This is part two of a multi-part series written by Landforce Executive Director Ilyssa Manspeizer about her reverse exchange with Costa Rican nonprofit Nueva Oportunidad. You can read part one here. Be on the lookout for more blog posts about the trip coming soon. Monday, 15th July, 2019 Today I visited a...
This is the first part of a multi part series written by Landforce Executive Director Ilyssa Manspeizer about her reverse exchange with Costa Rican nonprofit Nueva Oportunidad. Be on the lookout for more blog posts about the trip coming soon. July 11th, 2019 In September 2018 Landforce had the great pleasure of...
This guest blog post was written by Arvin Simon, Ph.D. As a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Duquesne University, Arvin studied the Emerald Trail Corps, the program that led to the creation of Landforce. When Arvin presented his findings to the Landforce Board and Staff in early May, Thomas...
This spring has been an especially hectic and rewarding time here at Landforce. This April, Operations and Communications manager Tricia Dougherty joined the team during a whirlwind of applications, interviews, and planning for the start of the season. Now that orientation is over and the crews are off on worksites...
This is the first in a series of Q&A posts to help you get to know the Landforce family. Keep an eye on our blog to see new posts from the staff and crew! Name Tricia Dougherty Job Title Operations & Communications Manager How long have you worked at Landforce? I started in...
Former Crew Member: Terrance Montgomery, Allegheny County Public Works At 6’2” and 283 pounds, when Terrence Montgomery walks into a room, it comes as no surprise that he once played defensive tackle for the University of Oregon. What may come as a surprise is how soft-spoken, earnest and kind he is. When thinking...
It's almost that time of year again where we invite people to apply to be part of our Landforce crews! Our online application will be open from March 1 - March 31, 2018. Between those dates you will be able to apply here: http://www.landforcepgh.org/join-our-crew/apply-crew-member/. In the mean time, check out the...
What a day we had yesterday at Landforce! After reviewing 94 applications, the Google.org Impact Challenge Pittsburgh awarded Landforce and 3 other fabulous Pittsburgh organizations (Community Kitchen, Idea Foundry, and Prototype PGH) $50,000 each. These awards will support our innovative work to create economic opportunity in the Pittsburgh region. And...
We are sad to see him go, but we are thrilled that Nate Broadus, Crew Leader extraordinaire, will be following his passion and joining Partner4Work as their Youth Projects Coordinator. We will miss you Nate, and are grateful that you shared your talents with us and are using Landforce as...
Landforce is scrappy, resilient, resourceful and flexible to say the least. You can see us sporting a suit working the crowd or creating beautiful trails all in a day’s work. Last week pushed us to even greater heights as we quickly adapted between all of our various roles to find...