Entrepreneurship & Creators Opportunity: Homewood-based artists wanted

by Chelsea Contino | Aug 15, 2022 | Advance Equity, Archive, Front Page, Homewood, Revitalize Neighborhoods

The goal of the ECO: Homewood is project is to provide the outdoor area around 7800 with a more welcoming neighborhood feel and better connect the broader Homewood community with the activities occurring inside the building. APPLY to ECO: Homewood HERE Download the...

Steel Smiling Graduates 2nd Cohort of Beams to Bridges Participants | Democratizing Mental Health, Creating Community Mental Health Advocates

by Chelsea Contino | Aug 5, 2022 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Hilltop

Beams to Bridges [BTB] equips Black adults with the knowledge, skills, and competencies to serve as Community Mental Health Advocates. While matriculating through this experience, cohort members receive group peer support, mental health resources, behavioral health...

Small Businesses Rooted in Community Receive $10,000 Comcast RISE grants

by Chelsea Contino | Aug 4, 2022 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page, Homewood, Revitalize Neighborhoods

Last week, Comcast announced the 100 Allegheny County small businesses owned by women and people of color who will be receiving $10,000 business grants through the Comcast RISE Investment Fund! Neighborhood Allies was one of 3 local organizations chosen by Comcast to...

Neighborhood Allies Helps Pittsburgh Neighborhoods RISE HIGH Through Equitable Development Investments

by talia piazza | Aug 2, 2022 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Hill District, Homewood, Larimer, Revitalize Neighborhoods

Racially Inclusive Solutions for Equity, Healing, Impact, Growth and Health: RISE HIGH Last month, we awarded two new RISE HIGH Grant Partnership Awards totaling $150,000. Through our RISE HIGH strategy, we build trusted partnerships with organizations that go far...

Neighborhood Allies increases access to banking, provides financial education for Pittsburgh youth

by Chelsea Contino | Jul 20, 2022 | Advance Equity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page

Neighborhood Allies’ Bank On Allegheny County initiative works to connect people with safe and affordable bank accounts. We recently launched a program integration focused on providing account access and financial education among youth working summer jobs. During the...

Media Coverage | How I Got Here: Itha Cao brings a career of civil service to her digital inclusion work in Pittsburgh

by talia piazza | Jul 11, 2022 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Media Coverage

By: Louis Platt, Technical.ly | June 30, 2022 | Read the full article Following years leading local government efforts such as the PGH Lab accelerator, Neighborhood Allies’ director of digital inclusion and innovation aims to boost computer literacy and...