Get Connected
City High helps keep our students and families connected with helpful resources in their communities. Along with our many Internship partner sites, we also maintain strong relationships with with local community organizations, businesses and non-profits throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny county.For more information, or to connect with City High, please contact info@cityhigh.org.
Volunteer Opportunities
| Volunteer w/ Allegheny Cleanways! |
Looking for something that fits your schedule? Allegheny Cleanways is doing a variety of cleanups across Allegheny County. There are several opportunities in different neighborhoods, both land and water cleanups, that you can volunteer for! All opportunities with Allegheny Cleanways requires registration and a filled out waiver. Please make sure you register before showing up! |
| Join the 10th Annual Garbage Olympics! | WHEN: September 19, 9am-11am The Garbage Olympics was created in 2017 as a fun way to build community in Pittsburgh neighborhoods while using competition as a motivation to clean up the city. The event has grown over the years from five East End neighborhoods to over half the neighborhoods all over the Pittsburgh region. Prizes are awarded for most trash collected, largest team, weirdest item found, and most spirit. In the most recent Olympics, almost 1,000 bags of trash were picked up from city streets. This event helps neighbors come together to clean up their communities while participating in a citywide event. In the Garbage Olympics, everyone wins! Important: Allow a 24 hour period between a new neighborhood team registration and for individual volunteers to be able to sign up with that team. Register with a new team or join a team here! |
Opportunities for Growth
| Apply for the Youth Climate Action Fund! |
Application Deadline: October 2 Are you a young person with big ideas for a greener Pittsburgh? Check out the Youth Climate Action Fund micro-grant! Anyone ages 15-24 can apply to receive up to $5000. Applications are open until October 2nd. |
| Teen TEV Fair @ Carnegie Library | WHEN: September 17, 5-7pm WHERE: CLP — Hazelwood 5006 Second Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15207 Get your Teens thinking about their future! Come join us at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh — Hazelwood for our awesome Technical, Educational, and Vocational Fair. This free fair will have colleges, trade schools, and vocational schools from all around the Pittsburgh area! No registration required, just show up!! |
| Apply to join GirlGov's 2026-2027 Cohort | GirlGov is a FREE leadership and civic engagement program for middle school and high school girls and gender expansive youth! Students will:
Apply for GirlGov here! |
| Dress for Success Micro Boutiques | When: First Tuesday of Each Month! Where: Duquesne EARN Employement & Training Center 2 Duquesne Plaza, 15110 Visit today for free professional and casual clothing, shoes, accessories, and personal items! Appointments are encouraged but not required. Email Leora with any questions or to schedule! |
Fun Community Events & Programming
| Apply for a Free Teen Membership to Carnegie Museums |
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh are offering Teen Membership to area teenagers. Teen Membership is a free pass to all four Carnegie Museums available to all teens 13–18 years old who are residents of Pennsylvania. To qualify for the Teen Membership Program, applicants must:
Please note: Teen membership benefits are valid for one named teen per membership. Teen membership benefits do not extend to parents, guardians, caregivers, household members, or additional guests. Apply for free here! |
| SLB Radio September Programming! |
OPEN HOURS
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| Check out the Citizen Science Lab programming! |
Are you interested in STEM programs? Check out these FREE after school STEM programs through the Citizen Science Lab. Click the red links to learn more and register for each program!
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| Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival |
WHEN: September 17-20 WHERE: Along Liberty Avenue and at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) |
| Garfield Craft Crawl & Sidewalk Sale | WHEN: September 19, 12-4pm WHERE: Garfield, along Penn Ave From Main Street to Negley. Arts and craft stations, sidewalk sales, music, vendors, and locally made goods, eats, drinks, and fun along Penn Ave! Make stuff and explore/support Penn Avenue businesses Free and low cost activities all along the route! Full list of activities |
| The Andy Warhol Museum Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration | WHEN: September 26, 11am-3pm WHERE: The Andy Warhol Museum 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Free with museum admission. The Warhol and Carnegie Museums are thrilled to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a dance performance, Spanish interpreted tours, drag performance and silkscreen printing.
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| Creative Reuse Garage Sale! | WHEN: September 26, 11am-4pm WHERE: Creative Reuse Garage Pick through bins of unsorted donations! Dig at your own risk. Bring your own gloves and other protective gear. Take as much as you want for just $20! You might find: art and craft supplies, fabric, yarn, vintage, and more! |
Contests & Competitions
| Submit your Zine! | Submission Deadline: September 30 Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and PublicSource are collecting handmade booklets exploring the people, places and experiences of the region — no writing or drawing experience required. Selected zines will be part of an interactive display at MuseumLab and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and some may be published on publicsource.org. Physical zines can be submitted:
Digital submissions: PDFs or photos of zines are also welcome. Submit your zine using this form. For larger files, upload it to Google Drive and share the link with info@publicsource.org. Set the link sharing so anyone can view the file. For all submissions, please include your name, neighborhood or municipality of residence, contact info and a short description of your zine. You can learn more about workshops and submissions here! |