by Chelsea Contino | Sep 17, 2025 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page, Grantee Spotlight
Written by: Karen Lue, Senior Program Manager for Digital Inclusion and Innovation Fall and the beginning of a new school year can be a welcome but hectic time for families. New classroom settings, after-school activities, and homework bring busier schedules and...
by Chelsea Contino | Sep 3, 2025 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Archive, Build Capacity, Front Page, Revitalize Neighborhoods, Stories, Thought Leadership
Written by: Demi Kolke, Director of Community Investments During any given month, there is something of note – a quirky holiday or strange pastime – to celebrate. However, now more than ever, we are collectively looking for ideas, people, and...
by Chelsea Contino | Sep 3, 2025 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Archive, Build Capacity, Front Page, Larimer, Revitalize Neighborhoods
We want to express our immense gratitude to Bank of America for their recent grant award to Neighborhood Allies! This funding will support the continued expansion and enhancement of the Real Estate Co-Powerment Series, a 7-week community education program...
by Chelsea Contino | Aug 11, 2025 | Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page
This past May, Jennifer Mathias ran the Pittsburgh Marathon and raised money for Steel Smiling in the process. Jennifer has followed Steel Smiling’s journey for nearly its entire existence, even recalling the very first time she learned of the organization on Twitter...
by Chelsea Contino | Aug 4, 2025 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page, Hill District, Revitalize Neighborhoods
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) recently awarded a total of $73 million in PHARE (Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement) grants to housing initiatives across the state–including several transformative developments in...
by Chelsea Contino | Aug 1, 2025 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page
We are thrilled to invest in five RISE HIGH Grantee-Partners with $15,000 Growth Grants and a commitment to continued partnership that fuels long-term, community-defined impact! Throughout July we had the pleasure of meeting with each of our new partners to hold...
