Catapult Greater Pittsburgh

Please be advised that Catapult will be closed September 2nd through 6th as our staff takes advantage of professional development opportunities. Please feel free to send us a message or complete the Intake Form, and someone will follow up with you when we return the week of September 9th!

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The Freeman Family Farm Store: nourishing a community

The Freeman Family Farm Store is now officially open for business and is a beacon of wellness for a community that has long been a food desert.

March 25, 2025

Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference - Image from Center for Community Progress

Generational wealth building requires more than individual action

The Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference highlighted the power of community solutions.

March 17, 2025

Catapult entrepreneurship team at the Startup to Storefront and Culinary graduation

Catapult class of 2024: celebrating hard work and achievement

Catapult gathered on Dec. 6th for an inspiring milestone: the graduation of 21 entrepreneurs poised to make their mark in the retail and culinary industries.

February 21, 2025

Vanessa Jordan and her daughter in their new home

How Vanessa Jordan Turned her Dream of Homeownership into a Reality

Vanessa Jordan joined Catapult’s new Revitalizing Neighborhoods & Increasing Homeownership Program, allowing her to buy her first home for her and her daughter.

February 10, 2025

How JamJerk is Leaping Ahead with Catapult’s New Pilot Program

After graduating from Catapult Culinary, Lakeisha Johnson joined the Leap Ahead pilot program, empowering her to take her business from inspiration to action.

January 28, 2025

Tammy Thompson and Mary Hester on stage presenting at the 2024 BERE Gala

Honorees of the 2024 Black Excellence in Real Estate Awards Gala

The annual Black Excellence in Real Estate Awards Gala is for Pittsburgh’s Black real estate community to reflect on a year’s worth of challenges and wins.

December 23, 2024

Nissa and Terina smiling and looking at each other in the kitchen

Catapult Culinary Empowers Local Food Entrepreneurs with ServSafe

Catapult is empowering their Culinary program members in their entrepreneurial journey by offering ServSafe training and certification.

December 11, 2024

Kendall Pelling posing in front of a Pittsburgh home

CLEAR and Rising Tide Partners: Restoring Pittsburgh Communities

Catapult’s CLEAR program and Rising Tide Partners are collaborating to address home vacancy and abandonment, with the goal of restoring Pittsburgh communities.

November 13, 2024

Panel of authors at Black Voices Bright Future event

Black Authors Take Center Stage at Black Voices Bright Futures

The August 31st literary expo at Jeron X. Grayson Center celebrated Black voices with Pittsburgh authors, community resources, interactive events, and panels.

October 30, 2024

Guests enjoying the Taste of Catapult Event

A Taste of Catapult: An Evening of Culinary Bliss

Catapult hosts a summer evening spent tasting food from some of the finest up-and-coming Black-owned culinary businesses in the city.

September 30, 2024

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