Check Out Our Plans to Build a Community Hub on Hazelwood Green!
COL’s hub at Hazelwood Green will serve as a community eco-system that will facilitate the revitalization of an underserved neighborhood by providing essential in-house programs and services and partnering with and engaging Hazelwood Green organizations in the everyday life of the community. The goal is for every child and family to have the opportunity everyone deserves —to cultivate and achieve their potential, regardless of their ZIP code, background, or wealth status.
Center of Life (COL) supports the people of Hazelwood as they strive to be strong and to make their community strong.
With its roots planted deeply in the community and supported by extraordinary partners, COL serves Hazelwood and its surrounding communities with rich academic out-of-school programs and outstanding experiences in music and arts.
Our Impact
Our Current Student Programs
When: June 22-July 31
Who: K-8th Grade, ages 4-14
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Cost: Free
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Fusion is Center of Life’s after-school homework and enrichment program for students in grades K-8. In addition to receiving a meal and snack, students complete homework in small groups and participate in enrichment activities that expose them to STEAM, music, literacy, and more.
When: June 22-July 31
Who: 8-12th Grade, ages 14-18
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Time: M-W, F: 10 AM - 4 PM
TH: 12 PM - 7:30 PM
Cost: Free
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The KRUNK Movement is a year-round youth production program for students in grades 9-12 that focuses on the elements of hip-hop through songwriting, production, art, and technology. By exploring relevant issues of social justice and health, the student-led collective creates engaging art of varying forms. Students learn the skills, professionalism, and financial literacy necessary to succeed as an artist.
When: June 22-July 31
Who: 8-12th Grade, ages 14-18
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Time: M-W, F: 10 AM - 4 PM
TH: 12 PM - 7:30 PM
Cost: Free
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Center of Life's Jazz program is an instrumental coaching program for grades 9-12 that encourages young musicians to explore self-expression using the language of music. We aim to achieve musical fluency for each student through our weekly skills sessions and personalized coaching. Students will master the fundamentals of music by expanding their musical repertoire, collaborating on recording projects, and participating in ensemble exercises with fellow students.
When: June 22-July 31
Who: 9-12th Grade, ages 14-18
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Time: 8 AM - 1 PM or
11 AM - 4 PM
Cost: Free
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The ALTA program provides an opportunity for students to explore their unique interests while gaining important life skills and enrichment. ALTA Students will have the chance to participate in independent projects, career and workforce development, and leadership skills development.
Ways To Help
Your support powers possibility.
When you give to Center of Life, you’re investing in more than a program—you’re investing in youth, families, and the future of Hazelwood. Whether through a one-time gift, recurring donation, corporate partnership, or in-kind support, every contribution helps us create opportunities through music, education, and community empowerment.
Together, we’re building a stronger, more vibrant Pittsburgh—one life, one family, one neighborhood at a time.
Explore the ways you can make a lasting impact.
