News

2024

People on the move: 5/27/2024

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (5.27.24)

SEEN Calendar: Cinderella Ball, Ecolution Fashion Galas and other benefits in June

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (5.26.24)

Mobile learning program delivers accessible education to homeless children

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (5.5.24)

The system leaves foster care youth behind. A West Virginia nonprofit wants to change that.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (4.28.24)

Intersections 4-21-2024

KDKA-TV/Intersection (4.22.24)

 See who attended Mentoring Monday 2024 (photos)

Pittsburgh Business Times (2.27.24)

Mentoring Monday 2024: Mentors weigh in on mentoring best practices

Pittsburgh Business Times (2.22.24)

Local groups working to find ways to help increasing number of homeless youth in Pennsylvania

MSN (2.21.24)

Local groups working to find ways to help increasing number of homeless youth in Pennsylvania

Yahoo News (2.21.24)

Local groups working to find ways to help increasing number of homeless youth in Pennsylvania

WPXI-TV (2.21.24)

Mobile classroom ‘Winnie’s Wagon’ helping unhoused students

Public News Service (2.1.24)

New mobile tutoring program supports homeless students

Yahoo News (1.31.24)

New mobile tutoring program supports homeless students

ABC News (1.31.24)

New mobile tutoring program supports homeless students

Good Morning America (1.31.24)

Homeless Children’s Education Fund Aids Pittsburgh’s Youth

North Hills Monthly Magazine (1.24.24)

Our Region’s Business Homeless Children’s Education Fund

PCNC-TV/Our Region’s Business (1.22.24)

Our Region’s Business Homeless Children’s Education Fund

PCNC-TV/Our Region’s Business (1.21.24)

Our Region’s Business Homeless Children’s Education Fund

WPXI-TV/Our Region’s Business (1.21.24)

Steelers donate $490,000 to community organizations for social and economic justice

WTAE-TV (1.11.24)

2023

Winnie’s Wagon Supports Unhoused Students

Publishers Weekly Magazine (12.8.23)

Pittsburgh-area groups detail plans to assist homeless residents in winter months

KDKA-TV (12.7.23)

Community groups expand services to help city’s homeless population as winter hits

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (12.7.23)

Homeless Children’s Education Fund aims to ‘end the cycle’ of youth homelessness

New Pittsburgh Courier (11.22.23)

Pittsburgh nonprofit launches first U.S. mobile classroom to address homeless kids’ learning gaps

WESA/NPR Radio (11.3.23)

Winnie’s Wagon – Live Shot

KDKA-TV (11.1.23)

Around Town: Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA and Homeless Children’s Education Fund

Pittsburgh Business Times (10.6.23)

Pittsburgh leaders show solidarity for homeless youth amidst rising numbers

WESA/NPR Radio (10.3.23)

15 ways to receive (or donate) essential back-to-school supplies in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is Kidsburgh (7.31.23)

Pittsburgh-area students experiencing homelessness receive $38,500 in scholarships

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (7.20.23)

FULL EPISODE: Chronicle: Homeless in Pittsburgh

WTAE-TV (7.20.23)

Good Neighbor of the Year Finalist: Pittsburgh’s Homeless Children’s Education Fund

NBC (5.23.23)

Good Neighbor of the Year Finalist: Pittsburgh’s Homeless Children’s Education Fund

The Global Herald (5.23.23)

Good Neighbor Of The Year: The Final Countdown Pt. 1

The Global Herald (5.23.23)

Adrana Jefferson’s childhood drives her work at the Homeless Children’s Education Fund

Next Pittsburgh (5.15.23)

AJ Jefferson – CEO, Homeless Children’s Education Fund

KDKA Radio (5.12.23)

Personalities of Pittsburgh: Adrana “AJ” Jefferson, Homeless Children’s Education Fund

Pittsburgh Business Times (5.8.23)

Allegheny County youth are using homelessness services at nearly pre-pandemic rates. Many more may be housing insecure, but invisible.

Public Source (5.4.23)

SEEN: Sojourner House Victorian Tea

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (4.19.23)

How a Pittsburgh family made sure that being unhoused wouldn’t mean losing out on school

New Pittsburgh Courier (4.12.23)

How a Pittsburgh family made sure that being unhoused wouldn’t mean losing out on school

Newsbreak/PublicSource (4.11.23)

How a Pittsburgh family made sure that being unhoused wouldn’t mean losing out on school

412Connect/PublicSource (4.11.23)

How a Pittsburgh family made sure that being unhoused wouldn’t mean losing out on school

MSN/PublicSource (4.11.23)

How a Pittsburgh family made sure that being unhoused wouldn’t mean losing out on school

PublicSource (4.11.23)

AJ Jefferson of the Homeless Children’s Education Fund joins Talk Pittsburgh

KDKA-TV/Talk Pittsburgh (4.10.23)

Talk Pittsburgh Links: April 10, 2023

KDKA-TV/Talk Pittsburgh (4.10.23)

People on the move: 4/10/23

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/People on the Move (4.10.23)

Intersections 4-9 Part 1

CBS Nes Pittsburgh/Intersections (4.10.23)

Intersections 4-9 Part 1

CBS News/Intersections (4.9.23)

Sunday Business Page: Homeless Children’s Education Fund

KDKA-TV/Sunday Business Page (4.9.23)

 Steelers Take Time to Give Back Before Heading Home

Steelers Now (1.12.23)

Steelers Donate Nearly $50,000 To Help Pittsburgh Community Programs

Chat Sports (1.10.23)

Steelers Donate Nearly $50,000 To Help Pittsburgh Community Programs

Steelers Depot (1.10.23)

The Power To Dismantle The Stigma Surrounding Youth Homelessness

Take the Lead (1.10.23)

2022

Homeless and Low-Income Student Resources

MoneyGeek (12.2.22)

3 good things: Grays bridge, TV smiles and an ice festival

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (11.27.22)

Nonprofits in the news: community investments, leadership changes, and more

Pittsburgh City Paper (11.16.22)

Kelly Clarkson Honors Homeless Children’s Education Fund

Heavy (11.6.22)

Pittsburgh Nonprofit Helps Unhoused Kids Succeed Alongside Steelers RB Najee Harris

NBC (11.2.22)

Pittsburgh Nonprofit Helps Unhoused Kids Succeed Alongside Steelers RB Najee Harris

Yahoo Sports (11.2.22)

Pittsburgh Nonprofit Helps Unhoused Kids Succeed Alongside Steelers RB Najee Harris

Yahoo News (11.2.22)

‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ honors a Pittsburgh organization in ‘Good Neighbor’ segment

WTAE-TV (11.2.22)

Organizations ready to help people experiencing homelessness

KDKA-TV (10.27.22)

Pittsburgh nonprofits highlight homelessness ahead of winter

WTAE-TV (10.27.22)

Changing Lifelong Impact of Youth Homelessness

Comcast Newsmakers (10.14.22)

Around Town: Lower Hill Redevelopment community BBQ, RSM’s Power of Love

Pittsburgh Business Times (10.14.22)

E.P. 71 Homeless Children’s Education Fund and NTN Hazelwood or Hazelton

Yinz Are Good Podcast (10.12.22)

Nonprofits in the news: New leaders, child-designed playgrounds, and free furnaces

Pittsburgh City Paper (10.11.22)

KD Sunday Spotlight: Homeless Children’s Education Fund

KDKA-TV Sunday Spotlight (10.9.22)

Nearly 3,000 Allegheny County students are known to lack homes. A nonprofit says there are far more.

WITF-TV, Harrisburg (10.5.22)

Nearly 3,000 Allegheny County students are known to lack homes. A nonprofit says there are far more.

WESA Radio/NPR (10.4.22)

Pittsburgh marks Homeless Children’s Awareness Month

WTAE (10.4.22)

Homeless Children’s Education Fund brings awareness with moment of silence

KDKA-TV (10.4.22)

Homeless Children’s Education Fund holds event downtown

KDKA-TV (10.4.22)

Adrana Jefferson: The homeless children you don’t see

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (9.8.22)

Pittsburgh leaders, experts weigh in on Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness plan

Pittsburgh Business Times (8.25.22)

Heroes Of The Homeless Crisis: How Adrana ‘AJ’ Jefferson Of Homeless Children’s Education Fund Is Helping To Support Some Of The Most Vulnerable People In Our Communities

Medium Authority Magazine (8.15.22)

New Pa. app will connect homeless students with resources

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (7.27.22)

Homeless Children’s Education Fund helps kids achieve dreams

KDKA-TV (7.22.22)

Students experiencing homelessness awarded scholarships totaling $30,000

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (7.22.22)