Neighborhood Allies Supports Affordable Housing in the Hill District | Amani CDC’s African Queens Apartments Break Ground

by Chelsea Contino | Jun 3, 2025 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page, Hill District, Revitalize Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Allies has partnered with the Amani CDC on this project since 2019, investing $365,000 into the $8,000,000 development. On May 16th, Amani CDC finally broke ground on The African Queens Apartments on Centre Ave! Once completed, the new development will...

A’s Vision: Empowering Youth with Skills for Life

by Chelsea Contino | May 12, 2025 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page

By: Ashley McLean In the heart of Pittsburgh, A’s Vision is reaching back to lift the next generation forward. Founded with a deeply personal mission, this nonprofit is committed to mentoring youth and equipping them with life skills that pave the way for responsible,...

Neighborhood Allies’ Social Impact Design Team to Help Millvale Community Library Write its Next Chapter

by Chelsea Contino | Mar 17, 2025 | Build Capacity, Front Page, Millvale, Revitalize Neighborhoods

The Millvale Community Library (MCL) is well known as “more than a library – an agent of positive change.” They envision a happy, informed, and engaged community….and serve as a hub of local involvement to enact that vision by sharing values...

Neighborhood Allies and ULI Pittsburgh participate in Women’s Leadership Initiative Satellite Breakfast Club

by Chelsea Contino | Feb 25, 2025 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page, Revitalize Neighborhoods

In December 2024, Neighborhood Allies and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Pittsburgh participated in a virtual satellite meeting of the quarterly Women’s Leadership Initiative BUILD UP Breakfast Club, bringing together women leaders in Pittsburgh for discussion,...

Guest Blog | RISE HIGH: A Journey of Advocacy, Growth, and Change 

by talia piazza | Jan 14, 2025 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page, Path to Equity, Thought Leadership

Authored by: DeOndra Parker DeOndra is the Senior Program Manager of Fund Development & Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Neighborhood Allies. Get to know her a little better in this Get To Know Your Allies segment. RISE HIGH: Resilient and Inclusive Solutions...

Neighborhood Allies supports the De’Avry Thomas Community Center with $15,000 “first in” investment, jumpstarting the revitalization of a youth community center in Penn Hills

by Chelsea Contino | Dec 9, 2024 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page, Revitalize Neighborhoods

After his family was devastated by gun violence in 2013, pre-teen Kahlil Darden began to dream about changing his community for the better. Now, years later, his organization Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens (YBMKQ) brings together “young men and women...