By Rebekkah Ranallo On Saturday, May 17, neighborhood volunteers planted flowers and herbs in 60 planter boxes at 30 Lawrenceville homes that are ineligible for street trees from the TreeVitalize program. The Garden Club of Allegheny County generously provided funding to make this program possible and free of charge to home owners. Lawrenceville United, whose mission…
5.27.2014 Update Residents in Upper Lawrenceville may have noticed some activity at Duncan Playground. The Department of Public Works has begun work to dismantle the current playground equipment. As many know, this site has been vandalized and left in terrible condition over the years. We have received regular complaints regarding some of the activity underway…
APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 14TH In partnership with the Boys & Girls Club, we have a few more slots lefts for Lawrenceville Summer Celebration Day Camp’s camp staff. We hire several counselors to oversee the children in their assigned age group and also a Camp Coordinator to oversee all daily operations and logistics for camp. If…
SUMMER 2015! We need assistance in the following areas: Communications Intern (15 hours a week) Community Outreach Intern (15 hours a week) Application Details Lawrenceville United is a small, fast-paced office. We rely heavily on our intern support and consider them part of our family. Small stipends are available depending on experience. We also participate in collegiate work-study…
SUMMER 2015! We need assistance in the following areas: Communications Intern (15 hours a week) Community Outreach Intern (15 hours a week) Application Details Lawrenceville United is a small, fast-paced office. We rely heavily on our intern support and consider them part of our family. Small stipends are available depending on experience. We also participate in collegiate work-study…
The Lawrenceville Corporation and Lawrenceville United are proud to announce a six-year, $1.2 million partnership with UPMC Health Plan, Duquesne Light, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Developed through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Neighborhood Partnership Tax Credit Program (NPP), the work of the partnership will…
The Lawrenceville Corporation and Lawrenceville United are proud to announce a six-year, $1.2 million partnership with UPMC Health Plan, Duquesne Light, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Developed through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Neighborhood Partnership Tax Credit Program (NPP), the work of the partnership will…
Lawrenceville United Job Description: Bookkeeper Job Summary The Bookkeeper of the Lawrenceville United (LU) is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day finances of the organization, including managing LU accounts and preparing reports for staff and Board members at regular intervals. The Bookkeeper reports to the Executive Director and works closely with an outside auditor to prepare…
A message from Commander Eric Holmes: Dear Zone Two Lawrenceville and Hill District Stakeholders, I am pleased to announce that Chief McDonald and Chief Bryant have provided the opportunity for me to develop a Crime Prevention initiative for the summer of 2014 in two Zone 2 business districts. The two business districts that I picked…
District 7 neighbors, As many of you are aware, our office has been working to ease concern related to changes in the Residential Permit Parking Program (RPPP) Area “A” since December 2014. Prior to Councilwoman Gross’ swearing in, a series of public meetings were held to discuss a proposed division of Area A into three…
