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Job Training Opportunities in Construction

The 2024 Union Pipeline Program will assist Greater Hazelwood residents with an interest within local trades in the construction industry. This opportunity will provide access to the Laborers Union of Western PA, Local 373. Individuals who complete the entry apprenticeship process (40 hours/1 week) will then be able to work on active construction site and/or on the University of Pittsburgh Cell and Gene Bio project.

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Revised Market Feasibility Study RFP

POORLAW (People of Origin Rightfully Loved And Wanted) and GH-CARED (Greater Hazelwood Coalition Against Racial And Ethnic Disparities) are advertising for the hiring of an individual or corporation to conduct a market feasibility study to establish an employer-community-owned cooperative grocery store in the Greater Hazelwood community. 

Attached you will find an RFP with the scope of work and type of persons we are looking for. If you are interested we ask that you respond to the RFP by 5pm on January 31st. 

Q&A and More Information

We have scheduled two information and Q&A sessions regarding the project. Please respond to the doodle poll selecting which session you will be attending by Friday, January 19th. Upon selection of the session, Emily Higgs will send you a Google Meet link and a calendar invite to the session.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact Saundra Cole-McKamey at poorlaw@gmail.com or 412-670-8421, or Pastor Love at lutuallove@gmail.com or 412-277-0113.

Eviction Prevention Post-Pandemic

The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania is working to bring together local service providers, the legal community, and court systems to establish court-connected eviction prevention programs at the local level.

This toolkit is intended to support the important work of local champions seeking to create formal partnerships between Magisterial District Courts and social service providers with expertise in addressing housing crises.

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Toolkit for Landlord-Tenant Mediation

The relationships between tenants and landlords can seem adversarial and crisis experienced by either can add tension to this relationship. But the reality is that tenants and landlords need each other to be successful. And our schools, local business and neighborhoods also need both landlords and tenants to be successful.

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Church Development RFP

P.O.O.R.L.A.W (People Of Origin Rightfully Loved And Wanted) and Praise Temple Deliverance Church, two nonprofit organizations are seeking a qualified firm or individual to serve as General Contractor for a construction project.

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GE Mobile Market is Here!

For the past 2 years POORLAW, GH-CARED and Praise Deliverance Church have been negotiating with Giant Eagle to bring their Mobile Market to the Greater Hazelwood Community. Our efforts are finally being recognized as the unit is now scheduled to be in the community 2 days a week. POORLAW, GH-CARED, and Praise Deliverance Church would like to thank Hazelwood Initiative, Arts Excursion Unlimited, Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh, and ARCO for all their hard work on this project.

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