BootUp PGH
Pittsburgh Learning Commons and Community Forge have launched a new computer lab and technology pathways program - BOOTUP PGH.
This program is for youth and young adults and is centered around open drop-in hours and live streams with themed activities including e-sports, mobile app development, hip hop engineering, website creation, graphic design, and more.
Entrepenuer Academy
Community Forge has developed a 6 course series on practical skills for entrepreneurs with classes on personal finance, business leadership, operations, sales, bookkeeping, and technology.
These courses are focused on solving immediate practical challenges and gaining skills that can be implemented in your business or life immediately.
Courses are generally $50 for Community Forge members or $150 for the public and run 6-10 weeks, pending the course.
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CURE VIOLENCE
A public health approach to reducing gun violence, seeking to identify the root causes and intervene before violence starts Address issues such as poverty, systemic racism, and a lack of educational opportunities that contribute to gun violence
We work directly with victims, families, and the surrounding community to provide direct support to those affected by gun violence.
Our Vision
Impact Eastern Allegheny County by decreasing residents' risk of losing loved ones to gun violence.
Our Mission
Using a rigorous, scientific, and data-driven approach, significantly reducing violence in Wilkinsburg, Homewood, Penn Hills, and East Hills.
Locally Served
Community Forge has developed a 6 course series on practical skills for entrepreneurs with classes on personal finance, business leadership, operations, sales, bookkeeping, and technology.
These courses are focused on solving immediate practical challenges and gaining skills that can be implemented in your business or life immediately.
Courses are generally $50 for Community Forge members or $150 for the public and run 6-10 weeks, pending the course.
Bloom Incubator
Bloom is our business incubator program. This program offers 20 small businesses coaching, strategy development, professional services, networking, education, and financial investments over an 8 month period.
The program focuses on digging in deep and discovering your strategic needs and areas of your back office in most need of development. We focus on businesses that are already generating some revenue and emphasize making sure that all participants leave with increases in revenue, clients, a better understanding of their finances, and a more organized back-office.
