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“I’m very optimistic and excited”: Project SEEKS SES and the Office of Child Development partnering together

A few years ago, the University of Pittsburgh and the Office of Child Development started pitching a program about positive racial identity, entitled P.R.I.D.E (Positive Racial Identity Development in Early […]

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SEEKS-funded V.I.B.E program making a big impact at Sto-Rox

The V.I.B.E program — a three-person violence intervention and prevention team at Sto-Rox— stands for Violence Intervention Building Empowerment, but Hassain Estes, the leader of the program, likes to sometimes […]

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Duquesne to expand Pressley Ridge services through Project SEEKS SES

The Duquesne City School District makes equity a priority. On a day-to-day basis, the district is constantly looking for new ways to properly access and educate each and every student […]

Autism Acceptance Month: A Spotlight on our Verbal Behavior Classrooms

The Verbal Behavior (VB) Program at the AIU offers a comprehensive approach to teaching language and communication skills to students with autism and other complex needs. As we celebrate Autism […]

Logic Models: A necessary and important element of Project SEEKS SES

Years of experience in the grant and evaluation realm have taught Sheila Bell a number of things. Chief among them: good intentions can’t reach their potential without fully formed plans. […]

Project SEEKS SES hopes to help address educational staffing shortage

A couple of years ago, Anna Arlotta Guerrero realized that a teacher shortage was on the horizon. Guerrero, an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Pittsburgh, said a […]

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The AIU holds first Project SEEKS SES stakeholder meeting

When discussing why the Allegheny County Heath Department (ACHD) chose the AIU to facilitate Project SEEKS SES, ACHD acting director Patrick Dowd said the choice was simple. “We had to […]

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Project SEEKS SES and the Pittsburgh Study partner together

When Liz Miller learned about Project SEEKS SES, she knew that she’d be an apt partner for the work. Miller wears a number of hats, but has made waves within […]

VIBE Anti-Violence Team Funded By New SEEKS Program

Lee Davis prides himself on his empathy. Davis, the founder of Lee Davis & Associates Consulting, grew up in Braddock and went to Woodland Hills, seeing and experiencing violence around […]

For the ACHD and the AIU, Project SEEKS SES was an obvious partnership

As the COVID-19 pandemic raged on and effects in its aftermath became clearer, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) started thinking of solutions. From their vantage point, health officials saw […]

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