Neighborhood Allies Secures $500,000 Grant from KeyBank to Support Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) County-wide Expansion

by talia piazza | Feb 15, 2024 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page

We are thrilled to announce the receipt of a significant $500,000 grant to bolster the expansion of the Financial Empowerment Center’s (FEC) services throughout Allegheny County. This exciting development marks a pivotal moment for our community-driven initiative in...

Media Coverage | ‘The tools they need’: Allegheny County enters into new financial empowerment program

by talia piazza | Feb 7, 2024 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Media Coverage

By: CIARA MCENEANY | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Read the full article Photo Credit: Evan Robinson-Johnson/Post-Gazette Neighborhood Allies, a nonprofit focused on promoting financial equity, and the Allegheny County Department of Human Services announced the launch of...

Financial Empowerment Center Expands to Reach Allegheny County Residents 

by talia piazza | Feb 5, 2024 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page

Neighborhood Allies, a leading advocate for financial empowerment and mobility, and Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) are thrilled to announce the launch the Allegheny County Financial Empowerment Center (FEC). This momentous expansion follows...

Podcast Alert! Itha Cao talks about Neighborhood Allies’ Digital Inclusion Work

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...

We’re Hiring! Apply to be a Senior Program Manager of Economic Opportunity

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...

Neighborhood Allies Receives $60K Grant from PNC Foundation to Build Opportunity Through Financial Empowerment

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...