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Beltzhoover rec center next in line for Stop the Violence funds.
McKinley Recreation Center in Beltzhoover could soon run out-of-schooltime programming with $200,000 from the city's Stop the Violence (STV) fund.
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Where the Stop the Violence money goes
How the city's Stop the Violence Fund is spent, who gets it, and the push to use it for other needs.
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Glen Hazel families turn out to back afterschool programs at Burgwin Recreation Center.
Sixteen residents — including six children — turned out to support programming at Glen Hazel’s Burgwin Recreation Center, as council considered whether Stop the Violence (STV) dollars should foot the…
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A $1 million Mellon grant could turn Learn and Earn into a year-round program.
Come fall, teens and young adults will be able to take part in the Learn and Earn program year-round.
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Youth jobs and job trainingBig donors, public billsWhere the Stop the Violence money goesPittsburgh City Council
After running Glen Hazel’s youth programs for free, volunteers say they can’t continue.
Discussion about supporting children and youth through the Stop the Violence (STV) fund continued as council members considered issuing a request for proposals for programming at the Burgwin…
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Anchor organizations named to “Stop the Violence.”
Council approved the first five anchor organizations for the Stop the Violence Fund.
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City council passes a budget that is $15 million more than the mayor’s.
After over 40 hours of public meetings, hearings, discussions, and seemingly endless votes, council passed the 2026 budget.
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Pittsburgh's yearly budget fightsThe O'Connor administration takes overWhere the Stop the Violence money goesPittsburgh City Council
Stop the Violence money may be used for city trucks.
A proposed reduction in this year's Stop the Violence funding had community members speaking out for the program.
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Health and Safety workers reach out where the police can’t.
As the city tries to solve its fleet crisis, the Office of Community Health and Safety (OCHS) solved its own.
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Where the Stop the Violence money goesThe public safety training campusLowering penalties for sex workPittsburgh City Council