Media Coverage | F.N.B. debuts Hill District Gap Lending Program

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 28, 2021 | Advance Equity, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By Patty Tascarella | Pittsburgh Business Times | April 27, 2021 | Read the full story F.N.B. Corp. has launched the Hill District Gap Lending Program. F.N.B. on Tuesday said it has committed $5 million to the program, which is being designed to help address financing...

Media Coverage | ‘We want to support the community’: Big Tom’s gets $500K to expand barbershop at important Hill District site

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 13, 2021 | Hill District, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By Ashley Murray | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | April 12, 2021 | Read the full story An iconic Hill District barber shop location will soon be buzzing again on the community’s main street, signifying growth where boarded up buildings have become the norm, community...

Media Coverage | FIVE WAYS PITTSBURGH HOPES TO MAKE ITS WATER SYSTEM MORE EQUITABLE

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 5, 2021 | Advance Equity, Media Coverage

Pittsburgh is in a water-rich region, but that doesn’t mean all residents share in the wealth. A new report looks at how the city can provide clean, affordable drinking water to all residents while making sure that the environmental burdens of abundant rainfall don’t...

Media Coverage | Dollar Bank invests $200,000 in Neighborhood Allies for real estate accelerator

by Chelsea Contino | Mar 30, 2021 | Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

Pittsburgh Business Times | March 29, 2021 | Tim Schooley | Read the full story Downtown-based community development nonprofit Neighborhood Allies is working to build upon a venture to help jumpstart development in Pittsburgh’s minority neighborhoods and one of...

Media Coverage | Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center Saves Clients Millions in Savings and Debt

by Chelsea Contino | Mar 24, 2021 | Foster Economic Opportunity, Media Coverage

City of Pittsburgh | Office of the Mayor | March 23, 2021 | Read the full press release The Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) has provided direct personal financial management support to 868 people since the City of Pittsburgh and Neighborhood Allies...

Media Coverage | URA Board Approves Sale of Centre Avenue Site For Relocation and Expansion of Big Tom’s Barbershop

by Chelsea Contino | Mar 12, 2021 | Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By City of Pittsburgh, Office of the Mayor | March 12, 2021 | Read the full press release PITTSBURGH, PA (March 12, 2021) The URA Board of Directors has accepted the redevelopment proposal and approved the sale of 2178 Centre Avenue and three adjacent lots in the Hill...