CONNECT

06/17/2026

Shoutout to Kelley Kelley, CONNECT’s Director of Public Safety and Wellbeing, and Stacy Condie, LEAD Unit Manager with HSAO, for representing Allegheny County LEAD at CoRCon last week! 🌟

Their presentation, "Building on Success: The Past, Present & Future of Allegheny County LEAD," highlighted the incredible work of HSAO's case managers and sparked great conversations and questions about the program.

CoRCon is a conference that brings together over 1200 people who work in co-response, crisis response and diversion and deflection programs across the county.

06/17/2026

Learn some tree care tips from our Tree Canopy Cohort partners Tree Pittsburgh! 🌳 And stay tuned for more Canopy Cohort events coming this summer 👀☀️

06/15/2026

This is your reminder that our June Member Meeting is this Thursday, June 18 in Crafton Borough!

We will be hearing about collaborative strategies for emergency services for fire safety, crisis intervention and emergency response.

Don’t forget to register, and we hope to see you there!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrwfPdaxXEQaWWc6ulnHLvAc6O5mcODeJmOmzNTi5OO0INEQ/viewform

At our June Member Meeting, we are discussing collaborative strategies for emergency services.

We will be joined by Jeff Williams, Director of the A-Team and Kelley Kelley and Joey Brantle from the LEAD Team for a presentation on the unique roles each program plays in supporting public safety in municipalities. Chief Ben Reynolds from Edgewood Borough will also be in attendance, speaking on a proposed pilot program focused on strengthening volunteer fire service.

Thank you to Crafton Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for hosting our meeting this June! We hope to see you there, Thursday, June 18! Don’t forget to RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrwfPdaxXEQaWWc6ulnHLvAc6O5mcODeJmOmzNTi5OO0INEQ/viewform

06/11/2026

Stay CONNECTed! ☀️ The first CONNECT Newsletter of the summer is officially in your inbox.

Inside this edition, we’re covering:
🗓️ June Member Meeting details and RSVP
🏳️‍🌈 Local Pride Month events you won't want to miss
📞 Information on CONNECT onboarding calls for members
✅ And more!

06/05/2026

Happy PRIDE Month! 🏳️‍🌈 CONNECT communities are celebrating all June long!

Check out this short schedule of events, and let us know what PRIDE events in the Allegheny County area you are excited to attend! 🗓️

06/04/2026

On June 9, CONNECT’s Kelley Kelley and Joey Brantle will be presenting at the 7th Annual National Co-Responder Conference in Dallas, Texas (CoRCon 2026). Their presentation is entitled: "Building on Success: The Past, Present, and Future of Allegheny County LEAD." This conference brings together dedicated co-response and crisis response professionals aspiring to collaborate, innovate, and expand co-response and crisis response into the future. Learn more about CoRCon 2026:

International Co-Responder Alliance7th Annual National Co-Responder Conference (CoRCon)Boots on the Ground, Eyes on the Stars. The CoRCon 2026 co-hosts are ICRA, the City of Dallas, Texas, the City of Round Rock, Texas, and

06/01/2026

At our June Member Meeting, we are discussing collaborative strategies for emergency services.

We will be joined by Jeff Williams, Director of the A-Team and Kelley Kelley and Joey Brantle from the LEAD Team for a presentation on the unique roles each program plays in supporting public safety in municipalities. Chief Ben Reynolds from Edgewood Borough will also be in attendance, speaking on a proposed pilot program focused on strengthening volunteer fire service.

Thank you to Crafton Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for hosting our meeting this June! We hope to see you there, Thursday, June 18! Don’t forget to RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrwfPdaxXEQaWWc6ulnHLvAc6O5mcODeJmOmzNTi5OO0INEQ/viewform

05/29/2026

Wrapping up May for CONNECT! 📈

This month, we honored with a new blog and a wellbeing support group. We also focused on community impact by networking with local leaders through events and presentations.

Learn more about what the CONNECT staff has been up to this month! ⬇️

05/28/2026

H2O Water Network is co-hosting “Working Together for Cleaner Streams,” a stormwater management workshop on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM at The Whitehall House in Pittsburgh, PA.

Join for a day of networking, and learning with government, nonprofit and stormwater management colleagues. Plus, visit a stormwater management project in the Saw Mill Run Watershed and a real-world look at what effective stormwater work looks like on the ground.

This workshop is designed for anyone working at the intersection of water quality and community – municipal stormwater staff, watershed coordinators, conservation district employees, engineers, planners, and advocates. If cleaner streams are part of your mission, this room is for you.

A $25 donation is suggested. Register by May 29: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/working-together-for-cleaner-streams-topics-in-stormwater-management-tickets-1985442510997?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/27/2026

Rebecca Keirnan of CONNECT presented on the Municipal Canopy Cohort with ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability), Resilient Cities Catalyst, Tree Pittsburgh and the City of Pittsburgh's Forestry Division, showing how our regional partnership with Tree Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Conservation District helps nearly 30 local governments manage their tree canopy by treating trees as infrastructure.

Our session, Lessons from Pittsburgh on Scaling Equitable Tree Canopy, highlighted how this approach is key to driving policy change and preparing for extreme weather events.

Stay tuned for more walkabouts, workshops, and a Summer session on Utility Vegetation Management!