The Heinz Endowments announces $5 million funding match commitment for major expansion of Center of Life
Artist rendering of the planned new Center of Life community center in Hazelwood. Image courtesy of AE Works/Center of Life.
Plans include new 67,000 sq. ft. building in prime location on Hazelwood Green overlooking two-acre great lawn
PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2025 – The Heinz Endowments has announced a $5 million funding match commitment for a major expansion of Center of Life, a community enrichment organization with nearly a quarter century of experience providing youth and family-centered programming for Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood community and surrounding neighborhoods. The funding, which will be released when the project’s overall budget has been secured, will go toward Center of Life’s planned new home near the entrance inside Hazelwood Green, the 178-acre tech and innovation development located on a former steel mill site in Hazelwood that borders the Monongahela River.
Artists: Tommie Lin Kesten & Colin McCaslin | Photo: Aviana Adams
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