Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Saleem Ghubril – Executive Director – ext. 214

Chan-Elle Vassell – Sr. Manager of Development and Engagement – ext. 241

VetPets of SWPA uses the power of animal assisted activities and business partnerships to empower veterans and first responders to regain control of their mental and emotional well-being by providing them with the tools and support to thrive.

Entrepreneurs Forever is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering growth-ready entrepreneurs with the knowledge, support, and accountability needed to scale their businesses. Through our unique three-year, facilitator-led peer-learning program, we help small business owners build confidence, competence, and sustainable growth. We serve entrepreneurs who have been in business for at least one year, generate $30,000+ in revenue, and are actively seeking growth. By offering expert guidance and a trusted community, we empower entrepreneurs to overcome challenges, increase revenue, create jobs, and move beyond the startup phase. Supported by generous donors, Entrepreneurs Forever is the premier program of the Mansmann Foundation. As we grow nationally, we remain committed to helping small businesses succeed and strengthen communities.

Invest PGH is a nonprofit that supports Pittsburgh’s small businesses with a variety of programs. A certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Invest PGH offers loans in many sizes, helping small businesses to grow and thrive in their communities.

As one of the largest and most diverse social and human service organizations in the region, Goodwill serves thousands of people each year and helps thousands of individuals find jobs. We provide a broad array of employment-related education and workforce development services for people with special needs and barriers to employment, including individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities, displaced workers, participants in welfare-to-work programs, people who are homeless, have limited work experience or education, job skills or training, veterans, youth and older workers, and people with criminal backgrounds.

An average of over 90% of all revenue raised by Goodwill supports our job-training and employment programs.

We have more than 30 stores and several other businesses to help to support our programs and to provide training and employment opportunities for clients. Revenues from Goodwill stores – along with income from our other business units, salvage sales, contract work, rehabilitation grants and fees, and public support – go directly to job-training services and equipment needed by people with disabilities and disadvantages.

Founded in 2005, Dress for Success Pittsburgh was established to empower women to become self-sufficient and exit poverty. From our beginnings in a church basement serving 69 women the first year, we have grown to four branches serving five SW Pennsylvania counties and working with over 150 referral partners. Today, we provide clothing and employment readiness support to women across the region.

While we may be best known for providing suits and professional clothing to women, we are first and foremost an anti-poverty organization that focuses on providing a continuum of support and opportunities for vulnerable, low-income women to compete, advance, and support themselves and their families without the need to rely on public assistance.

We achieve our mission through providing suiting and uniform items for women. Women are referred to us who are currently interviewing or who have secured work and need appropriate clothing items. The women we serve work with suiting specialists to choose appropriate clothing for their needs. Additionally, during these consultations, women are provided with interview preparation skills.

Our Vision
Pittsburgh Black Pride envisions the City of Pittsburgh to be a place where all members of the Black LGBTQIA+ community feel welcome, safe, and accepted for who they are.

Our Mission
The mission of Pittsburgh Black Pride is to provide entertainment, social information, and health education to Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Ally (LGBTQIA+) individuals and families in the City of Pittsburgh and across Southwest Pennsylvania.

Foster Love Project (FLP), a Wilkinsburg-based 5013c, exists to show love in action to children impacted by foster and kinship care through the provision of goods, services, and support to ensure all children, no matter their family composition, will be treated with dignity and self-worth, so they are empowered to thrive.

The Foster Love Project Bag program was launched in 2014 by founder and current Executive Director Kelly Hughes, a foster and adoptive parent, to care for children in foster care and support kinship and foster families residing in western Pennsylvania and those within driving distance. Since its establishment as a 5013c organization in 2016, and thanks to generous partners and volunteers, Foster Love Project has supported over 17,000 children and 3,000 children annually through seven intentionally designed and critical programs. 

Heuer House is a nonprofit faith-based organization in Glassport, PA with the mission to “Making a
significant positive impact in the lives of the Mon Valley Area young men, women recovering from
addiction by providing a transformational treatment experience through supportive services, counseling
and other provisional accommodations to lead to purposeful recovery and facilitate home stability.” Our
mission is to deliver comprehensive addiction treatment services in a safe and comfortable environment.