Each spring, we host our annual Youth Initiative Mini-Grant Program to provide funds to local organizations that support the academic and civic endeavors of Wilkinsburg youth.

Our 2018 grant cycle is OPEN NOW! Grant applications will be accepted until April 27.

Now in our eighth year, we have had the opportunity to support many organizations and serve hundreds of local youth through our mini-grant program. And with the help of the Howard & Nell E. Miller Foundation, we have been able to increase our efforts and help even more organizations over the past three years. 

Learn More & Download an Application

The second annual Wilkinsburg Two-Way Street Fest is coming up on May 19! The WCDC and partners created the Fest to celebrate some of Wilkinsburg's strongest assets including community, small business, and access to transit.

 

The Two-Way Street Fest is free and open to all ages. Over 85 vendors will participate this year, including local businesses and nonprofits, outdoor activities, artists, food trucks and carts, and more. 

Sign up to volunteer at this year's Fest

Activities will include Venture Outdoors' climbing wall, moon bounces, Trash to Thrash pop-up skate park, Steel City Slackers slacklining, and Xpogo. A slate of music and dance performances are scheduled throughout the day, including Barrels to Beethoven, Brett Staggs, K-Theatre Dance Complex, Timbeleza, and DJ Illeso.

  Check out photos from last year

 

The Fest will span three blocks on Wood Street, between Penn Avenue and Franklin Avenue, in the heart of Wilkinsburg's business district. The event is also part of Remake Learning Days, an initiative across southwestern PA and WV to engage youth in hands-on, technology-infused, relevant learning experiences and activities. We hope to see you in Wilkinsburg on May 19!

 

Learn More

>> What: WCDC Business District Forum

>> When: Tuesday, April 24, 5 p.m.

>> Where: Hosanna House - 807 Wallace Ave. 2nd Floor Conference Room

For questions prior to the forum, call (412) 727-7855 or email [email protected].

Learn More & RSVP

All events and meetings listed below take place in Wilkinsburg, unless otherwise noted.

>> Wilkinsburg Borough Clean-Up Day

Saturday, April 21, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

>> WCDC Business District Forum

Tuesday, April 24, 5 p.m.

>> Wilkinsburg Community Conversation: Tech Boom in the 'Burg

Wednesday, April 25, 6 p.m.

Learn More

>> WCDC Youth Initiative Mini-Grant Deadline!

Friday, April 27, 4 p.m.

>> Bus Rapid Transit Public Meeting - Wilkinsburg

Tuesday, May 1, 6-7:30 p.m.

>> Wilkinsburg Night at the Designers' Show House

Tickets will be $10 for Wilkinsburg residents!

Tuesday, May 8, 6-8 p.m.

>> Two-Way Street Fest

Saturday, May 19, 1-5 p.m.

Have an event or meeting coming up? 

Send the details to  [email protected] , and we'll include it in our next newsletter.

Want to learn more about borough council, commission & authority meetings? 

Check out the  Borough of Wilkinsburg  community calendar .

The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation (WCDC) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to promote the revitalization of Wilkinsburg through business & residential development; organizational & individual civic leadership; and ethnic & cultural diversity.

At the WCDC, we envision Wilkinsburg will be a prosperous and growing community regarded for its strong business district and neighborhoods; historic charm; convenient location; and desirable quality of life.