by talia piazza | Feb 25, 2015 | Community News, Stories
With an inaugural grant from the Heinz Endowments in late 2014, we created the Neighborhood Allies Community Development Fellowship Program to attract and connect emerging and potential leaders to local community development opportunities and create a mentoring...
by talia piazza | Feb 6, 2015 | Community News, Stories
Neighborhood Allies hosted its first Financial Opportunity Center (FOC) training February 2-3, 2015. Twenty local experts who provide employment and other social services to jobseekers and struggling families received two full days of training. Leaders from Mon Valley...
by talia piazza | Feb 6, 2015 | Community News, Stories
For families who have long struggled to make ends meet, a decent job is a first step toward financial stability. But, it’s only the first step. Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary takes a close look at how LISC’s network of Financial Opportunity...
by talia piazza | Jan 14, 2015 | Community News, Stories
Neighborhood Allies Welcomes Michelle Rone Cooper to the Board of Directors! Michele Rone Cooper is executive director of McAuley Ministries Foundation, the grantmaking arm of the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System. McAuley Ministries was established by the Sisters of...
by talia piazza | Dec 11, 2014 | Community News, Stories
Pop City posted an article about how effective police-community partnerships can offer ways to improve neighborhood safety. The article highlights our friends in Lawrenceville as well as other local LISC cities across the nation. Read the full article here. The...
by talia piazza | Dec 5, 2014 | Community News, Stories
We are pleased to announce investments totaling $478,000 which will support creative, innovative, collaborative and inspiring projects and ideas that will help transform struggling neighborhoods into more sustainable, healthier, safer and stronger communities. A total...
