SisTers PGH is a fiscally sponsored nonprofit run by Black and trans folks that supports the transgender community in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

According to the Pew Research Center’s 2023 data, the number of minority-owned businesses has grown significantly in recent years but still only makes up about 3.4% of all U.S. businesses. In Pennsylvania, the percentage is even lower than the national average, with only between 1.1% and 3% of businesses being minority-owned.

Faith Mudd felt that as a first-generation college student, she had many added pressures going off to college.

Until Hunter Seborowski’s family discovered PA West TOPSoccer, the 17-year-old didn’t participate in sports. Hunter has an autism diagnosis, so finding activities for him to participate in was difficult.

Recently, Pittsburgh has garnered a reputation as a foodie town, with many new and exciting restaurants opening their doors. It is also becoming a destination for restaurants featuring singular world cuisines. In years past, you’d be hard-pressed to find more than a few Latin American restaurants, for example, or an ethnic food restaurant other than Italian, Mexican, Chinese, or Indian. But that is changing, and today, more options than ever abound, originating from many poin

On a given weekday in Pittsburgh, a mother who fled violence halfway around the world is learning to ride the bus. A teenager who was born abroad is adjusting to a new school, a new language, and an uncertain future. A family that has lived here for years is suddenly worried about losing the legal status they spent years building. For each of them, a network of local nonprofits is working to make sure they don’t face these challenges alone.