February Issue of The Bulletin

The February issue of The Bulletin is in print and online!

January issue of The Bulletin

The January issue of The Bulletin is online and in print - first 4-color issue in over four years! Enjoy!

November Bulletin

The November issue of The Bulletin is in print and online! Don't miss our 35th Anniversary Issue!

Become Part of Neighborhood Change! Join the BGC Board!

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New Issue of The Bulletin

The July issue of The Bulletin is now online and in print!

May Issue

The May issue of The Bulletin is in print and online!

Meeting on a New Penn Avenue Venue

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March Issue of The Bulletin

The March issue of The Bulletin is now in print and will be winging its way to mailboxes this week. If you can't wait, you can view it online here.

February Issue of The Bulletin

The February edition of The Bulletin is now online! Look for the print version in mailboxes and neighborhood venues later this week.

BGC Board Member on "OnQ"

BGC Board Member Freddie Croce and his wife Jennifer Lucchino, both architects, talked to WQED's "OnQ" last night about the transformation of a rundown building on Penn Avenue in Garfield into a showcase live/work space. Watch the segment here : OnQ OnDemand: House Transformation.

You'll be amazed!

Prevailing Wage Bill

The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation's deputy director, Aggie Brose, who also sits as the president of the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, had a letter in this morning's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette concerning the prevailing wage bill recently passed by City Council and vetoed by Mayor Ravenstahl. Read her letter here.

Like Grandmother, Like Granddaughter

A story in the local section of the Post-Gazette this morning features Lauren Byrne, the new executive director of Lawrenceville United, and the Bloomfield-Garfield Corp.'s own Aggie Brose, Lauren's grandmother and mentor. Read the story here. Lauren is also featured in the January issue of The Bulletin.

Youth Development Job

Bloomfield Garfield Corporation
Youth Employment Program Lead Coordinator (Out-of-School)

Salary: $ 31,000/yr to $34,000/yr (depending on experience) with benefits

Position Start Date: January 4, 2010

Duration: Yearly

Status: Full-time

Submit: your resume and cover letter to Mr. Rick Flanagan via email at Rflanag@aol.com

Job Summary:

The Youth Employment program coordinator will work in a team environment to stimulate change in the local workforce development system to better service young people ages 17-21. This staff person will case manage the youths in collaboration with the schools, social service providers, employers and others to create a coordinated and effective youth workforce system. This position reports to the Youth Development Director.

Duties/Responsibilities:

- Ongoing reporting on program participant’s progress to the Youth Development Director.

- Participate in the implementation of BGC’s proposal and contract in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the City of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Partnership and Youth Works.

- Assist in the management and recruitment process of youth employment program participants.

- With assistance from the program manager, develop initiatives and other components that support and nurture the overall BGC workforce development program.

- Identify partners and develop relationships to implement paid/unpaid training activities.

- Networking with existing and new institutional partners for supportive service partnerships and worksites for participants

- Manage the progress of all participants. Work with worksite supervisors to design and implement an individual plan of action based upon each participant’s needs.

- Help in the building of announcements, bulletins, and/or articles that are submitted to the BGC’s monthly Bulletin and other publications (newspapers, magazines, newsletters)

- Assist in creating flyers and other correspondence sent to participants, their families and partners involved with the project.

- Coordinate the collection of timesheets twice monthly for all program participants – collecting timesheets from participants or worksite supervisors, calculating worksite/training hours, submission of hours to the bookkeeper.

- Manage assigned caseload of youth participants in the BGC/WIA Employment Programs.

- Responsible for making sure that all participants’ individual folders contain all pertinent documentation/information

- Responsible for the timely submission of all pertinent documentation to the City and YouthWorks

- Supervise and coordinate the training sessions

- Maintain and coordinate the quarterly calendar of training and/or other activities.

Required Qualifications:

-At least a Bachelor’s Degree in education, social work, or related field.

-Experience in workforce development or educational environment.

-Experience working with community groups and urban youth.

-Desire to engage parents in program.

-Case management experience a plus.

-Flexible and computer literate.

-Ability to engage urban youth.

-Access to a car

-Strong communication skills.

-Currently have or ability to acquire Act 33/34 and FBI clearances

Local Journalism Internship

Be a Bulletin Intern!

* Do you like to write?

* Do you enjoy talking to people about their jobs, their businesses, their volunteer activities, their interests?

* Are you curious about what makes a neighborhood tick?

* Are you enrolled in a local college or university?

If you answered "yes" to these questions, why not apply for an internship at The Bulletin, the community newspaper of Pittsburgh's East End? To inquire about internship opportunities, please contact the editor at Bulletin@bloomfield-garfield.org.

Come to the BGC's Christmas Party

Meet the Board!

The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation elected a new board of directors for 2009-2010 last night. The new directors take office November 1. Front row, from left: Brad Hlavach; Catherine Curry; John Florio; Jamita Poston; Laura Staniland; and Eileen Kraus Dobratz. Back row, from left: Freddie Croce; Bill Cornell; James H. Moore; P.J. Maloney; and Jeff Joyce. Missing from the photo are Kenya Boswell, Jim Maloney, Felisa Preston, Stan Ricketts, and Jason Wilburn.

Work for The Bulletin!

The Bulletin needs a part-time ad representative! We're looking for a community-oriented "people person" with good follow-through to help us keep pace with the growing economy of Pittsburgh's East End. Flexible hours and 18% commission. Great part-time job for local student, retiree, anyone needing to supplement their income. Send a resume and letter of introduction to Bulletin@bloomfield-garfield.org.

Fall "Redd Up" Day on Penn Avenue

Help to “fall clean” Penn Avenue and surrounding streets! As part of the citywide “Redd Up” events during the last weekend in October, a community clean-up is planned for Saturday, October 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Come to the Bloomfield-Garfield Community Activity Center, corner of Dearborn Street and N. Pacific Avenue. Volunteers are needed to help remove litter. Gloves and bags will be provided, as well as a light breakfast and lunch. Please RSVP to 412-441-6950 x 17 so that we can be sure to have enough supplies and food.

BGC in the News

Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation's executive director, Rick Swartz, is quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today, talking about the future of the Main Street and Elm Street programs funded by the state:

Main, Elm Street funds threatened by proposed cuts in Pa. budget
Neighborhood advocates say jobs at risk
Monday, July 06, 2009
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Neighborhood advocates are alarmed by a proposed axing of Main Street and Elm Street funding in the coming state budget.

As lawmakers hash out a budget that could be $3 billion leaner, the shears are pruning what's considered to be nonessential and outside the protection of entitlement and federal mandate....

Read the rest of the story here.

Groundbreaking in Garfield Tomorrow!

You are invited to a groundbreaking by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation for the third phase of the Garfield Homeownership Choice housing development. This is the $2.2 million, third phase of Garfield Homeownership Choice, a 50-unit, multi-phase, single family for-sale housing development in Garfield. Real estate agents will be on hand to discuss housing opportunities in this development.

When: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Where: 4918 Broad Street, Garfield, 15224
Speakers: Luke Ravenstahl: Mayor, City of Pittsburgh; Aggie Brose: Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation; Rob Stephany: Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.