Creating
Healthy Neighborhoods
of Choice & Opportunity
The entire Pittsburgh region benefits when more neighborhoods are resilient, thriving and equitable.
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Stories of Impact
Creating
Healthy Neighborhoods
of Choice & Opportunity
The entire Pittsburgh region benefits when more neighborhoods are resilient, thriving and equitable.
Read Our
Stories of Impact
Our North Star Goal
Our North Star Goal
Our North Star Goal is to expand our resources to Accelerate, Scale, and Sustain the work of our community partners to create healthy neighborhoods of opportunity and move 100,000 low-to-moderate income Pittsburghers up the socio-economic ladder.
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Programs & Initiatives
Programs & Initiatives
Stories of Impact
Our holistic approach to achieving genuine impact addresses interconnected areas such as neighborhood development, economic mobility, mental health, and impact-driven partnerships. By aligning people, place, and investment, we work to move low-to-moderate income Pittsburghers up the socio-economic ladder.
Media Coverage | Senator Fontana Announces Awardees of Main Street Matters Grants
We’re honored to be named a recipient of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Main Street Matters grant program. This $100,000 investment will support our Homebase Program, helping us continue to strengthen and...
Presley Gillespie Speaks at Harvard Graduate School of Design on Equitable Neighborhood Change
On April 9, 2025, Presley Gillespie, President and CEO of Neighborhood Allies, delivered a guest lecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design as part of the seminar The Gentrification Debates: Perceptions and Realities of Neighborhood...
Steel Smiling, Organization-in-Residence of Neighborhood Allies is Seeking a Program Manager of Steel Healing
Position: Program Manager of Steel Healing Status: Full-Time; exempt    Reports to: Director of Operations  Work Location: Hybrid (in-office 1 day a week); Remote 4 days or as schedule permits; evening/weekend hours as needed.   OVERVIEW: ...
Neighborhood Allies’ Social Impact Design Team to Help Millvale Community Library Write its Next Chapter
The Millvale Community Library (MCL) is well known as "more than a library - an agent of positive change." They envision a happy, informed, and engaged community....and serve as a hub of local involvement to enact that vision by sharing values such...
Building on 10 years of Impact, Neighborhood Allies Celebrates the Past and Looks Towards the Future
Neighborhood Allies Charts Bold Path Forward with 2025-2027 Strategic Plan and 10-Year Anniversary Celebration For the past decade, Neighborhood Allies has been at the forefront of community-driven transformation in Pittsburgh. As the organization...
LA Grocery Thrives Through Trusted Partnerships, Undergoes Store Expansion and Upgrades
LA Grocery, a one-of-a-kind specialty grocer in the heart of Larimer featuring handpicked, West Indian-inspired goods, has been working to improve its space, operations, and customer experience for several years. Now, their biggest endeavor yet --...
