by talia piazza | Jan 9, 2023 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Front Page, Funder Spotlight, Revitalize Neighborhoods
Pittsburgh and surrounding regions have seen a significant increase in development projects,especially in historically Black and minority communities. However, the number of minority developers,especially Black developers, remains low. This is largely the result of...
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...
by talia piazza | Dec 1, 2022 | Announcements, Front Page
Please join us in welcoming and thanking our 2023 Board Officers! We are delighted to call you our allies! Sallyann Kluz has been re-appointed as our Chairperson, Carolina Pais-Barreto Thor has been re-appointed as our Vice Chairperson, Jonathan Brelsford is our new...
by Chelsea Contino | Dec 1, 2022 | Advance Equity, Build Capacity, Front Page, Homewood, Path to Equity, Revitalize Neighborhoods
In 2019, Pittsburgh was ranked the eighth most gentrified city in the United States. Black and Brown residents being left out of the design and community development process is a major contributing factor to this reality. As a result of this data and a study of the...
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...
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...
