Rob Anderson

“Work is set to start this month on a long-awaited complex in New Kensington that will provide affordable housing and behavioral health services under one roof.

The Pioneer Apartments is being built by Wesley Family Services on a former parking lot between 10th and 11th streets and Fourth Avenue and Cherry Alley in the city. It will be a four story, 36-unit building that’s expected to cost $18.2 million.”

Read more about Pioneer Apartments on TribLive.com.

Learn more about Pioneer Apartments at wfspa.org/pioneer.

WQED’s documentary “Serving Time, Too” follows the children of incarcerated parents and the local organizations providing family support.

Wesley Family Services’ Families Outside program was featured in the documentary.  The Families Outside program provides low-cost transportation for families to visit their incarcerated loved ones at state correctional facilities.

Learn more about the documentary and watch the trailer here. 

“Bullying is more than joking with, picking on someone or putting them down, said Lindsay Brain of Wesley Family Services.

Those who witness bullying need to step forward to stop it, she said. One person who helps in that way can help foster the innate resilience of the person being bullied to overcome.

“We all have the capacity to do that for each other,” Brain said.”

Read more from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the Anti-Bullying Day event in Lower Burrell and the 9-year-old who became mayor for the day! 

There is no better time of year to feel a sense of renewal and hope than spring. And that springtime feeling was palpable for the 370 guests that supported Wesley Family Services on Saturday night at the Westin Convention Center and Hotel, Downtown. Partygoers could have their photos taken in front of a flower wall dreamed up by event planner Evelyn Castillo. “We wanted to do something that represented new beginnings. The goal of Wesley Family Services is to help people bloom. So what better way than to showcase lots of flowers?”

Wesley Family Services was created in July 2017 when Wesley Spectrum and Family Services of Western Pennsylvania merged, forming a larger, more united organization that would be equipped to better meet the needs of children, adults and families throughout their lives. “Combining forces has really allowed us to reach more families. When they share their dreams with us, we are empowered to then serve them better,” said Doug Muetzel, CEO.

Read more and check out the photos in the Post-Gazette’s #SEEN column. 

Special thanks to the selfie booth from DigiBooths. Guests enjoyed it for 3 fun-filled hours!

His tour in support of “Restless Wind” and its already-released opening track, the original “Autumn Wind (Pixie #11),” brought Winston to the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall in Munhall for a concert April 5. Proceeds benefited the creative arts program of Wesley Family Services, which has several regional locations, including in South Fayette Township.

Read more about how George Winston got connected with Wesley Family Services in the South Hills Almanac.

Sarah Papperman, team leader for In Service of Seniors was joined by Nancy Jones, outreach manager for North Hills Community Outreach on The Confluence.

Listen in at the 12 minute mark to hear more about what each do to address needs like transportation to medical appointments and social interaction to prevent isolation, plus what the community can do to get involved.

Click here to listen to the program on WESA.