The Greater Pittsburgh Digital Inclusion Alliance Joins Forces With Neighborhood Allies to Deepen Digital Inclusion Efforts

by talia piazza | Feb 1, 2023 | Announcements, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Uncategorized

We are pleased to announce that the Greater Pittsburgh Digital Inclusion Alliance (GPDIA) and Neighborhood Allies have formally partnered to convene a network of local and regional leaders around collective digital inclusion and equity efforts. “We recognize that the...

Media Coverage | How a Pitt program in the Hill District is closing the digital divide in Pittsburgh

by talia piazza | Jan 26, 2023 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Hill District, Media Coverage, Uncategorized

By: Pitt Wire | January 12, 2023 | Read the full article With support from Neighborhood Allies’ Digital Inclusion program, Hill CEC’s Digital Inclusion Studio offers programs across the lifespan, including Information Technology 101 for high schoolers, adult...

Money Talks Program Is a Financial Game Changer for Local Black Women

by talia piazza | Jan 9, 2023 | Advance Equity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Uncategorized

By: Sarah Dieleman Perry, Director of Economic Opportunity at Neighborhood Allies If you’re looking for it, you can find a lot of data on what’s known as the “racial wealth gap.” According to the Federal Reserve, a typical (median) white family in 2019 owned $184,000...

Artist Sasha Igwe creates artworks for Community Learning Centers in Homewood

by Chelsea Contino | Dec 7, 2022 | Advance Equity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Homewood

Sasha designed and executed two beautiful art pieces that are now displayed in the soon-to-be launched Homewood-Brushton Youth Learning Center and Homewood-Brushton Adult Learning Center! These centers are located at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA and CCAC...

First ‘Money Talks’ Cohort Completed!| 50 Black women come together to learn about saving and investing

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 28, 2022 | Advance Equity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page

Our Money Talks program is a virtual community made up of Black women of various backgrounds and life stages who meet regularly to engage, share with each other, and learn from experts about saving and investing. The program’s ultimate goal is to reduce barriers...

Neighborhood Allies Embeds Disability Awareness and Inclusion in Economic Opportunity Work, Co-leads National Disability Institute’s Pittsburgh Coalition

by Chelsea Contino | Nov 1, 2022 | Advance Equity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Path to Equity

Over the past seven years, Neighborhood Allies has developed focus and expertise in Economic Opportunity and addressing racial wealth equity. We continue to expand, providing more services to greater segments of the population. In recent years, we have worked to...