by talia piazza | Oct 18, 2023 | Build Capacity, Front Page, Media Coverage
By: Courier Newsroom | October 18, 2023 | Read the full article Steel Smiling, a Black-led, Pittsburgh-based non-profit, connects residents to Black-specific mental health support through education, advocacy, and awareness. Founded in 2015, Steel Smiling has since...
by Chelsea Contino | Oct 13, 2023 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page
Steel Smiling is proud to announce that we are changing the name of the “Black Mental Health Fund” program to “Steel Healing”! We are taking this step to recenter the true intentions of the program: for Black community members to have access to a variety of clinical...
by talia piazza | Oct 10, 2023 | Front Page, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods
Below is an excerpt, highlighting Pittsburgh and the Preservation Working Group’s work to preserve affordable housing in Pittsburgh. Underinvested communities are at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting and deploying funding. The Center for Community...
by talia piazza | Oct 3, 2023 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page, Grantee Spotlight, Revitalize Neighborhoods, Uncategorized
On August 26th, the Lincoln Lemington Collaborative (the Collaborative), united with Neighborhood Allies, Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh (RTP), WAVE, Omicelo Construction Group, and other partners, held its first Community & Housing Resource Fair at Catalyst...
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...
by talia piazza | Sep 11, 2023 | Front Page, Funder Spotlight, Uncategorized
Since 2019 the Digital Inclusion team at Neighborhood Allies has invested in educational STEAM and computer literacy programming at neighborhood community centers in the Hill District and Homewood neighborhoods for youth and adults. Last year, the PPG Foundation...
