On Saturday, February 28th, nearly 100 members from Greek Life at Carnegie Mellon University joined together to give back to the Pittsburgh community! Students from various fraternities and sororities across campus had the opportunity to serve pancakes and play Bingo at Pressley Street High-Rise, facilitate activities with youth from Family Resources, assist with the afternoon activities at Residence on Fifth, and help the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh sort and prepare books for distribution. Many of the student volunteers will also participate in Carnegie Mellon’s 1000+ Day of Service on March 28th, a service opportunity organized in part by Pittsburgh Cares to engage over 1000 students, faculty, staff and alumni in service projects throughout the Pittsburgh community.
Pitt Dental Students Teach Youth the Importance of a Healthy Lifestyle January 2009
On January 31, 2009, students from the Dental School at the University of Pittsburgh facilitated a health and wellness curriculum with local youth from Family Resources. The students worked alongside the youth to discuss healthy eating habits and the importance of physical activity. According to first-year class president Matt Silverstein, “They (Family Resources) were happy to have us - the kids had a great time!”
Students also volunteered at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Toy Lending Library. These projects are the first of a series of projects the Dental School will coordinate with Pittsburgh Cares throughout the spring semester.
Pennsylvania Circle K Students November 2008
On November 21, 2008, almost 100 students from Circle K groups across the state of Pennsylvania gathered at the University of Pittsburgh's campus for a series of overnight service projects. The evening began with a homelessness and hunger awareness project in support of Three Rivers Youth. Students organized a homelessness simulation on the quad, hosted speakers to help discuss local issues of homelessness and hunger and made over 75 sandwiches to donate to a local shelter.
Throughout the entirety of the evening, students completed over fifteen additional in-house service projects in support of local agencies. Projects included holiday cards for local veterans, gift wrapped books for youth in need, bingo prizes for local senior centers - among many more!
CMU Students Gear Up for a Year of Service August 2008
On Monday, August 18, 2008, over 350 CMU students from Stever House, Boss House and Morewood Gardens volunteered across Pittsburgh as a part of Carnegie Mellon’s orientation. The students completed nearly 750 hours of service at twelve local nonprofit agencies doing a number of projects including holding an ice cream social for senior residents at Kane Regional – Glen Hazel, baking cookies and socializing with family members staying at Family House in Oakland, bagging, recycling and packing science materials for ASSET, Inc. and much more! In addition, students who participated in the Pittsburgh Cares’ Service Crawl collected over 150 empty ink/toner cartridges to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council’s toner recycling program!
Pittsburgh Cares is coordinating Service Saturdays for CMU students where around 20 different students will volunteer every Saturday for the entire upcoming academic year. These projects will be diverse and students can choose from a variety of projects throughout the year, including the Big for a Day mentoring projects coordinated on campus.
Chatham University Students Connect with Homeless Women at Bethlehem Haven February 2008
Chatham University Physical Therapy students Heather Hrina, Katie Keim, Shayna Shaw, Beth Kaminski and Aliza Miller hosted a spaghetti and craft night at Bethlehem Haven women’s shelter and supportive services on Wednesday, February 27th! The group prepared and served a great spaghetti dinner with all of the fixings to residents staying in the shelter on the cold winter’s night. After the enjoyable meal, the students and residents showed off their creative talents with a fun St. Patrick’s Day craft. These students have also worked hard to recruit mentors for women graduating from the Haven’s A Step Up program.
On Saturday, February 28th, nearly 100 members from Greek Life at Carnegie Mellon University joined together to give back to the Pittsburgh community! Students from various fraternities and sororities across campus had the opportunity to serve pancakes and play Bingo at Pressley Street High-Rise, facilitate activities with youth from Family Resources, assist with the afternoon activities at Residence on Fifth, and help the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh sort and prepare books for distribution. Many of the student volunteers will also participate in Carnegie Mellon’s 1000+ Day of Service on March 28th, a service opportunity organized in part by Pittsburgh Cares to engage over 1000 students, faculty, staff and alumni in service projects throughout the Pittsburgh community. 
On January 31, 2009, students from the Dental School at the University of Pittsburgh facilitated a health and wellness curriculum with local youth from Family Resources. The students worked alongside the youth to discuss healthy eating habits and the importance of physical activity. According to first-year class president Matt Silverstein, “They (Family Resources) were happy to have us - the kids had a great time!”
On November 21, 2008, almost 100 students from Circle K groups across the state of Pennsylvania gathered at the University of Pittsburgh's campus for a series of overnight service projects. The evening began with a homelessness and hunger awareness project in support of Three Rivers Youth. Students organized a homelessness simulation on the quad, hosted speakers to help discuss local issues of homelessness and hunger and made over 75 sandwiches to donate to a local shelter. 
On Monday, August 18, 2008, over 350 CMU students from Stever House, Boss House and Morewood Gardens volunteered across Pittsburgh as a part of Carnegie Mellon’s orientation. The students completed nearly 750 hours of service at twelve local nonprofit agencies doing a number of projects including holding an ice cream social for senior residents at Kane Regional – Glen Hazel, baking cookies and socializing with family members staying at Family House in Oakland, bagging, recycling and packing science materials for ASSET, Inc. and much more! In addition, students who participated in the Pittsburgh Cares’ Service Crawl collected over 150 empty ink/toner cartridges to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council’s toner recycling program!
Chatham University Physical Therapy students Heather Hrina, Katie Keim, Shayna Shaw, Beth Kaminski and Aliza Miller hosted a spaghetti and craft night at Bethlehem Haven women’s shelter and supportive services on Wednesday, February 27th! The group prepared and served a great spaghetti dinner with all of the fixings to residents staying in the shelter on the cold winter’s night. After the enjoyable meal, the students and residents showed off their creative talents with a fun St. Patrick’s Day craft. These students have also worked hard to recruit mentors for women graduating from the Haven’s A Step Up program.