YES: Gabby Moran on Female Leadership Initiative

Gabby Moran (16) on her experience with Three Rivers Community Foundation and the launch of the Female Leadership Initiative at Oakland Catholic High School

YES: Center of Life

From 8/29/2015: Ellis Durham (17, Gateway), Skylar Thomas (15, Pittsburgh CAPA), and Milan Grayson (14, Pittsburgh CAPA) discussed their experience at Center of Life’s summer jazz program and played tracks from a CD recorded at the camp.

#WeArePPS: A Back to School Event

In partnership with A+ Schools, WAMO 100 and Familylinks, Pittsburgh Public Schools hosted its annual back to school event. #WeArePPS: A Back to School event was designed to equip participating families with the resources necessary to achieve a healthy start to the 2015-2016 school year.

Opening Night at Blind and Visual Rehabilitation Services Art Show

From 8/13: Opening night at Blind and Visual Rehabilitation Services Art Show, running through September just outside of the SLB studios at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.

The Green Compass Season 7

In July 2015, twenty-one recent high-school graduates created these radio features while serving as Summer Interns at The Heinz Endowments. The resulting features cover a range of community issues. While SLB provided training and coaching, the features presented here were conceived and created entirely by the students in a single week.

Inclined to Care: Lifting the Alleghenies to New Heights, 2015

IN SUMMER 2015, the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies welcomed ten students as Youth Philanthropy Interns. This 8-week program was made possible through a grant from The Heinz Endowments and is based on its long-running similar program in Pittsburgh.

Throughout their internship, students assessed community needs and developed two funding opportunities for local non-profits to apply for grants of up to $25,000 to address these needs. In addition to their grantmaking, interns created these radio documentaries.

Moon Area School District: “How To” Storybox

In Summer 2015, SLB Radio Productions Inc., in partnership with Moon Area School District convened a group of first through fourth graders. While learning about digital audio recording, the group also designed their own books and shared something that they know how to do!

Camp FUN: Commercials

As we finished up a great summer of learning about audio, interviewing, and making recordings, campers tried their hand at writing commercials. Some campers chose businesses that already exist, while others created their own services and penned advertisements accordingly. A few writers even elected to add music.

Grow Pittsburgh’s Urban Farmers in Training: 2015 Reflections

Grow Pittsburgh’s Summer Intern Program in Homewood provides local teens with the opportunity to gain summer employment while learning about the value of growing and eating healthy food. Here, the interns from 2015 share their thoughts on gardening, harvesting, fresh food, herbs, and favorite experiences.

Camp FUN: If I Were Mayor & Coach Poose

It’s hard to believe Camp FUN is almost over! Like they have all summer, our Radio Campers continue to create thoughtful audio. This week campers wrote and recorded what they would do if they were the mayor.