by talia piazza | Mar 1, 2023 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Uncategorized
Sarah Dieleman Perry, our Director of Economic Opportunity has been appointed to the national Consumer Advisory Board of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)! The CPFB’s Consumer Advisory Board is a crowdsourced group of experts from across the...
by Chelsea Contino | Feb 28, 2023 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page
Cindy came to the Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) by way of MomsWork, one of our community partners. She knew she needed help with her $100,000+ student loan debt, but she was discouraged and feeling hopeless. Unable to work due to a disability, her loan was in...
by talia piazza | Feb 28, 2023 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Media Coverage
By Meir Rinde, Shelterforce | February 24, 2023 | Read the full article Our Director of Economic Opportunity, Sarah Dieleman Perry contributed to this article published by Shelterforce–acknowledging the importance and role bank’s play in...
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...
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...
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...
