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NEWS
CAMP OFFERS WEEK AWAY FROM INNER-CITY VIOLENCE
For Michael Mitchell, 10, going to summer camp is the best way to get away from his 4-year-old sister who, he says, gets on his nerves.Unfortunately, now murder comes in pairs
Inmate author writing a new chapter
Donates proceeds from book sales to send city kids to summer campConcert Preview: Jernigan concert will nurture grieving mother's Tree of Hope
Prayer vigil planned for slain pizza delivery man
The Tree of Hope, a faith-based community group committed to aiding families touched by violence, will have a North Side Community Prayer Vigil in memory of Frank W. Christopher, the North Side man who was robbed and killed while delivering a pizza July 28.CHARITY GROUP AIDS KIDS LEFT PARENTLESS BY VIOLENCE
For the past five years, the Tree of Hope charity has helped bring Christmas gifts and warm winter clothes to some unfortunate local kids.ROOTS OF VIOLENCE TOUGH TO KILL
A decade after Allegheny County faced its first epidemic of drug-related killings, some say officials and executives who promised to pump money and resources into the worst-hit areas dropped the ball.
BRANCHES OF HOPE FOR KIDS' FUTURE
There have been 113 homicides in Allegheny County so far this year, according to police figures. That's a near record, unmatched since the street gang heyday of the early 1990s.
RELIGIOUS LEADERS HEAD BACK TO STREETS TO STEM TIDE OF VIOLENCE
A Place of Refuge and Tree of Hope are two city ministries trying to rescue lives from the current upswing in street violence.ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM KICKS OFF
Since her son's slaying nearly 10 years ago, Adrienne Young has worked to make sure no mother has to endure what she went through. Now, it seems, people are starting to take notice.
MEETING AIMS AT AVERTING SUMMER HOMICIDES
More than 40 people, including members of local churches and community and anti-violence groups, met with government and law enforcement officials Thursday to talk about how to prevent another violent summer.
A NOTABLE ABSENCE AT GROUP'S CELEBRATION
If you had a working pulse, then you’d have been moved by what went on at East Liberty’s Emory United Church last Friday night. The Tree of Hope, an East End crime victims support group, held its annual Christmas celebration and it was really something to see.COMMUNITY REMEMBERS GIRL, 8, KILLED A YEAR AGO
Terri Coles stood where a year ago she cradled her dying 8-year-old daughter in her arms, and the tears fell.
GROUP GIVES HOPE TO VICTIMS ON BOTH SIDES OF VIOLENCE
The Tree of Hope grew in a new direction Monday, when Jamall Jackson, accused of attempted homicide, turned himself in - first to his family, with help from Adrienne Young - then to police.BIKER SANTA SAVES CHRISTMAS FOR TROUBLED KIDS
In this version of the legend of Santa Claus, the jolly old elf is really a biker, his sleigh is a behemoth Ford Excursion and the North Pole is a motorcycle shop in Cranberry. Joe Javersack, who owns Northgate Motorcycles in Cranberry, drove his sleigh to East Liberty on Friday.CHARITY PAYS SHOPPING BILLS
It looked like almost any back-to-school shopping trip, with vans full of eager children unloading at the Kmart store in Edgewood.NAACP PLANS HOTLINE IN WAKE OF SHOOTINGS
In response to the escalating violence in predominantly black communities, the Pittsburgh branch of the NAACP is reaching out to the victims and their families.SHOOTING VICTIMS REMEMBERED AT RALLY
Six months ago, three people - one of them an 8-year-old girl - were killed in a neighborhood eatery at the corner of Frankstown and Homewood avenues. But on Saturday, the corner was a place for jubilation and hope.NORTH SIDE RESIDENTS ACT AGAINST VIOLENCE
What does a mother do after her son has been shot to death in the street? What should a sister do after her brother has been fatally shot at his own front door? Those questions confront North Side residents Jacqueline Williams, whose son, Kevin D. Coates, died on July 20, and Verneatha James, whose brother, Clayton James, died Aug. 3.
Giving hope: group aids crime victims
Neighbors together shield flame of hope
Victims' children get back-to-school help
Grieving child is the biggest casualty of urban violence
Grieving mother a voice against violence
We must say 'no more' to violence that destroys communities
Toys collected for distribution stolen from group
Gore's daughter visits to tout dad's record
Local women join Million Mom March next Sunday to fight guns
Families of gun victims share grief
Violence Hotline Program Begins
Residents join 'crusade' Homewood rallies at site of murders
East Liberty conference assesses causes of, ways to curb community violence
Drive-by wounds 2 teens, boy, 3