PULSE - Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience
Goal of Program
PULSE cultivates a community of young servant leaders to transform Pittsburgh. We invite talented university graduates to partner with Pittsburgh nonprofits for a year of service and leadership. Fellows SERVE with a nonprofit, LIVE in community with other fellows, and GROW as a leader through ongoing leadership training and development.
Type of Placement
Business & Administration | Agriculture, Agronomy & Animal Husbandry | AIDS Ministry | Arts & Music | Building Trades & Construction | Communications & Public Relations | Community Organizing, Outreach & Development | Computer Programming & Data Entry | Counseling | Education | Elderly Outreach | Environmental | Fund Raising, Grant Writing & Development | Gardening & Groundskeeping | Health Care | Hispanic Ministry | Housing Issues, Shelter Staff & Group Home | Immigration & Refugee Services | Lawyer, Legal Aide & Paralegal | Library Science | Maternal & Infant Care | Mental Health | Parish Ministry & Pastoral Counseling | Peace & Justice Advocacy | Prison Ministry | Recreation, Camp Counseling & Coaching | Religious Education & Retreat Work | Social Services & Poverty Relief | Social Work | Soup Kitchen & Food Distribution | Tutoring & Literacy Programs | Volunteer Coordinator | Youth Ministry | Black/African American Ministry | LGBTQI | Engineering | Deaf Ministry | Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution | Mentoring | Racial Justice Work | Disabilities Ministry | Performing Arts | Domestic Violence Ministries
Service Area
Pittsburgh, PA
Service Length
About a year, from the end of August to the beginning of August
Requirements
College graduates, open to living in intentional community, hard-working, self-starters, people who want to grow, commitment to service.
Financial Arrangements
Room and Board | Stipend | Medical Insurance | Transportation | Loan Deferment/Forbearance
Living Arrangements
Fellows live together in multiple PULSE owned and/or operated houses (4-8 bedroom) in the East End, Northside, and South Pittsburgh.
Training
Week-long orientation, two retreats (fall/spring), weekly seminars on Wednesdays from 1-5pm, mentoring and other personal and professional development opportunities.
Application Deadline
Application deadline for the 2022-2023 PULSE Program is June 1st. Visit pulsepittsburgh.org/serve
Address
5615 Stanton Ave.
Pittsburgh PA, 15206
Phone: 412 361-0124
Website
http://www.pulsepittsburgh.org
Primary Contact
Maryem
Affiliations
No affiliation, but we have a strong connection/history to the Mennonite Church. However, PULSE is faith affirming: we will affirm and support each Fellow's exploration and development of their faith
Secondary Contacts