Past Initiatives

"Creating Job Descriptions" Training

“Creating Job Descriptions,” a training session led by Acuity Human Resources, was held on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at the Foundation offices. This in-person session focused on creating job descriptions, and 13 grantee partners attended the training.

The training session focused on: 

  • Recognizing the importance of job descriptions
  • Understanding the fundamentals of job description creation
  • Determining the best uses of the job descriptions
  • Learning various methods for implementing the final job descriptions in an organization
  • Incorporating interactive exercises that included the creation of a job description during the training session

The participating organizations were also given the option for a 30-minute follow-up phone or video conference consultation session with a staff member from Acuity to answer questions or request further discussion. 

Legislative Breakfast

Legislative Breakfast was an initiative of the Civic and Policy Engagement Action Team on Friday, March 22, 2024, from 9:00-10:30 am at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. This event encouraged interaction between nonprofit partners and local legislators and provided a space to elevate community voices and discuss shared priorities. The agenda featured introductions from attending legislators, followed by a Q&A session and table conversations. The Legislative Breakfast offered nonprofit partners and local legislators an opportunity to connect, exchange insights, and explore collaborative solutions to pressing community challenges.

Legislators in attendance included:

  • Senator Jay Costa (District 43)
  • Brandon Forbes (District Director for Representative Summer Lee, District 12)
  • Representative Matthew Gergely (District 35)
  • Councilperson Robert J. Macey (Allegheny County District 9)
  • Representative Nick Pisciottano (District 38)
  • Senator Devlin J. Robinson (District 37)
  • Representative Abigail Salisbury (District 34)

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) was a free public education program in which participants attended an eight-hour course with certified trainers to increase their knowledge around common mental health challenges, becoming equipped to offer assistance and reduce stigma.

As part of the program, thirteen certified trainers from the Jefferson area educated nearly 1,000 community members on MHFA.

Jefferson Counts 2020 Census Campaign

Jefferson Counts was a campaign led by Jefferson Regional Foundation, the Jefferson Collaborative, and 70+ Jefferson area organizational partners to ensure a fair and accurate 2020 Census Count in South Hills and Lower Mon Valley communities in Allegheny County, PA.

The campaign worked to ensure:

  • A fair and accurate count was conducted in Jefferson service area, reaching deeply into traditionally undercounted populations
  • Our communities were confident, comfortable, and informed about the Census process and what was at stake
  • A rise in interest and enthusiasm in civic engagement

Leaders from across the Jefferson service area formed a Jefferson Counts Leadership Team to develop a local outreach plan. The Jefferson Regional Foundation and the Collaborative received recognition from the Director of the Census Bureau for this campaign, and it was used as a model for engagement. Read more about the campaign here on the Collaborative’s blog.

Around the Table South

Around the Table South was a week-long initiative first held in communities across the Jefferson service area from October 15-19, 2018. The initiative invited residents to gather over mealtime conversations to build connections and explore how we can work together to make our communities healthier, safer, and more dynamic.

In its inaugural year, Around the Table South engaged 1,000 people around more than 100 tables to share in these mealtime conversations. Learn more here.