# Crafting Community Spaces: Haley Ingersoll, Founder, Pittsburgh Social Health

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Podcast: [How We Connected](https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-we-connected-7614718)
Published: 2026-02-17T16:45:36+00:00
Episode link: https://www.chamberofconnection.org/
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## Resource

In this episode of How We Connected from the US Chamber of Connection, hosts Charlotte Massey and Aaron Hurst discuss what’s happening at the Chamber. They welcome guest Haley, a community builder in Pittsburgh, who shares her background growing up in a small town, studying sociology and psychology, and moving to Pittsburgh during the pandemic. Dog walking helped her explore the city and meet people, leading her to start a transplant meetup that grew from 14 attendees to a much larger community. She describes how her work evolved into Pittsburgh Social Health, focused on third spaces, offline meetups, and interactive programming. Haley talks about her upcoming “Connection Expo,” a college-style club fair for adults on Pittsburgh’s South Side, featuring 80 organizations and roughly 400 RSVPs - and the challenges in sustaining community work, including time demands on volunteer leaders, keeping events accessible and low-cost, using partnerships with local business. She shares how she measures success through participant sentiment, feelings of safety and belonging, and actionable next steps. 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Weekend Catch-Up 09:11 Conference Strategy 18:54 Introducing Haley Ingersoll 20:09 Growing Up in a Small Town 21:36 Moving to Pittsburgh During the Pandemic 23:53 From 14 People to 400: Growth Story 25:14 The Connection Expo 29:20 Building Community Between Events 36:01 Economics and Sustainability 41:34 Reflection and Takeaways 46:44 Closing Thoughts --- How We Connected explores the conversations that power communities across the United States. Aaron Hurst and Charlotte Massey share what they’re building at the US Chamber of Connection and speak with leaders whose work strengthens local connection. Episodes offer human stories, practical insights, and ideas…

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