Your Allies At Work | On the Ground in Homewood

by Chelsea Contino | Aug 12, 2019 | Community News, Homewood

Neighborhood Allies is working in close coordination with Homewood business owners, the Homewood Collaborative, public and private sector partners and others to support the equitable revitalization of Homewood’s Business and Institutional Corridor. Together, with...

Where Are They Now? | Habitat For Humanity | Homewood Bennett Street Development

by Chelsea Contino | Jul 30, 2019 | Community News, Homewood

During the 2018 Catalytic Grant cycle, we awarded $15,000 to Habitat For Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh to use in the development of 4 new homes on Bennett Street in Homewood. The development project also included homeownership training and a financial literacy...

Join the East End Arts Team and the Legacy Arts Project for an evening of celebration of the recently completed public art project, “Homewood Dream Big!” on Tuesday, June 25th, 2019!

by talia piazza | Jun 20, 2019 | Homewood, Revitalize Neighborhoods

The East End Arts Team and the Legacy Arts Project are hosting a free public event to celebrate the completion of the public art project, Homewood Dream Big! This public art project is a partnership between the East End Arts team and local neighborhood artists that...

Neighborhood Tours Prepare GGC Members for Love My Neighbor! Grantmaking

by talia piazza | Mar 12, 2019 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Millvale, Wilkinsburg

On Saturday, March 9th, the Love My Neighbor! Grassroots Grantmaking Comittee (GGC) and Neighborhood Allies Staff had the opportunity to visit each of the neighborhoods that we serve. The excursion allowed GGC members and staff alike to become re-energized by the work...

Neighborhood Allies Receives $500,000 Two-year Grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation for the North Homewood Avenue Transformation Initiative

by talia piazza | Feb 26, 2019 | Community News, Homewood

Through a two-year, $500,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, Neighborhood Allies will work in close coordination with Homewood business owners, the Homewood Collaborative, public and private sector partners and others to support the equitable...

The Real Estate Co-Powerment Series Welcomes 4th Cohort for Fall 2018!

by talia piazza | Oct 19, 2018 | Community News, Hill District, Homewood, Revitalize Neighborhoods, Stories

Please join us in welcoming 16 new participants to the Neighborhood Allies/Omicelo Cares Real Estate Co-Powerment Series! “The Real Estate Co-Powerment Series is contributing to a more equitable development ecosystem in Pittsburgh by creating access to and...