by talia piazza | Dec 18, 2014 | Media Coverage
Residents in Pittsburgh’s “food deserts” may see increased access to fresh, local food this spring. Farm Truck Foods, a project nearly two years in the making, recently secured a $75,000 grant from Neighborhood Allies that will rev the engine on its mobile-grocery...
by talia piazza | Dec 18, 2014 | Media Coverage
By: Caroline Gerdes, Pop City Media, December 12, 2014 Trade-skills training in Wilkinsburg and Homewood. A mobilemarket that delivers healthy and affordable food to food desert areas. Community leadership training in Pittsburgh’s Hilltop neighborhoods. These...
by talia piazza | Dec 18, 2014 | Media Coverage
Thanks to a $75,000 grant from Neighborhood Allies, this trio plans to bring their mobile market and food truck to low-income areas in Pittsburgh this spring. Homewood Children’s Village started filling the backpacks of children at two elementary schools every...
by talia piazza | Dec 9, 2014 | Media Coverage
Our friends at Next Pittsburgh posted an article about our recently approved fall 2014 Catalytic Grants! Get to know a little more about our partners and their projects. Neighborhood Allies awards $478,000 in grants to elevate distressed neighborhoods By: Lauri...
by talia piazza | Oct 13, 2014 | Community News, Media Coverage
By Diana Nelson Jones / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In its first grant process since changing its name and adjusting its mission, Neighborhood Allies received 98 funding requests and began interviewing 22 finalists last week. It was a robust response “beyond our...
by talia piazza | Sep 26, 2014 | Community News, Media Coverage
By Elizabeth Daley, Pop City Media, September 17, 2014 What can your CDC do for you? “With so many CDCs in Pittsburgh, the answer isn’t simple, but chances are, your CDC is working behind the scenes on neighborhood issues in ways you may not even be aware of....
