Media Coverage
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Media Coverage | City, Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation and Partners Showcase Affordable Housing Development Projects in the Upper Hill District Neighborhood
Leave a Comment We are a proud partner and supporter of this affordable housing development project in the Hill District -
Media Coverage | Rescue Plan has Billions Available for Housing, Advocates Urge Officials to Take It
Leave a Comment Preservation Working Group, a Pittsburgh coalition of housing advocates, developers, public health workers, and others, is lobbying Pennsylvania state officials to use ARPA funds for affordable housing and to bolster the participation of developers of color in the affordable housing industry. -
Media Coverage | Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center Wins Grant For Eviction Prevention Efforts
Leave a Comment The City of Pittsburgh and its partner Neighborhood Allies have been awarded a technical assistance grant by Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to expand services provided by the Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center. -
Media Coverage | Local artist highlights Pittsburgh community gardens in silkscreen series
Leave a Comment Through a collaboration with Neighborhood Allies, local artist Charlie Barber began a series of silkscreen prints of seven local urban gardens. The prints are created and sold through Pullproof Studio, and all proceeds will go to the gardens featured. -
Media Coverage | Neighborhood Allies and Fund My Future PGH team up to support kids’ financial literacy
Leave a Comment Neighborhood Allies is investing in local children by giving them financial know-how. -
Media Coverage | Program to grow youth savings accounts joins Neighborhood Allies
Leave a Comment Fund My Future PGH, a college and post-secondary savings program for children, on Monday said it is now operating under the umbrella of Neighborhood Allies and aims to start 200,000 youth savings accounts in Allegheny County. -
Media Coverage | Why is UPMC spending millions on affordable housing? It’s less about the mayor than about health and investments
Leave a Comment UPMC’s housing commitments are likely to be influenced by a coalition called the Preservation Working Group. “If we don’t preserve what we already have, creating new housing doesn’t do much good," said Matt Madia, director of real estate services for Neighborhood Allies, who leads the workin -
Media Coverage | 30 Under 30 award winner: Meet Vanessa Buffry, Neighborhood Allies
Leave a Comment Congratulations to our very own Vanessa Buffry! We are so incredibly proud of all the amazing work she has accomplished. -
Media Coverage | F.N.B. debuts Hill District Gap Lending Program
Leave a Comment F.N.B. said it will collaborate with community organizations including the Hill Community Development Corp. and Neighborhood Allies to identify and engage prospective participants. -
Media Coverage | ‘We want to support the community’: Big Tom’s gets $500K to expand barbershop at important Hill District site
Leave a Comment “To really navigate through this system is a barrier itself that Neighborhood Allies wanted to make sure we addressed. It’s one thing to apply for a grant, but, number one, you have to know that the grants exist, which a lot of people in our community don’t. But then you need the help to get f -
Media Coverage | FIVE WAYS PITTSBURGH HOPES TO MAKE ITS WATER SYSTEM MORE EQUITABLE
Leave a Comment “I’m an African-American male,” Grayson said. “I want other opportunities for people that look like me, because there are jobs that we don’t think about every day, good union jobs.” -
Media Coverage | Dollar Bank invests $200,000 in Neighborhood Allies for real estate accelerator
Leave a Comment The funding from Dollar Bank will be dedicated to supporting the accelerator's goal of wealth building through real estate for entrepreneurs of color by helping minority communities understand their business districts, engaging them on the ups and downs about real estate ownership, and working to bu -
Media Coverage | Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center Saves Clients Millions in Savings and Debt
Leave a Comment The Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) has provided direct personal financial management support to 868 people since the City of Pittsburgh and Neighborhood Allies launched the program in March 2019, leading to nearly $1.3 million in total debt reduction and $1 million in increased s -
Media Coverage | URA Board Approves Sale of Centre Avenue Site For Relocation and Expansion of Big Tom’s Barbershop
Leave a Comment "We're just happy with all the efforts and we appreciate all the support from the URA, Councilman Lavelle, and all the people at Neighborhood Allies," Mr. Boyd said. "I want to push forward to get this development project going because I know it will do a lot to uplift the Hill District community an -
Media Coverage | Better late than never: Last Crawford Square houses to be built some 20 years after the first
Leave a Comment Also Thursday, the board is planning to vote on whether to sell the former Hamm’s Barber Shop building and three adjacent lots in the Hill to Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Tom’s Barbershop, for $21,000 plus costs for a proposed redevelopment. Development costs total $1.3 million. Mr. Boyd has receiv -
Media Coverage | Homewood Is Home
Leave a Comment There is no limit to the joy one can feel with the support of their community. -
Media Coverage | North Homewood Avenue: A revitalization plan knocked off track by the pandemic, but not giving up
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Media Coverage | It’s not too late to fix this part of the COVID-19 crisis
Leave a Comment Neighborhood Allies is proud to partner with the City of Pittsburgh and Cities for Financial Empowerment on Bank On Allegheny County alongside other Economic Opportunity Initiatives. -
Media Coverage | The Homewood Experience Unveils New Rebrand Declaring “Homewood is Home”
Leave a Comment The rebrand will focus on community heroes, past and present as well as newly commissioned murals, street banners, and commercials. -
Media Coverage | New Bank On Allegheny County program launches
Leave a Comment A new program has debuted in Allegheny County to provide all residents with equitable access to sustainable financial products and service. -
Media Coverage | STEM FEST: Bridging the Digital Divide
Leave a Comment Check out Anthony Harper of Beta Builders talk about Level Up 412 on Pittsburgh Today Live! -
Media Coverage | Verizon and Neighborhood Allies Trying To Bridge Local Digital Divide
Leave a Comment By the end of the decade, over 70% of all jobs in Pennsylvania will be digitized; as you move up the economic ladder, that concentration increases. Digital skills are also more lucrative, paying 17% more than non-digitized counterparts. Check out Presley on Pittsburgh Today Live to learn more about -
Media Coverage | In Pittsburgh, Publicly Owned Land Is Key to Preserving Black Commercial Corridors
Leave a Comment Through the EEF, Neighborhood Allies is providing one-on-one support for grassroots and community respondents, including Mr. Boyd -
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. -
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.
