About Edgewood and the Pittsburgh
Area
On this page you will find links to Edgewood Community organizations.
The Borough of Edgewood does not specifically endorse any community
organization , but welcomes information from all Edgewood community
organizations subject to editing by the Borough.
Community Organizations
The Edgewood Foundation
The Edgewood Foundation is devoted to
promoting and enhancing the cultural, social, and educational
environment of Edgewood life for all residents. Visit the Edgewood
Foundation’s website .
The Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
The Edgewood Symphony Orchestra, as we
know it today, was formed in 1987 from the Wilkinsburg Civic Symphony,
and is now one of the premier community symphonies. It is composed of
amateur volunteers from more than 40 communities and four countries.
Visit the website of the
Edgewood Symphony Orchestra.
First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood
The life of Mission at First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood is very
strong and stretches into many areas, including the Mission Ministry
Team, Presbyterian Women, Deacons, and the good will of congregation
members. You can visit the website of the
Edgewood First Presbyterian Church.
Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
The Nine Mile Run Watershed is a
small urban watershed located in Pittsburgh's East End. Measuring just
6.5 square miles in area, the watershed is home to numerous projects
and initiatives, including the largest urban stream restoration in the
U.S. Learn more at
www.ninemilerun.org
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
For
more than a century, the oldest day school in the country devoted to
teaching the deaf, the Western
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf has been located in the heart of
Edgewood. WPSD is a non-profit,
tuition-free school for deaf and hard-of hearing children from birth
through 12th grade. WPSD, the largest
comprehensive deaf education center in Pennsylvania, provides academic
and extracurricular programs to over 300 children from 138 school
districts and 53 counties statewide.
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