Join Lead Safe Allegheny and Get the Lead Out, Pittsburgh for two days of inspiration and action to create a lead-safe future for our community.

Community Connection Resource Fair

Tuesday, October 27, 2026  |  5:30-7pm
Neenie Campbell Gym

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Join us to connect with community resources, learn how to keep your family safe from lead exposure, and even have household items tested by an XRF machine. Childcare and refreshments will be provided. Giveaways include green cleaning kits and water pitchers.

Participating organizations:

• Allegheny County Health Department
• Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s McKeesport Family Center
• Alliance for Infants and Toddlers
• Clean Water Action – Pennsylvania, Community Justice Project
• Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services
• Grounded Pgh
• Latterman Family Health Center
• Pittsburgh Lead Testing Services, Pittsburgh United
• Women for a Healthy Environment

Life Without Lead 2026: Virtual Summit

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Join us for an exciting day at the Life Without Lead Summit. This virtual event is your chance to learn, connect, and take action for a lead-safe future in Allegheny County. Hear from inspiring speakers, engage in thought-provoking discussions, and discover innovative solutions to eliminate lead from our lives and prevent childhood lead poisoning.

Agenda

9:00 am – Welcome: Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis, Executive Director, Women for a Healthy Environment

9:10 am – Keynote address: TBA

9:55 am – Break

10:00 am –  Panel 1: Intersectionality of Lead: Where are Children Exposed. Facilitated by Kevin Quisenberry, Litigation Director, Community Justice Project

Panelists:

• Richard Diaz, Water Infrastructure Field Manager, Blue Green Alliance
• Mike Totoraitis, PhD, Commissioner of Health, Milwaukee Health Department

10:55 am –  Break

11:00am Panel 2: Policy Toolkit: How to Get the Lead Out. Facilitated by Lindsay Fraser, Director of Healthy Homes, Women for a Healthy Environment

Panelists:

• Virginia Renner, Owner of Pittsburgh Lead Testing Services and a Certified Lead Risk Assessor
• Albert Algarin, Lead Paint Program Coordinator, City of Rochester, NY
• Amy Reed, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law Institute

11:50 am – Closing