A Bayer Center report that spans 185 nonprofit organizations in the Pittsburgh region also suggests a racial disparity in who benefits, a lack of overall diversity and a contingent of employees who make low enough wages to qualify for public assistance.
Author Archives: Sophie Burkholder
Sophie Burkholder is a graduate student, studying bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania with a goal of using that background to cover stories in health and science journalism. She previously interned on the business desk of the Philadelphia Inquirer, where she wrote about startups and local businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. She also interned at Philadelphia Magazine, where she initiated coverage of the pandemic in January. As a Pittsburgh native, she hopes to bring these experiences to covering important stories in the city she calls home. She can be reached at sophie@publicsource.org.
