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Rep. Lindsay Powell: $1.8M in grants secured for out-of-school programs

Rep. Lindsay Powell    April 15, 2026 | 3:49 PM

PITTSBURGH, April 15 – State Rep. Lindsay Powell, D-Allegheny, today announced five grants that will support out-of-school and after-school programs for at-risk youth and in high-need neighborhoods.

“After-school programs play a vital role in shaping the success and well-being of our students,” Powell said. “From learning practical skills to developing leadership abilities and interpersonal relationships, these programs can make a lasting positive impact on a child’s life. I’m proud to support the funding for these outstanding programs, and I look forward to the lasting impact that these programs will have on our children and our communities.”

The projects included in this funding are:

  • $499,947 to Light of Life Inc. to expand its place-based violence intervention outreach for adults experiencing unsheltered homelessness in 13 encampments across 11 Pittsburgh neighborhoods with persistently high levels of gun violence.
  • $499,904 to the STEM Coding Lab to expand its Out-of-School Time and summer programming, which teaches computer science, AI and STEM programming to K-8 students in Allegheny County’s highest-need neighborhoods.
  • $415,771 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania to expand out-of-school time services for students in grades 5-8 at Arsenal Middle School by providing consistent, structured after-school and summer programming to approximately 30 youth each year at the Estelle S. Campbell Clubhouse in Lawrenceville.
  • $300,000 to the Three Rivers Rowing Association to expand First Row 2.0, a year-round violence-prevention and youth development pathway for at-risk youth ages 12-18.
  • $110,000 to the Outdoor Inclusion Coalition to launch Thrive Outside After School Pathways, a new structured, outdoor-experiential and violence-prevention initiative for middle school youth in high-need Pittsburgh neighborhoods.

The funding for these awards come from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s School Safety and Security Committee, which serves to make schools safer throughout the commonwealth with programs in and after school.

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