The CEC in Homewood is part of Neighborhood Commitments, Pitt’s effort to build stronger communities and a stronger University based on long-term place-based partnerships. In partnership with residents and stakeholders in communities like Homewood, the University is making long-term commitments of investment, infrastructure, programming, and staffing in Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods.
Visit the CEC
Address & Contact
CEC - Homewood
622 N Homewood Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
(412) 383-0830
Hours
| Mon-Thurs | 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Sat | closed |
| Sun | closed |
Hours subject to change depending on programming. Please call to verify the hours on Saturday before coming in.
Parking & Transportation
Metered parking lot at the corner of Kelly Street and Homewood Avenue (across from CCAC)
Metered on-street parking
PAT bus 74 stops directly in front of the CEC at the Homewood Ave at Kelly Street stop
Homewood Center Staff
Center Director
412-852-7551
Pitt’s Neighborhood Commitment in Homewood is led by Community Engagement Center Director Daren Ellerbee. Daren is a dedicated, full-time Pitt staff person working on the ground in Homewood as a facilitator, connector, and communicator responsible for linking University faculty and students with community leaders and residents.
Homewood Advisory Council
The University’s approach in Homewood is informed at every stage by the Homewood Advisory Council of community leaders and residents who guide how the CEC in Homewood benefits local partners and community members.
Homewood Advisory Council Members
- Rick Adams, Board President, Primary Care Health Services, Inc.
- Vernard Alexander, President, Homewood-Brushton Business Association
- Dina (Free) Blackwell, Executive Director, Homewood Renaissance
- Nisha Blackwell, Homewood Resident, Founder, Knotzland Bow Ties
- Tracy Bulls, Director, Homewood-Brushton Family Support Center
- T. Rashad Byrdsong, President & CEO, Community Empowerment Association
- Cara Ciminillo, Executive Director, Trying Together
- Rev. Kevin Cooper, East Hills Resident, Founder, Mulberry Community Church
- Melvin Hubbard El, Legislative Aid, State Representative Ed Gainey's Office, Westinghouse Alumni
- Cherylie Fuller, Homewood Resident, Executive Director, Homewood Concerned Citizens Council
- Denise Graham, Resident & Branch Manager, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Homewood
- Mubarik Ismaeli, President, Homewood Community Sports
- Jerome Jackson, Executive Director, Operation Better Block
- Barbara Johnson, Senior Director of Race and Gender Equity at the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh
- Dr. James T. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director, Afro American Music Institute
- Walter Lewis, President & CEO, Homewood Children's Village
- Dr. Sharon McDaniel, Founder, President & CEO, A Second Chance
- LaToya Rainey, Vice-President, Homewood-Brushton Business Association
- Rhonda Sears, Mulford Teaching Community Garden, Westinghouse Alumni Association
- Cheri Smith, Homewood Resident
- Dr. Vladimir St. Surin, Assistant Dean of Students, CCAC Homewood-Brushton Center
- Diane Turner, Homewood Resident, Oasis Creative Space/University of Pittsburgh
- Teona Wakefield, Homewood Resident
- Rev. Samuel Ware, Executive Director, Building United of Southwestern PA
- Dr. John M. Wallace, Jr., Senior Pastor, Bible Center Church
- Dr. Cynthia Wallace, Senior Pastor and Director, Bible Center's Oasis Project
- Thomas Wallace, Operations Executive Director, Homewood-Brushton YMCA
- Julie Williams, Homewood Resident
- Doug Williams, Wilkinsburg Resident, Homewood Community Sports