalition is developing a proposal for how a Fair Fares program for lower income riders might operate. They are taking into consideration the feedback that they’ve received from bus riders and bus drivers about opportunities and concerns about such a program. 

They welcome more input and involvement from others! If you would like to join the bi-weekly planning meetings or learn more about the campaign, contact Sam Applefield at sam@pittsburghfoodpolicy.org

In the Community

Register online at https://curative.com/sites/30008. Walk-ins welcomed.

Tests provided at no cost. No prescription or referral needed.

Insurance is not required. However, if you have insurance that will cover the cost of the test, your insurance will be billed. Please bring your insurance card.

Need Mortgage Relief From the Financial Impact of COVID-19?

Join Start Strong PA and Trying Together

Elevating the Early Childhood Workforce report release on Thursday, June 9 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. via Zoom.

During this virtual event, Start Strong PA will provide an overview of the report and provide an opportunity to hear from child care providers regarding the ongoing struggle to recruit and retain qualified staff. Providers, families, advocates, policymakers, and community members are invited to attend to learn about pathways toward elevating the early childhood workforce. 

PA Climate Convergence

This June 11, 12, and 13, people from across Pennsylvania will be converging in the streets of Harrisburg to change the conversation on climate change. The Festival for the Planet will feature talks, tablings, musical and dance performances, street theater, art installations, and interactive art builds, all expressing the urgent need for climate action.

Allegheny County Reentry Coalition

The housing subcommittee of Allegheny County Anchored Reentry (ACAR) is evaluating possible changes in local fair housing laws that will increase housing choices for persons with prior justice system involvement. To better inform their work, ACAR is hoping to hear from members of the community about the policy changes you would like to see. ACAR invites you and other community members to respond to this survey. Responses will help to make appropriate fair housing law recommendations. 

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Wesley S. Speary at wesley.speary@pittsburghpa.gov , Peter Harvey, peter.harvey@alleghenycounty.us , or Dan Vitek at dvitek@cjplaw.org.

Healthy Environments Strong Bodies Committee of The Pittsburgh Study

The Healthy Environments and Strong Bodies (HESB) working group of The Pittsburgh Study (http://thepittsburghstudy.org) is looking for community partners interested in joining our working group. The Pittsburgh Study is a community and academic partnered study to learn about child health and thriving and how to address root causes of inequity in our region.  

The HESB working group is focused on learning how the environment influences child health and thriving. Our ultimate goals are to develop interventions to reduce childhood and adolescent environmental and health inequities and to promote environmental justice.

We seek community partners including parents, grandparents, caregivers, and expectant parents from neighborhoods across the county. Community partners will be full partners in this work. Time will be compensated and the opportunity can include training in child and adolescent health, environmental justice, and research methods.

Please contact The Pittsburgh Study Healthy Environments and Strong Bodies Co-Lead Catherine Haggerty at haggerty@pitt.edu  if you are interested in learning more about this opportunity.

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