Sarah Heinz House

Family Support

Northside Resources

Youth Resources

In 1901, Howard Heinz, the son of prominent businessman H.J. Heinz, started a small boys club on Pittsburgh’s North Side called the Covode House, which would later become Sarah Heinz House. Howard’s passion for helping young children was inspired while he was a college student at Yale and saw the tough life of boys on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut. The Covode House provided recreational and social activities for boys who were the sons of newly arrived immigrants to Pittsburgh. Girls were later admitted in 1903, making the club the first of its kind to include boys and girls. By 1913, the club had become so successful that it outgrew its space. A new building was constructed and named in memory of Howard’s mother, Sarah. The building still stands today at our current location and features a brick and stone exterior with stained glass windows depicting the concepts of character and virtue.

link  https://www.sarahheinzhouse.org/

Contact

phone  4122312377