Services & Non-Retail 2024 – Braddock

Braddock Carnegie Library – We strive to perpetuate Carnegie’s original vision of our Library as a “Center of Light & Learning.” 

8/27/24: Be Fall Youth Programming announced – Mondays After School Pop-up Library 700 Grandview Avenue, East Pittsburgh, Tuesdays After School Library Fun Day @ BBHC (2024-0087, 2024-0955), Wednesday Anime Club @ BBHC (2024-0467), 4th Thursdays Family Game Night with Pizza @ BBHC (2024-0175). https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=926503516182331&set=a.557057046460315

6/23/24: Be a part of our next 135 years! With your gift of $500 to the Braddock Carnegie Library Association, a commemorative plaque dedicated to you or a loved one will be placed on one of the 478 new chairs that will be installed in our renovated music hall. You can secure your part in the history of this beautiful music hall and building and help secure the future of the Braddock Carnegie Library Association. Visit https://tinyurl.com/BCLAseats to reserve your plaque.

• OUR ARTS PROGRAMMING IS SUSPENDED FOR THE DURATION OF THE RENOVATIONS ON OUR BUILDING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CHANGE, PLEASE CONTACT VICKI VARGO.
• We are hosting After School Arts & STEAM programming for children and teens at the Braddock’s Battlefield History Center on Tuesday afternoons.
• Need more time with our Fab Lab equipment? Schedule a time on a Monday with our new by appointment-only Maker Mondays!
• Please access our Master Resource List to see a comprehensive list of community information and resources updated by our staff. Visit our Facebook page for more programming information. Monday, Friday 10am-5pm, Tuesday-Thursday 11am-8pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, [email protected], 412-351-5356, wwwbraddockcarnegielibrary.org, 526 Braddock Avenue (temporary location)

• Other Important things to note:
•  Computers in the library are available on a first come, first serve basis.
•  We can print documents for you. Please email/forward what you want printed as an attachment to [email protected] or come in and print from one of our computers.
•  We can send/receive faxes for you. Our fax number is 412-351-6810
• Children’s and Teen Programs – Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4-6 pm, during the summer at various parks; Storytime in the Garden every Wednesday 10:30 am (Hamilton Park Turtle Creek)
• Anime Club
• Alternate Lending Collection, call 412-351-5356 to check on availability and make a reservation – chairs and tables, coolers, Coffee Urns (brew and serve up to 100 cups), induction plates.

Update 6/5/24: Part of celebrating our 135th birthday year is celebrating US! So for the month of June, we’re doing #30ThingsIn30Days and will be posting daily about our resources, collection, and programs. We’re starting off strong with a great resource available to you with any Allegheny County Library Card–Experience Kits! Thanks to a partnership between ACLA and the Heinz Center Affiliates Program, you can use your library card to reserve FREE admission for two adults and up to six children to a number of museums and historical sites in the Pittsburgh region, including our good friends at the Braddock’s Battlefield History Center. Visit https://aclalibraries.org/experience-kits/ to learn more! Where will you visit?

PA Congresswoman Abigail Salisbury, 34th Senatorial District, 501 Braddock Avenue, PA 15104-1856, ​​Rep. Abigail Salisbury | Home Page (pahouse.com).  Veterans Services First Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday of each month from 10 am to 2 pm. Mobile Office Hours (differs at Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale, Swissvale Towers & Wood Street Towers [senior living]) file for property tax/rent rebates, apply for a Senior Citizen ConnectCard bus pass, Get help with Penn DOT including obtaining a handicap placard, find assistance with other state-related services.

The Hollander Project – The Hollander houses small business tenants and is available for community events. Partners include H.O.O.P Alliance, Woodland Hills School District, Animal Friends and LegitFit. Offers HOOP drop in Wednesdays, Healing Motion Thursdays, Restorative Yoga on monthly Saturdays, monthly Pet Food Giveaway and holiday and other events.  910 Braddock Avenue

• 7/17/24 New business alert!!! We are so thrilled to welcome Ronna and Za’kiyah House to the Hollander! Za’kiyah House is a black-led, power-building organization providing support to people experiencing homelessness, drug addiction, and reentering from incarceration in the Pittsburgh area. We are grateful for their work and so happy to have Ronna as part of our Hollander family! Learn more at www.zakiyahhouse.org and help us welcome Ronna! https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=907893114716139&set=pcb.907893148049469

For Good Pgh – For Good PGH leverages existing resources and generosity to create positive experiences for individuals. They offer “The Fairy Fund” monthly $250 awards for local families in need with applications due by the 15th of each month. Initiatives include The Hollander Project, Free Store 15104, Hello Hijab, Community Conservation Corps, Girl Code WHHS, and Hoop Alliance. 910 Braddock Avenue, forgoodpgh.org

Braddock Family Care Connection – Conveniently located in the heart of Braddock, provides essential services in the community to meet the needs of all families. Our goal is to help families throughout the initial stages of parenthood, and through children’s early development from pregnancy through age 5. Staff are certified in the Nurturing Parenting and Parents as Teachers curricula. Family Care Connection in Braddock is handicap accessible and centrally located on a bus line for convenient access to public transportation. We work with local community partners, and side-by-side with families to help them meet their individual needs. A few of our local partners include UPMC Dental with Miracle Dental pop-up clinics, Carnegie Library of Braddock (First Carnegie Library), 412 Food Rescue and more! Monday-Friday – 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Scheduled Evenings and Weekends. https://www.chp.edu/locations/dms-chp-fccc-braddock, 412-273-4610, 849 Braddock Avenue.

Braddock Partnership for a Caring Community (Braddock PCC) – The Braddock PCC is committed to facilitating a range of health, social and economic development initiatives to improve the overall well-being of families and communities in Braddock and the surrounding Mon River Fleet area. This organization is managing 8/10/24 Braddock Community Day and vendor solicitation. https://www.mckhospitalfoundation.org/braddock-ship

Free Store 15104 – Braddock’s Free Store 15104 receives surplus and donated goods and redistributes them to our neighbors. Tuesdays and Thursdays 11am-1pm, Saturday 10am-12pm, 420 Braddock Avenue, 201-532-1722, freestore15104.org SEE INDIVIDUAL EVENT FOR OPEN HOURS, Happy 11th Birthday, celebrating 11/28 4:30-6 pm.

Greater Valley Community Services, Inc. – Greater Valley Community Services is a nonprofit organization that believes all persons deserve the chance to develop in a nurturing, safe, and established environment. We are dedicated to educating and rebuilding the lives of families and children in various communities. Through our faith, community and professional experiences we have developed many resources to aid us in this endeavor. We hope to create a spark of restoration spiritually, emotionally and physically by providing the necessary tools for our families to conquer life circumstances. Programs include HEALTH & WELLNESS – Violence Prevents, Food Pantry, Golden Living, Home Healthcare, Fitness (ATU, Open Gym, Pittsburgh Pioneer’s Basketball Training and Development Academy), FAMILY – Foster Care, Senior Care, Family Preservation, EDUCATION – Afterschool Program , Surge, Financial Literacy, Camp WOW, Workforce Development. Starting in July 2023 Woodland Hills CURE V.I.B.E team.  [email protected], 300 Holland Avenue, 412-351-7056, ​ (greatervalley.org)

GreaterValley Coalition Against Violence – meets monthly (4th Tuesday at 6:30 pm at Greater Valley Community Services) in an effort to share information across organizations. 412-351-7056, [email protected]
10/7/23 Post What to do when some one goes missing or is exploited…INFORMATION:
Black and Missing Foundation 877-97-BAMFI, BAMFI.org
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678, https://www.missingkids.org
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) https://namus.nij.ojp.gov
National Human Trafficking Hotline 888-373-7888

1/14/24 ACTES – Achieving Change Through Transitional Employment – A Violence prevention program designed to help positively change the lives of those 18-39 yrs old w/Previous Gun related charges have been shot or known to carry or be around guns. Facebook

Greater Valley Home Services

Veterans Leadership Program’s mission is to empower Veterans to navigate the transitions of life. Currently located at 2934 Smallman Street, 412-481,8200, [email protected], veteransleadershipprogram.org, moving headquarters to Braddock in 2024. 1/27/24 Rummage Event for preparation of construction phase at 1025 Braddock Avenue

Heritage Community Initiatives – 820 Braddock Avenue, 412-351-0535, [email protected], heritageserves.org. 11/20/23: Did you know that in the past 5 years, Heritage Community Initiatives has experienced 200% growth? Help us shed our “best kept secret” mantle – for the benefit of the thousands of people we are privileged to serve – by taking a look at our new capstone video. Heritage 40th Video2 – Heritage Community Initiatives (heritageserves.org) Heritage Community Initiatives is honored to celebrate our fourth decade of serving families in forty-nine communities within Allegheny County through our Transportation, Education, and Nutrition programs. Each year, Heritage provides highly accredited academically-based early learning and out-of-school time programming for over 250 at risk children. Heritage Community Transportation, a fixed-route transit service in operation for 23 years, has provided more than 1.5 million rides for residents in largely transit-isolated communities. Heritage is the only human services nonprofit in the Commonwealth designated as a provider of public transportation. More than 170,000 meals are served each year by our Nutrition Services, which offers solutions in meal planning, ordering, preparation and delivery while creating healthy options for youth and senior populations.

15104 Seniors Project – is a research study that examines aspects of health and aging. We want to understand what helps people lose or preserve abilities like thinking, concentrating, and solving problems. Have questions about our research? Call us at 412-586-9452. 501 Braddock Avenue

Braddock Employment & Training Center

Nyia Page Community Center

Pittsburgh Action Against Rape

Braddock Economic Development Corporation (BEDCO)

All Things Youth

Hammonds Initiative

Mon Metro Chamber of Commerce

Heritage Community Initiatives Outdoor Space

Parks – Civic Plaza (Braddock Avenue), Library Street Basketball Courts, Bark park

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