What We Do

NEED provides career and college access services which empower youth from the Pittsburgh region to aspire to, learn about, prepare for and complete higher education. NEED's vision is to unlock the power of education by helping youth meet their highest potential and enhance their quality of life, thereby strengthening the Pittsburgh regional economy.

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Our Services

As a college access program designed to unlock the power of education from the barriers that young underserved students face on their path to higher education, NEED offers the following:

Success Stories

At first, I did not even want to come on this tour because I assumed that it would be a total waste of time. Now that I have experienced this, I am extremely glad that my mom wanted me to come on this tour! Visiting all of the colleges has helped me...
Madison A. Brown

Latest News

Dec 30 2011

The Gates Millennium Scholars Program

For students entering college for the first time in the fall 2012, the GMS 2012...

Oct 21 2011

We are excited this year to have Greg Babe as our Corporate Campaign Chair and Keith Key as honorary Dinner Chair. We have also secured our guest keynote speaker, Dr. John Jackson from the Schotts...

Oct 21 2011

Thank you for your generous contribution to NEED through the Pittsburgh Foundation’s Day of Giving. We were overwhelmed by the amount of support that was shown by our community within those 24...