Social Mission

The social mission of the Urban Mountain Gathering Place is to benefit the vulnerable children and youth of Mt. Washington and Duquesne Heights.

The Children and Youth Program's objective is "to earn for Mt. Washington and Duquesne Heights a reputation as a neighborhood to move into because of its caring for children and youth." We do that through tutoring in reading, arts education, and academic skill building. We do that through free family experience events: from game nights to a community Halloween parade to a petting zoo. We do that by gathering representatives of neighborhood organizations to form a Youth Policy Council that will keep the question, "How are our kids?" foremost in our concern. We do that by employing a Community Youth Advocate.

The United Way Contributor Choice number for our Children and Youth Program is 9052713.