$100,000 Grant From the Staunton Farm Foundation Supports Neighborhood Allies’ Commitment to Equity

by talia piazza | Apr 6, 2023 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Funder Spotlight, Path to Equity

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Staunton Farm Foundation for their generous support as we continue our journey along the path of equity and inclusion.  The Neighborhood Allies team is a very diverse group of individuals, coming from various...

Media Coverage | Presley Gillespie: Equity and inclusion in action in Pittsburgh

by talia piazza | Jan 26, 2023 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Media Coverage, Path to Equity

PRESLEY GILLESPIE | Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 | Published by: Trib Live | Read the full article Camerin “Camo” Nesbit’s “Homewood is Black Joy” mural at 531 N. Homewood Ave. was created as part of the Homewood is Home Positive Image Campaign by Neighborhood...

Neighborhood Allies is a Founding Member of Creative Reaction Lab’s Institute of Equitable Design and Justice

by Chelsea Contino | Dec 1, 2022 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page, Homewood, Path to Equity, Revitalize Neighborhoods

In 2019, Pittsburgh was ranked the eighth most gentrified city in the United States. Black and Brown residents being left out of the design and community development process is a major contributing factor to this reality. As a result of this data and a study of the...

Neighborhood Allies Embeds Disability Awareness and Inclusion in Economic Opportunity Work, Co-leads National Disability Institute’s Pittsburgh Coalition

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 1, 2022 | Advance Equity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Path to Equity

Over the past seven years, Neighborhood Allies has developed focus and expertise in Economic Opportunity and addressing racial wealth equity. We continue to expand, providing more services to greater segments of the population. In recent years, we have worked to...

Media Coverage | First-person: Equity in action: How I experienced transformational capacity building

by talia piazza | Oct 18, 2022 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Media Coverage, Path to Equity

Julius A. Boatwright of Steel Smiling. First-person: Equity in action: How I experienced transformational capacity building NEXT guest writer | October 18, 2022 | Health, Latest News, Pittsburgh for All | Read the full article Essay by Julius A. Boatwright,...

Strengthening Community Power, Voice, and Capacity

by Chelsea Contino | Jun 17, 2022 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Grantee Spotlight, Homewood, Path to Equity

Special Edition Juneteenth Blog Written by Director of Equity and Inclusion, Shad Henderson Before Juneteenth became a federal holiday and overly commercialized, there have been families, communities, and organizations commemorating the emancipation of enslaved...