News

2017

Blessed Trinity Academy student wins essay contest
Trib Live (12.13.17)

JuJu subs in for Santa Claus for a cause at the Mall at Robinson
WTAE (12.13.17)

Artists’ books explain tough stuff to kids
Go Erie (12.12.17)

Juju Smith-Schuster dressed up as Santa for a cause
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (12.13.17)

Get your picture with ‘JuJu Claus’ and help local homeless kids
WTAE (12.12.17)

Think! Poverty Initiative Town Hall Broadcast Event
WQED Multimedia (12.7.17)

HCEF Stand Up for Homeless Children Art Installation
WQED THINK (10.19.17)

City Council Recognizes Duquesne Students’ Homeless Children’s Awareness Campaign
Duquesne University Times (10.18.17)

Common Sense Interview with Dr. Ron Bowes
KQV (9.11.17)

Budget Cuts Discussed At Homeless Children’s Education Fund Annual Briefing
CBS Pittsburgh (9.8.17)

2,200 homeless children in Allegheny County get free backpacks
TribLive (8.18.17)

Backpacks, School Supplies Donated To Thousands Of Homeless Students
KDKA-TV (8.18.17)

Education Fund provides ‘hope through learning’ to Pittsburgh’s homeless youth
New Pittsburgh Courier (8.10.17)

Local High School Students Who Struggled With Homelessness Receive College Scholarships
90.5 WESA 
(7.21.17)

Interview with Joyce Bender
Disability Matters (7.20.17)

Pittsburgh Beautiful Interview
Pittsburgh Beautiful (7.13.17)

Education Plus Interview
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh (6.9.17)

Young Brothers Tae Kwon-Do hosts tournament to benefit Homeless Children’s Education Fund
Trib Live (5.22.17)

Technology Can Bridge Homeless Youth To Services, So Local Groups Hope To Engage Them
90.5 WESA (5.9.17)

Champions for Children event held at River Club
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (3.13.17)

Fanfare: Champions For Children Benefit
Trib Live (3.7.17)

Educating Homeless Youth
Comcast Newsmakers (3.1.17)

Fighting student homelessness: the price of education
Point Park Globe (2.17.17)

Carlos T. Carter & Joe Zewe Featured on Talking Pittsburgh
WPXI Talking Pittsburgh (2.2.17)

2017 Champions for Children Fundraiser for HCEF
WPXI Community Bulletin Board (2.2.17)

Homelessness in college is a problem. And we barely know the scope of it.
Public Source (1.26.17)

2016 

A Life-Changing App Grows in Pittsburgh
Uncensored (Fall ’16 – Winter ’17 issue)

We Live Here Too: The Art of Young People Affected by Homelessness
QueerPGH (12.26.16)

BigBurgh tracks 170 free services for vulnerable populations
NEXTPittsburgh (12.19.16)

With Cell Phones So Prominent Among Homeless Youth, Advocates Say App Can Help
WESA (11.18.16)

University hosts auction for work from homeless artists
Point Park Globe (11.1.16)

Boo-tiful charity: Haunted venues scare the $$ out of you
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (10.28.16)

BigBurgh Website A Tool For Police To Help Pittsburgh’s Homeless
90.5 WESA (8.31.16)

Homeless Children’s Education Fund awards five inspiring young people
New Pittsburgh Courier (8.22.16)

Volunteers provide 2,000 backpacks filled with school supplies for homeless youth
NEXTpittsburgh (8.18.2016)

Upcoming Drive to Benefit the Homeless Children’s Education Fund
KDKA (8.17.2016)

BIGBURGH.com App Helps Those Experiencing Homelessness In Pittsburgh
ManyNet.org (8.11.2016)

Empire Investigations LLC and the Pittsburgh Social Exchange Tee Off for their 4th Annual Golf Outing to Benefit the Homeless Children’s Education Fund
PR Rocket (8.4.2016)

Voodoo Food Truck Throwdown to benefit Homeless Children’s Education Fund
Next Pittsburgh (7.26.2016)

KDKA Segment – Hope Through Learning Award
(7.21.2016)

Celebrating Excellence Award
PSEA (05.12.2016)

UPMC Segment
(05.04.2016)

Dateline Pittsburgh: Awards and Honors
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (04.18.2016)

Allegheny County’s 412 Youth Zone Provides Lessons in Independent Living
Trib (04.05.2016)

Students Who Help Homeless Children Exhibit Their Art
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (04.04.2016)

Hope Through Creativity
KDKA (04.2016)

412 Youth Zone Provides a Stable Drop-In Center for Young Adults
NEXTpittsburgh (03.21.2016)

Pittsburgh Police to Test App Made to Link Homeless People to Services
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (03.19.2016)

Champions for Children Event Raises Funds for the HCEF
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (03.14.2016)    

Fanfare: Gala Aids Homeless Children’s Education Fund in Pittsburgh
Trib (03.13.2016)

Actor, Playwright Edwin Lee Gibson Takes Helm of Hill House’s Kaufmann Center
New Castle News (03.07.2016)

Former New Castle Woman Overcomes Trauma, Homelessness
New Castle News (03.03.2016)

Radio Interview
KDKA Radio (02.22.2016)

We Live Here
The Hear Me Podcast (02.02.2016)

App Connects Homeless Youth with Services
90.5 WESA (01.13.2016)

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