by Chelsea Contino | Feb 28, 2020 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight
Last year, we awarded a $15,000 grant to Cocoapreneur PGH, LLC. and SYLA PGH in support of Greenwood Week Pittsburgh, a minority business conference seeking to lift up, support and provide resources to MWDBE entrepreneurs in Pittsburgh, with the goal of rebuilding...
by Chelsea Contino | Jan 13, 2020 | Build Capacity, Grantee Spotlight, Hilltop
Recently re-launched in the Hilltop, the Beams to Bridges program established a cohort of residents who, after a 9 month learning experience, will be equipped to address their own mental health needs as well as the concerns of their neighbors. With a focus on...
by Chelsea Contino | Sep 30, 2019 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight
During the 2018 Catalytic Grant Cycle, we awarded a $15,000 grant to Willissae’s Agency for Vision and Empowerment (WAVES) to support its homeownership workshops for individuals residing in Larimer. The training helped participants to set attainable goals, learn...
by talia piazza | Apr 24, 2019 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Hilltop
Landforce, a nonprofit combining workforce readiness and environmental stewardship, aimed to recruit crew members from and work on projects in three priority geographies – the Hilltop, the Hill District and Millvale – with funding from a Neighborhood...
by talia piazza | Mar 28, 2019 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight
Launched in 2016, Riverside Center for Innovation’s (RCI) BizFIT program combines strategy, connections, and expertise to enable minority and disadvantaged construction entrepreneurs to grow sustainable enterprises. Today, less than 3 years after launching, the...
by talia piazza | Jan 31, 2019 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Hill District
With the support of a Neighborhood Allies Catalytic Grant, the Hill District Consensus Group (HDCG) began an extensive renter’s rights and leadership program to provide tenants with the training and resources needed to organize neighbors, block clubs, and tenant...
