Community Resources


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!

You can see the list of cleanups on Allegheny Cleanways website!

All opportunities with Allegheny Cleanways requires registration and a filled out waiver. Please make sure you register before showing up!

ACW Gratekeepers: Shadyside Litter Walk

WHEN: September 26, 10-11:30am

WHERE: Patagonia store on Walnut Street, Pittsburgh 15232

Join ACW at Patagonia in Shadyside for September's GrateKeepers litter cleanup! We will be meeting up at the Patagonia store on Walnut Street on Saturday, September 26th at 10am then walking through the neighborhood picking up litter. We will meet back up at 11:30 for snacks and drinks generously supplied by Patagonia


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. 

Learn more & register for the info session here!

Justice in Action: High School Law Day Deadline for Interest: October 16

WHEN: Monday, November 9th, 9am-2pm (8:30am arrival time)

WHERE: Dickey, McCamey & Chilcote
Four Gateway Center
444 Liberty Avenue
Suite 1000
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 

The Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Multicultural Bar Committee (MBC) is pleased to invite your school to participate in Justice in Action: High School Law Day, an engaging educational program designed to introduce high school students to the legal profession, the justice system, and the many pathways available to careers in law.
 
Justice in Action provides students with an opportunity to interact directly with attorneys and legal professionals through interactive discussions, panel presentations, and activities focused on the law. The program also emphasizes the importance of civic engagement, leadership, diversity, and equal access to justice.  This event includes Keynote Speaker,  Judge Nicola Henry-Taylor.
 
If you are interested in participating, please let your Career teacher know or email Ms. Napolitan! We are allowed to take up to (20) students per school. 

Please note that this opportunity takes place on a Monday where City High is not in session.
4PLUS Field Trip to iHeart Radio! WHEN: November 2 @ 9am

Watch a live radio broadcast, tour the studio, and meet a DJ at our local iHeart Radio station! Interested students should ask their tech teachers for a permission slip.
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:
  • Develop leadership skills
  • Learn advocacy and civic engagement
  • Meet community leaders
  • Build confidence and friendships
  • Create change in their communities

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.

Fun Programs & Events 

SLB Radio September Programs Open Hours
Monday through Thursday, 3-6pm & Saturdays 10am-2pm

Weekly Events
  • PYMC Meet-ups, Mondays 4-6pm
  • Youth Express Station Meetings, Tuesdays 4-6pm
  • Dungeons & Dragons: the Underdark, Wednesdays 4-6pm
Workshops
  • September 26: Scripts in Stereo (Open Call)
Special Events
  • September 26: Family Podcasting
  • September 29: Fall Registration Day
Citizen Science Lab Programs

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!

  • Ice-T: Scientists will learn to design and build microbial fuel cells, living, bacteria-powered batteries
  • SeaPerch Wave Voyagers: Scientists will build, design, and test their own underwater robot and compete in a SeaPerch competition
  • The Hidden Life of Vacant Land: Scientists will research vacant land in Pittsburgh's Hill District and turn their findings into recommendations for its beautification.
  • What's In Our Air?: Scientists will build an air quality monitor, code it in Python, and launch a weather balloon to study Pittsburgh's air quality over time.
You can learn more and view all offered programs here!
Andy Warhol Museum Hispanic Heritage 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.

  • 11:15 a.m. and 3 p.m. Spanish interpreted tours
  • 12–12:45 p.m. Flamenco Pittsburgh in The Warhol Theater
  • 2–3 p.m. A drag performance featuring Calypso and Chi Chi de Vivre in The Warhol theater
  • 12–5 p.m. Create your own screen print at The Factory
Cathedral of Learning Cinematic Lightshow

WHEN: September 25-27 @ 9pm

WHERE: Cathedral Lawn in Oakland (near Heinz Chapel)

Over three extraordinary nights starting this Friday, September 25, watch our most iconic University landmark come alive through film, light and sound-where a century of Pitt history meets what's next. This event is free and open to the public.

Creative Reuse Garage Sale

WHEN: September 26, 11am-4pm

WHERE: Creative Reuse Garage 

214 N Lexington St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Creative Reuse is having a Garage Sale! Visit us to dig for treasures in bins of unprocessed donations and warehouse overflow in our garage (right next to our front door). Take as much as you want for just $20!

Fill bags, boxes or the trunk of your car with arts and crafts supplies, vintage ephemera, fabric notions, yarn and more. We recommend that you bring gloves for safe digging.

Have questions? Email us at donations@pccr.org

Jubilee on the Green

WHEN: October 3, 12-4pm

WHERE: Hazelwood Green

4501 Lytle Street, Pittsburgh 15207

 

Join us for August Wilson Center Community Day at Jubilee on the Green! Bring the entire family to Hazelwood Green on Saturday, October 3, from noon to 4 p.m. for a FREE, all-ages celebration!

 

Enjoy:

  • Pittsburgh Steelers football workshops
  • Pittsburgh Opera performances
  • Pittsburgh Samba Group performance and dance class
  • Video game trucks
  • Arts, crafts and live demonstrations'
  • Soccer drills
  • Rock climbing and laser tag
  • Local makers and artisans
  • Food trucks serving Greek favorites, vegan treats, tacos, baked goods and more!

Come discover something new, connect with the community and enjoy some of the best free family fun Pittsburgh has to offer!

RSVP for Free!

 

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:

  • At participating workshops
  • At MuseumLab, 6 Allegheny Square East, from 12-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
  • At Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday; leave your zine with staff at the admissions desk
  • By mail to Public Source, 1936 5th Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

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.

America 250 City Art Poster Project Submission Deadline: October 14 @ 5pm

Picture Pittsburgh in 250 years! The City of Pittsburgh is inviting local artists and organizations to create an original poster for the America 250 City Art Poster Project, inspired by Pittsburgh's people, neighborhoods, history, culture, industry, landscape or future.

The grand prize winner will receive $5,000, with five finalists receiving $1,000 each. The winning artwork will represent Pittsburgh in the national US Mayors initiative, in partnership with NEA Arts.

Submissions open Sept. 16 and close Oct. 14 at 5 PM.

Learn more here!