The Community Connections initiative, administered by The Sprout Fund, has awarded 100 regional and grassroots projects a total of $1 million in funding for activities and events occurring during the region’s 250th anniversary in 2008.

Following the submission of more than 500 requests for support, The Sprout Fund engaged more than 270 citizens from across the Pittsburgh region in a broad and comprehensive community decision-making process to select projects that contribute to the “Pride & Progress” of southwestern Pennsylvania – the theme of Community Connections.

Use this link to read the most recent
Community Connections eNewsletter

“With 100 Community Connections projects happening throughout 2008, residents and visitors in all 14 counties will become part of a groundswell of activity, gain a renewed sense of civic pride and celebrate progress in our region. From the founding of Fort Pitt in 1758 to 250 years from now, this is the year we will lay the foundation for a more connected regional community in southwestern Pennsylvania.”

- Cathy Lewis Long, Co-Chair,
Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections
& Executive Director, The Sprout Fund

Learn more about Community Connections and the programs happening throughout
the year.