$50,000 Grant from The Benter Foundation to Support Wealth Building Pathways

by talia piazza | Nov 10, 2021 | Community News, Foster Economic Opportunity

Thank you to The Benter Foundation for awarding Neighborhood Allies a $50,000 grant in support of the Fund My Future and Economic Opportunity Program Integration. For the last four years, Neighborhood Allies has supported Fund My Future’s rapid expansion: from a...

Media Coverage | Sowing hope through Pittsburgh neighborhood garden prints

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 1, 2021 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Media Coverage, Millvale

The Incline | By Francesca Dabecco | October 27, 2021 | Read the full story  Ms. Natalie Thomas remembered looking out the window of her Beltzhoover home and glimpsing children in the lot across the street. She thought to herself, “How wonderful is this?” That moment...

Building Community Ownership in an Uncertain Time | Our Work on the Ground

by talia piazza | Sep 9, 2021 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Community News, Wilkinsburg

As talks of a potential merger between Wilkinsburg Borough and the City of Pittsburgh grew, Neighborhood Allies became interested in increasing the level of true and impactful community engagement around this topic. We hope that by providing the resources to engage...

Media Coverage | Neighborhood Allies and Fund My Future PGH team up to support kids’ financial literacy

by Chelsea Contino | May 13, 2021 | Community News, Foster Economic Opportunity, Media Coverage

By Kristy Locklin | NEXT Pittsburgh | May 10, 2021 | Read the full story Neighborhood Allies is investing in local children by giving them financial know-how. The community development organization, which helps low-income people move up the socioeconomic ladder by...

Media Coverage | Program to grow youth savings accounts joins Neighborhood Allies

by Chelsea Contino | May 13, 2021 | Community News, Foster Economic Opportunity, Media Coverage

By Patty Tascarella | Pittsburgh Business Times | May 10, 2021 | Read the full story Fund My Future PGH, a college and post-secondary savings program for children, on Monday said it is now operating under the umbrella of Neighborhood Allies and aims to start 200,000...

Media Coverage | Why is UPMC spending millions on affordable housing? It’s less about the mayor than about health and investments

by Chelsea Contino | May 7, 2021 | Community News, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By Rich Lord | Public Source | May 7th, 2021 | Read the full story The medical giant’s recently announced involvement in housing alongside OnePGH is driven as much by emerging understanding of the ‘social determinants of health’ as by local pressures. UPMC’s...