‘It Starts With the Field’ funding campaign aims to bring synthetic turf field for Sto-Rox activities
Sonja Reis | MRCDC It’s been 40 years since the grass field at Sto-Rox Memorial Stadium has been resurfaced and for many of those years, fear of further damaging the already fragile playing area forced the school district to severely […]
Currently serving as MRCDC’s Coro Fellow in Public Affairs is Reena Naik, who leads the Sto-Rox Youth Partnership, a collaborative of more than 25+ youth-serving organizations in the Sto-Rox area that pull together resources in order to improve the quality […]
Focus On Renewal honors its late founder with t-shirt message urging community involvement
Lydia Morin | FOR A t-shirt honoring Father Don Fisher and all of his work in the Sto-Rox Area recently has been unveiled by Focus on Renewal. The co-founder of the social services organization, Fisher was still very much active […]
Calling all Sto-Rox Area Snappers/Artists/Designers, MRCDC is sponsoring a Snapchat Geofilter Contest and you are encouraged to create and submit a simple drawing that defines the McKees Rocks area. For those of you who don’t know what a Snapchat Geofilter […]
If something works and pays you back more than you’re putting into it, wouldn’t you want more of it? Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood Assistance Program – NAP – is one such program. It improves the outlook of communities, families, businesses and the […]
Pete Spynda, self-styled madman, reaches out to youth with new teen programming at Ryan Arts
Sonja Reis | MRCDC In just two short months, self-styled madman Pete Spynda has managed to raise the trajectory of the youth arts programming offered at Ryan Arts and Culture Center by several degrees. From outside observation, this upward course […]
Introducing: Annemarie Malbon, Neighborhood Stabilization Intern
Though originally from southwestern Virginia, Annemarie now considers the Pittsburgh region her home. After receiving her Bachelors of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University, Annemarie served two years as an AmeriCorps member with Habitat for Humanity, Charlotte, N.C. and Rebuilding Together […]
Sonja Reis | MRCDC After having made a fuss over their hairstyles and then donning their best attire, 160 Sto-Rox Upper Elementary students could be seen twirling the skirts of their dresses and straightening bow ties as they enjoyed a […]
Sonja Reis | MRCDC Although the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) was formed in 2003 to revitalize the McKees Rocks and Stowe areas, many residents have no idea what this small nonprofit is designed to do. By nature, […]
Introducing: KYM MACEK, Masters of Social Work Intern, is a Montour graduate who attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In addition to working full-time as a therapist at Western Psychiatric and Clinic […]
