Our Process

I work with a really awesome staff! They are great, talented, creative people who I know have my back. I also enjoy the opportunity to work with Northside kids and feel like I make an impact on their lives.

It’s impossible for me to name all the ways I’ve been impacted by PULSE. I’ve discovered passions, personally and professionally. I’ve made life-long friends. I’ve been given the opportunity to serve, take ownership of projects and gain job experience. But most importantly, PULSE has instilled in me a sense of self-confidence and the knowledge that I can and will make a difference in Pittsburgh.

Through the Design Center experience, I have discovered creative and innovative approaches to urban place-making. I have been inspired by the possibility of the city, a special place in which a diverse mix of people can live in an environmentally conscious manner.

PULSE has made it easy for me to adjust to a new city through the intentional community that it fosters

I also just really love the environment of Habitat for Humanity –everyone is really friendly and welcoming and open to new ideas. I’m having a fantastic time.

It’s been amazing to have this new experience where I am going into new neighborhoods and they still feel like home. It’s a feeling of “you want to be here”. People walking down the street are nice to you, and it feels like a community wherever you go. I feel like myself here.

I’m learning how to adapt and build meaningful relationships with a wide variety of people.

It’s hard after college to go from a ‘ready-made’ social circle of people in the same stage of life to living in a city on your own. I’d say the best part of PULSE is that it gives you a group of people who are going through similar things.

I’ve learned my place in the community and how to utilize my strengths and apply those to my house, my community, and the other cohort.

I love the flexibility of the PULSE experience.  I love the openness of the staff that are here to support us throughout the year. I also love the freedom to do whatever I’d like to do to get to know my community, neighborhood and self.