Restoring Fern Hollow | Neighborhood Allies’ work with UpstreamPgh appears in new plan for strengthening Nine Mile Run

by Chelsea Contino | Sep 30, 2026 | Announcements, Front Page, Homewood, Revitalize Neighborhoods, Wilkinsburg

UpstreamPgh just launched a new plan for restoring and strengthening Nine Mile Run, which touches all of Wilkinsburg and parts of East Hills, Homewood, Point Breeze, Edgewood, Squirrel Hill, and Swissvale. The plan is called Ripple: An Environmental Justice Plan for...

Affordable Housing project in Larimer closes on financing; including $300,000 investment from our Neighborhood Capital Fund

by Chelsea Contino | Jul 10, 2026 | Announcements, Front Page, Homewood, Larimer, Revitalize Neighborhoods

An affordable housing project in Larimer will soon begin construction and bring 8 units of new affordable housing to the neighborhood! On Thursday, July 9th, Tina Daniels and Javier Janik joined other project partners and funders at the financial closing of...

Neighborhood Allies Launches Digital Skills Classes for Adults

by Chelsea Contino | Oct 11, 2024 | Digital Inclusion, Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Homewood, Wilkinsburg

By: Ibrahim Emara, ACC AmeriCorps Member at Neighborhood Allies This year, Neighborhood Allies is excited to be part of the nationwide celebration of Digital Inclusion Week (DIW) 2024, which runs from October 7th-11th. Organized by the National Digital Inclusion...

Black-led drone company Cloud Collective Media Productions held an open house on October 4th to celebrate its new teaching space at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA

by Chelsea Contino | Oct 8, 2024 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Front Page, Homewood

Cloud Collective Media Productions (CCMP) plans to use the space to continue their Flight Club Academy and grow class offerings and workforce development opportunities for youth and adults in Homewood and beyond. For the past year, Cloud Collective Media Productions...

Media Coverage | Ribbon cutting held for affordable housing in Homewood

by Chelsea Contino | Jul 30, 2024 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Homewood, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By Liz Kilmer | WPXI Pittsburgh | Read the full story Image by Neighborhood Allies Mayor Ed Gainey was among the community leaders who attended a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate affordable housing units on Friday. Four three-bedroom apartments were unveiled on...

Media Coverage | Affordable housing project in Homewood could ignite revitalization in neighborhood

by talia piazza | Jul 15, 2024 | Community News, Homewood, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By: Jessica Guay | KDKA News | July 12, 2024 | Watch the interview PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new affordable housing project is on its way to one of Pittsburgh’s most distressed neighborhoods. Buildings that have been empty eyesores for years in the city’s...