by talia piazza | Jan 23, 2024 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Media Coverage
Itha Cao, our Director of Digital Inclusion and Innovation, steps up to the One Mic Stand to talk about our priority initiatives that improve resident access to the three critical pieces of achieving a high quality of life in the 21st century: computer literacy...
by Chelsea Contino | Jan 22, 2024 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Archive, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Opportunities
VISION: Our vision is for all neighborhoods to be resilient, thriving, and equitable. MISSION: Our mission is to engage Pittsburgh area residents and organizations with innovative tools that expand opportunity for transformative community change. Senior Manager of...
by talia piazza | Jan 3, 2024 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Funder Spotlight
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank PNC Foundation for a recent $60,000 grant to support our Financial Empowerment Center (FEC), which provides free one-on-one financial counseling by trained and certified professionals to help clients take control of...
by Chelsea Contino | Dec 14, 2023 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page
Bank On Allegheny County recently added two new accounts that meet the Bank On National Account Standards. With new accounts from Brentwood Bank and Univest Bank, there are now 15 certified accounts from 13 different banks and credit unions available in our area....
by talia piazza | Nov 15, 2023 | Advance Equity, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Media Coverage
Our Digital Inclusion efforts were highlighted as a policy solution in a recent report published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: Broadband and Beyond: Getting Connected in the Fourth District. The report discusses three challenges to digital equity—access,...
by talia piazza | Sep 18, 2023 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page
Sarah Dieleman Perry, our Director of Economic Opportunity has been appointed to Prosperity Now’s Financial Security Network (FSN) Steering Committee. Sarah joins this committee with 12 leading financial empowerment experts from across the county to increase the...