by Chelsea Contino | Apr 12, 2021 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Foster Economic Opportunity
Position: Program Manager of Digital Inclusion Status: Full-time Reports to: Director of Digital Inclusion Purpose: Neighborhood Allies’ Digital Inclusion (DI) department proudly coordinates regional responses to bridging the digital divide by providing materials and...
by Chelsea Contino | Apr 8, 2021 | Hill District, Revitalize Neighborhoods
Congratulations to Tom on receiving this funding for his project! Thomas Boyd, Sr., a long-time Hill District resident, has rented the location for his barbershop – Big Tom’s – at 2042 Centre Avenue for 14 years. During that time, Mr. Boyd has dedicated himself to...
by Chelsea Contino | Apr 7, 2021 | Build Capacity
Created, led, and managed by high school students from Taylor Allderdice High School, The Children of Steel is a completely FREE online tutoring service for elementary students in grades K-5. When Taylor Allderdice High School student, Jennifer Lin, began...
by Chelsea Contino | Apr 5, 2021 | Build Capacity, Grantee Spotlight
While COVID-19 caused many of our 2020 Love My Neighbor! grantees to postpone their community projects, some grantees were able to pivot their work to adapt to or even directly address the pandemic. We want to highlight all of the great projects that did take place in...
by Chelsea Contino | Apr 5, 2021 | Advance Equity, Media Coverage
Pittsburgh is in a water-rich region, but that doesn’t mean all residents share in the wealth. A new report looks at how the city can provide clean, affordable drinking water to all residents while making sure that the environmental burdens of abundant rainfall don’t...