Jordan Swartz Joins Neighborhood Allies as Social Impact Designer

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 20, 2022 | Announcements, Build Capacity, Front Page, Revitalize Neighborhoods

Join us in welcoming Jordan to the Neighborhood Allies team! Our newly launched Social Impact Design Program builds the capacity of both designers and the community by providing project management and schematic design support. By increasing the flow of public and...

Artists working with Pittsburgh-area organizations to address public health issues

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 12, 2022 | Announcements, Hilltop, Revitalize Neighborhoods

Public Art and Communities Program announces artist & organization partnerships Press Release | Written with Office For Public Art April 6, 2022 – Pittsburgh, PA – Five Pittsburgh area community organizations are collaborating with four Pittsburgh...

Media Coverage | The Rise of DIY Investment Playbooks

by talia piazza | Mar 11, 2022 | Advance Equity, Front Page, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By: Bruce Katz and Avanti Krovi | March 11, 2022 | Read the full article Following the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan a year ago almost to the day, the Nowak Lab and New Localism Associates created an “Investment Playbook” tool to help cities...

Media Coverage | Presley Gillespie and Bruce Katz: ARP money should go where it’s needed most

by talia piazza | Mar 7, 2022 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Front Page, Revitalize Neighborhoods

PRESLEY GILLESPIE AND BRUCE KATZ | Friday, March 4, 2022 | Read the full article The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden March 11, represents a critical commitment to rebuilding the communities harmed by the covid-19 pandemic and...

Neighborhood Allies launches the Equitable Recovery Playbook to activate and direct dollars into communities that need it most

by talia piazza | Feb 25, 2022 | Advance Equity, Announcements, Front Page, Hill District, Homewood, Revitalize Neighborhoods

The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, represents a critical commitment to rebuilding the communities harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and is an unprecedented investment in our economy. $1.9 trillion in federal dollars...

Media Coverage | ‘Big Tom’ aims to uplift the Hill District, just like Walter Hamm did

by Chelsea Contino | Jan 25, 2022 | Hill District, Media Coverage, Revitalize Neighborhoods

By: Ashley G. Woodson | For New Pittsburgh Courier | Read the full article New barbershop location will include affordable housing A NEW BEGINNING —  Elected officials, along with Thomas Boyd Sr., fourth from left, celebrate the groundbreaking of a new location...