by talia piazza | Nov 1, 2016 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Millvale
In 2010, the Gardens of Millvale began much like any other community garden project—with a couple of overgrown, unkempt vacant lots, a group of dedicated volunteers, and the hope of creating a community asset that would bring neighbors together. Today, the Gardens of...
by talia piazza | Oct 31, 2016 | Community News
Thank you to our allies at the BNY Mellon Foundation of South West Pennsylvania for your support! A recent $100,000 grant from the BNY Mellon Foundation of SWPA is supporting our local Pittsburgh network of Financial Opportunity Centers (FOC) , which help low and...
by talia piazza | Oct 27, 2016 | Community News
Twin Accounts™ encourage saving by providing an incentive for families to make timely payments into a savings account. Every time a monthly payment of $25 is reported to the credit agencies, it is matched by Neighborhood Allies, providing a powerful incentive to save...
by talia piazza | Oct 26, 2016 | Media Coverage
By: Tracy Certo | Next Pittsburgh | October 25, 2016 | Read the full article When The Heinz Endowments President Grant Oliphant took the stage in front of nearly 600 people at the p4 conference and said he wanted to talk to the white people in the room, things got...
by talia piazza | Oct 25, 2016 | Community News
The three area Financial Opportunity Centers celebrated National Financial Goal Day during the week of October 10, with games, prizes and incentives for families to save toward their goals. National Financial Goal Day was established by The Financial Clinic...
