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The Sprout Fund has invested more than $4.1 million in 481 community projects since 2001. Browse the project list to discover more about supported projects, organizations, and inititatives.
Here We Grow Pittsburgh, Here We Grow created sustainable community gardens throughout the city and increased public awareness of the benefits of fresh, healthy food. The project’s growing season culminated in a Kick Off Harvest Party organized around the theme of a progressive dinner. Participants toured each of the community gardens, where garden signs were unveiled and attendees enjoyed food produced from the sites.
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The project provided opportunities for local musicians to play alongside and learn from Anthony Braxton, a highly respected, Avant-garde jazz musician. Braxton performed with CAPA Antithesis at CAPA, with his group at Manchester Craftsman’s Guild, and with other local artists at the National Aviary. A series of recordings were released on CD and LP.
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Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School brought artists, illustrators, and cartoonists together to sketch unconventional muses, including live burlesque models, circus performers, roller derby girls, and contortionists in an atmosphere that promoted creativity and community. Themed activities and games throughout each evening lent to the playful camaraderie, as established artists, amateurs, and students socialized and created art together.
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Along These Rivers was a compilation of 90 poets and photographers with ties to Pittsburgh. Published as a response to the city’s 250th anniversary, the writing and photography centered on themes about Pittsburgh.
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The Mentor2Mentor program matched volunteers for Strong Women, Strong Girls with professional women in Pittsburgh in a mentoring relationship. The program provided young women with mentors who were role models with experience in their desired fields and who could provide a fresh perspective surrounding modern career issues.
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