Braddock's 2nd Annual Community Day will be taking place at the corner of Braddock Ave. and Library Street, Saturday, August 13th, 12pm-5pm. Organized by the Partnership for a Caring Community group and sponsored by Braddock Redux, join us for good fellowship, food, prizes, crafts, games, and fun! For more information contact Christina at 412-537-0435.

This Summer the Braddock Youth Project's 46 youth members and 29 interns and staff have a new home in the Braddock Community Center. The Nyia Page Braddock Community Center is close to completion and in it's early programming phases. Pictured are volunteer painters from Massaro Construction on 6/30/11. We are looking forward to the coming years of community events in this beautiful building. See the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11188/1158704-56-0.stm?cmpid=localstate.xml

640 Braddock Avenue has a new vibrant mural. Redux welcomed this national graffiti event as 30+ artists shared in the collaborative creation of this building-wide installation.

BYP member Asriel Harewood recently received a Coca-Cola scholarship to Duke University. Here she is quoted in the Post-Gazette article ""I learned the importance of giving back," she said. "When people see us wearing our BYP shirts, they know that we're trying to get our community back to where it used to be." Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11164/1153308-455-0.stm?cmpid=news.xml#ixzz1QQPxlEGi

Mayor John Fetterman, Braddock Redux, and Braddock Carnegie Library hosted their 5th annual Easter egg hunt last month in Braddock's community garden! A generous donation from M&M Mars of 100 children's bicycles and Easter candy for all helped to make this holiday especially lively. A strong group of community Volunteers graciously helped to manage the 200 children who participated from Braddock and our surrounding communities. Thank you to everyone who works to enable our community to celebrate these holidays together.

Pittsburgh Party for a Purpose hosts a benefit dance party for Braddock Redux to be held February 25th at the Firehouse Lounge, 2216 Penn Ave. in the Strip District. Come celebrate! Live and local entertainment, food and drink specials, and an ice cream truck :) Visit http://pghpartyforapurpose.wordpress.com/ for more information, and click on this post for further information about Braddock ice cream days.

In 2010, Braddock Redux received a grant from the Pittsburgh Foundation to carry out a series of environmentally based projects with its youth. This booklet documents some of those projects. Facilitated by the Braddock Youth Project, teens participated in a curriculum that focused on youth led video production and presentations, a series of hands-on DIY projects, and environmental, community-centered education. Available through Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/byp-environmental-media-project/14706324 *Photography by BYP youth

The Braddock Community Partnership group announces it's 2011 scholarship, developed to support the pursuit of higher education for high school students in the 15104 zip code. This fund will provide financial support to students for educational or vocational training, especially in the fields of health, social, and economic development. This scholarship will be made possible through your donations. Please contact John W. Smith for further information at jwsmith@dhs.county.allegheny.pa.us