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...

Courtney Abegunde Joins the Steel Smiling Team as Program Manager of Implementation and Evaluation

by talia piazza | Jul 28, 2022 | Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page

Please join us in welcoming Courtney Abegunde to the Steel Smiling/Neighborhood Allies Team! As Program Manager of Implementation and Evaluation, Courtney will work with the Steel Smiling team to evaluate, implement, and sustain mental health best practices across our...

Neighborhood Allies Welcomes Karen Lue as Senior Program Manager of Digital Inclusion and Innovation

by talia piazza | Jul 11, 2022 | Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page, Uncategorized

Please join us in welcoming Karen Lue to the Neighborhood Allies Team! As Senior Program Manager of Digital Inclusion and Innovation, Karen will assist in launching and building upon initiatives including the Verizon Community Forward Learning Centers in Homewood and...

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...

Neighborhood Allies helps Pittsburgh small businesses access $1 million in funding from Comcast RISE

by Chelsea Contino | Jun 23, 2022 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Millvale, Revitalize Neighborhoods

From June 1st to June 14th, applications were open for Pittsburgh area women and minority-owned small businesses to apply for $10,000 business grants from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund. Neighborhood Allies is one of 3 local organizations chosen by Comcast to...

Media Coverage | How About a Delicious Peach Cobbler (and more)?

by talia piazza | Jun 6, 2022 | Build Capacity, Media Coverage, Uncategorized

By: Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine , BARBARA EICHENLAUB | Read the full article Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine There is something about comfort food that evokes a feeling of old-fashioned delight. And when it comes to dessert, there’s nothing like fruit...