by talia piazza | Jun 24, 2016 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Homewood
Last year, we awarded $75,000 to our allies at Operation Better Block, Inc. (OBB) to support their Cluster Planning Placemaking project, focusing on Cluster Four and making visible and impactful change in accordance with the resident’s wants and needs. The...
by talia piazza | Jun 24, 2016 | Community News
Thank you to our allies at PNC Foundation for your support! A $50,000 grant from PNC Foundation will support our local network of Financial Opportunity Centers (FOC) throughout Pittsburgh. The FOC model focuses on improving the financial bottom line for low-to...
by talia piazza | Jun 16, 2016 | Community News
Our allies at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) have chosen Maurice Jones, Virginia’s commerce secretary and a former HUD official, to serve as their new president and CEO. He succeeds Michael Rubinger, who will step down after 17 years as CEO. Jones brings...
by talia piazza | Jun 15, 2016 | Community News
Love My Neighbor!, an initiative founded by Neighborhood Allies and developed by the Grassroots Grants Committee (GGC), invests in resident-led projects that aim to improve neighborhoods and engage neighbors. The mission of the program is to build neighborhoods by...
by talia piazza | Jun 2, 2016 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Wilkinsburg
Last spring we awarded $75,000 to Hosanna House Inc. to support their “Bring It To Light” placemaking project with the ultimate goal of connecting the services Hosanna House offers at their facility on Wallace Avenue to the community’s main artery,...