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...
by Chelsea Contino | Jul 18, 2025 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page, Larimer
Written by: Shad Henderson, Senior Director of Public and Private Partnerships Anchored in the East End of Pittsburgh, the Kingsley Association is a community cornerstone- a safe place of hope that welcomes people from all walks of life. With a semi-Olympic size pool,...
by Chelsea Contino | Jun 17, 2025 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Archive, Build Capacity, Front Page, Revitalize Neighborhoods
Earlier this year, we launched the HomeBase Program, which empowers small businesses to grow by providing microgrants up to $5,000 for eligible activities that increase revenue and leverage additional funding opportunities. While we had a feeling that this low-entry...
