Media Coverage | URA Approves First Cohort Of Businesses For Centre Avenue Redevelopment

by Chelsea Contino | Feb 17, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

90.5 WESA | Margaret J. Krauss | Feb. 14, 2020 | Read the full story Small businesses owned by women and minorities are driving the redevelopment of Centre Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. The board of the Urban Redevelopment Authority greenlighted six proposals...

Where Are They Now? | The Trade Institute of Pittsburgh Breaks Ground on Workforce Housing Project

by Chelsea Contino | Feb 13, 2020 | Community News, Stories

The Trade Institute of Pittsburgh recently broke ground on a Workforce Housing Project that will provide transitional housing to 6 Apprentice in Training program participants at a time in need of stable and safe housing while they complete training and seek...

$25,000 Investment from First National Bank will Support Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) in 2020

by Chelsea Contino | Feb 11, 2020 | Community News

We would like to extend our most sincere thanks to First National Bank for recently awarding $25,000 to Neighborhood Allies to support the Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) during 2020! The Financial Empowerment Center provides one-on-one counseling as a...

Accredited Financial Counseling Inaugural Cohort Creates Successful Financial Counselors, Builds Capacity within Social Service Organizations in Pittsburgh

by Chelsea Contino | Feb 7, 2020 | Community News, Opportunities

In Spring of 2019, Neighborhood Allies partnered with Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc. (PCSI) to invest in an inaugural cohort of aspiring financial professionals who would use their skills to give back to the community. With three newly graduated participants and...

First Commonwealth Bank Grants $10,000 to Economic Opportunity Work in 2020 | Neighborhood Allies Continues to Provide Financial Opportunities, Education and Resources

by Chelsea Contino | Feb 4, 2020 | Community News

We would like to thank First Commonwealth Bank for contributing a $10,000 grant in support of our ongoing Economic Opportunity Work in 2020! The grant will help to fund our unique portfolio of economic opportunity programming, including the Financial Opportunity...