Brookline Teen Outreach

10/16/2026

💙 Help Brookline Teen Outreach Continue Changing Lives

For more than 10 years, Brookline Teen Outreach (BTO) has been a place where young people can feel safe, build relationships, discover their strengths, and imagine what comes next.

Every afternoon, teens walk through our doors looking for something different.

Maybe they need a snack.
Maybe they need help with homework.
Maybe they want to make something, learn a new skill, or spend time with friends.
Maybe they need a trusted adult to listen.
Sometimes, they simply need a place where they know they belong.

At BTO, they can find all of that—and more.

✨ A safe place to go
🤝 People who care
🌱 Opportunities to grow

Our programs provide mentorship, mental health support, creative and skill-building activities, academic support, food and essential resources, and opportunities for young people to lead and discover their potential.

But none of this happens without our community.

Your support helps keep BTO’s doors open and our programs accessible to every young person who walks through them.

A donation can help provide:
💙 A safe place after school
🥫 Food and essential resources for families
🎨 Supplies for creative and hands-on activities
🤝 Mentorship and connection
🌱 Opportunities to build confidence and new skills
🧠 Access to mental health and wellness support

When you give to BTO, you’re not simply funding a program. You’re investing in a young person’s sense of belonging, possibility, and future.

Give at: Give at: bit.ly/4yJ6jfc

Together, we can make sure young people have a place to go, people who care, and opportunities to discover what’s possible.

DONATE BTO is a unique organization that makes a difference for the kids in Pittsburgh. Through our commitment to creating a safe space and providing opportunities for youth from diverse backgrounds, we offer trauma-informed care within a social context that promotes safety, healthy relationships, a...

10/16/2026

Behind every program is a moment that matters

A conversation🗣️

A connection🤝

A new skill💡

A young person discovering what they are capable of

This is what happens when communities invest in youth

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10/14/2026

🗣️Youth Voices: A series of direct quotes from our students🗣️

“They don’t judge you here. They help you figure things out.”

Ten years of meeting youth with compassion instead of punishment.

10/12/2026

📚 THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY IS BACK! 📚

Our BTO Little Free Library has returned—and it’s now in an even more convenient spot!

You’ll find it just a few steps from its former location, right by our bulletin board and Little Free Pantry. That means books, community information, and free food resources are all together in one easy-to-find spot.

📖 Take a book.
📚 Leave a book.
❤️ Share the love of reading with a neighbor.

The Little Free Library is open to everyone in our community—not just BTO students. Stop by, take a look, and see what’s waiting for you!

10/12/2026

THANK YOU, M&T CHARITABLE FOUNDATION!

We’re grateful to the M&T Charitable Foundation for investing in Brookline Teen Outreach and supporting the work we do with local young people.

Community support like this helps us continue creating a place to go, people who care, and opportunities to grow.

Every investment in BTO helps make it possible for young people to access meaningful programs, supportive relationships, resources, and opportunities to discover what they’re capable of.

We’re proud to have partners who believe in Pittsburgh’s young people and the communities they call home.

Thank you, M&T Charitable Foundation, for being part of the BTO community!

10/11/2026

WE’RE IN THE SPOTLIGHT!

Brookline Teen Outreach was featured on KDKA’s Sunday Spotlight! 💙

Reporter Megan Shinn came to BTO to highlight the work we’re doing with Pittsburgh youth—and Keith helped tell the story of what BTO means to the young people who walk through our doors.

We’re so proud to share a little piece of BTO with Pittsburgh!

🎬 Missed it this morning? Watch the full segment here:
https://cbsn.ws/4rXWmIH

And if you enjoyed it, share it with someone who should know about BTO!

Brookline Teen Outreach is a place where more than 250 teenagers can learn, grow, and be themselves in Pittsburgh.

10/11/2026

🎥 Behind the Scenes at KDKA’s Sunday Spotlight!

We had such a great time welcoming Megan Shinn from KDKA to BTO for our Sunday Spotlight interview! Here’s a little behind-the-scenes look at the people and moments that helped bring our BTO story to the screen. 💙

If you caught us on air this morning, thank you for tuning in! And if you missed it—or want to watch it again—come back tomorrow for the link to watch the full segment online.

We can’t wait to share it with you!

10/10/2026

📺 WE’LL BE ON KDKA!

Brookline Teen Outreach will be featured on KDKA’s Sunday Spotlight this Sunday, October 11!

⏰ 7:20 AM + 8:20 AM

📍 Tune in and catch BTO on air!

Can’t watch? The segment will also be available online. We’ll share the link when it’s live!

Set your alarm! ☕💙

10/10/2026

💙 A Place to Go. People Who Care. Opportunities to Grow.

For a young person, sometimes having a place to go can make all the difference.

A place where they know they’re welcome.
A place where someone knows their name.
A place where they can grab a snack, finish homework, play a game, make something, talk to someone, or simply spend time with friends.

But a safe place is only the beginning.

Young people need people who care—trusted adults and peers who listen, encourage them, notice when something is wrong, and remind them that they matter.

And they need opportunities to grow.

✨ Try something new.
✨ Discover a talent.
✨ Develop a skill.
✨ Take on a leadership role.
✨ Create something they’re proud of.
✨ Imagine a future they may not have considered before.

Because opportunity creates possibility.
Possibility builds confidence.
And confidence can change what young people believe they’re capable of.

That’s why BTO is more than an after-school program.

We’re creating a place to go, a community of people who care, and opportunities for young people to grow.

As we move toward the end of the year, we’ll be sharing more about the people, programs, relationships, and opportunities that your support makes possible.

Because when you invest in BTO, you’re not simply helping keep the doors open.

You’re helping make sure young people have somewhere to go, people who care, and opportunities to discover what’s possible. 💙