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‘Steel Smiling’s Beams to Bridges is More Than A Program; It’s a Lifestyle’ | Interview with Hilltop Cohort Leader Rick Bigelow
Leave a Comment The Beams to Bridges 'lifestyle' isn't going anywhere. It was genuinely created by community members for community members in a way that continues to meet a real need. Bigger than any one individual, this work requires ongoing collaboration and community input to continue to make a real impact. The -
Steel Smiling | Q&A with Beams to Bridges Graduate Cohort Member Denita Parrish
Leave a Comment Steel Smiling bridges the gap between Black community members and mental health support through education, advocacy and awareness. Their 10-year vision is to expose every Black resident in Allegheny County to a positive mental health experience that improves their Quality of Life by 2030. We are hon -
The Hillman Foundation Awards $250,000 to Neighborhood Allies to Support the Centralized Real Estate Accelerator
Leave a Comment Tbis support will go towards the Accelerator’s agenda of wealth building through real estate for entrepreneurs of color. -
Get To Know Your Allies | Post-COVID Edition | Ben Emswiler
Leave a Comment Read more about how our staff and programs have adjusted meet people where they are at and provide the resources they need in the post-COVID world. -
Media Coverage | VisitPittsburgh is part of effort to make Homewood a cultural destination
Leave a Comment The Homewood Experience is a natural fit for VisitPittsburgh’s Inclusive Tourism Initiative, which seeks to increase tourism in under-served neighborhoods and share in its economic benefits. -
Allies at Work | eNews Update | October Edition
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Grantee Spotlight | 2020 Love My Neighbor! Grantee Meshwork Press Helps Wilkinsburg Youth Express Themselves Through Art
Leave a Comment With the need to adapt to COVID-19 safety precautions, LMN grantee Haylee Ebersole successfully pivoted her summer program to be a completely virtual youth arts experience! -
GOGO Impact Spotlight: Shirtz and Thangz, Inc.
Leave a Comment Carmella Jones, owner of Shirtz and Thangz, LLC. and participant of the URA and Neighborhood Allies' Get Online and Grow Online Program, worked to create an online presence and operate back-end apps with the help of GOGO technical assistance. -
Neighborhood Allies Deepens and Reaffirms Its Commitment to Equity and Inclusion With the Promotion of Shad Henderson
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Media Coverage | Level Up 412 offers free classes to help bridge the digital divide and get people career-ready
Leave a Comment It’s never the wrong time to level up your computer skills, Pittsburgh. -
Media Coverage | Neighborhood Allies offers free courses to lessen digital divide in Pittsburgh
Leave a Comment Pittsburgh-based Neighborhood Allies launched a remote digital skills training program — Level Up 412 — for underserved communities in the city. -
Get To Know Your Allies | Post-COVID Edition | Vanessa Buffry
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Verizon and Neighborhood Allies Launch Digital Skills Building Initiative ‘Level Up 412’
Leave a Comment Gain the Tech Skills to Level Up through this new partnership and initiative of Verizon and Neighborhood Allies -
Allies At Work | eNews Update | September Edition
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We’re Hiring! Neighborhood Allies Seeks a Senior Program Manager for Real Estate Services
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BNY Mellon Awards $300,000 Grant to Neighborhood Allies to Expand Economic Opportunity Initiatives Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Leave a Comment Those who were the least financially secure before the coronavirus outbreak are the ones most at risk now and during the eventual recovery. Our initiatives, and the collaboration between them, directly respond to these challenges. -
Congratulations to the 2020 Healthy Neighborhood Awardees!
Leave a Comment Follow #2020HNAwards to celebrate these amazing awardees and the work they are doing during the week-long campaigns starting in October! -
Get To Know Your Allies | Matthew Madia | Director of Real Estate Services
Leave a Comment As the Director of Real Estate Services, Matt will lead the efforts to build-out, test and model the products and resources needed to fully launch the Centralized Real Estate Accelerator. The Accelerator is a bold new comprehensive and centralized community-based real estate model (pilot) aimed at i -
Funder Spotlight | Thank You, McAuley Ministries!
Leave a Comment McAuley Ministries has recently awarded Neighborhood Allies $150,000 over the next three years to continue our work creating and maintaining healthy neighborhoods across Pittsburgh! -
Please Join Us in Congratulating Ben Emswiler on his New Position at Neighborhood Allies
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Please Join Us in Congratulating DeOndra Parker on her New Position at Neighborhood Allies
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Request for Qualifications: ‘Get Online and Grow Online’ Round II Small Business Program
1 Comment During this time of crisis, it is more important than ever for small businesses to pivot their business model to include online sales. We are requesting from individuals or consulting firms to provide technical assistance to small businesses to build their e-commerce capacity. -
First National Bank Supports Community-Driven Real Estate Projects with $50,000 Grant to The Centralized Real Estate Accelerator
Leave a Comment The Centralized Real Estate Accelerator aims to help nonprofits gain control of and protect community assets, developers of color to benefit from the region's economic prosperity, and neighborhood entrepreneurs to build equity in their businesses by owning physical storefronts. -
Financial Inclusion Means Accessibility for All
Leave a Comment When we say "economic opportunity for all," we really mean for all. That's why our Director of Economic Opportunity, Sarah Dieleman Perry, recently helped to form the local Financial Inclusion and Disability Awareness Working Group. -
Neighborhood Allies Q1 and Q2 Report to Funders
Leave a Comment Check out our Q1 and Q2 Report to Funders!
