Creating
Healthy Neighborhoods
of Choice & Opportunity
The entire Pittsburgh region benefits when more neighborhoods are resilient, thriving and equitable.
Read Our
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.
Neighborhood Allies Elects New Board Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary To Its Executive Committee
We are pleased to announce and welcome our new Executive Committee! Morton Stanfield, Senior Vice President of Dollar Bank, Community Development will serve as Board Chair Diamonte Walker, Chief Executive Officer of Pittsburgh Scholar House...
Neighborhood Allies Welcomes New Board Member
Join us in welcoming Joel Burstein to the Neighborhood Allies Board of Directors! Joel is CEO and co-founder of the BEAM Collaborative, a strategic planning advisory firm that works to accelerate and scale Black businesses in southwestern...
Meleak Potter joins the team as a Peer Support Fellow for Steel Smiling
Join us in welcoming Meleak Potter to the Steel Smiling and Neighborhood Allies teams! Meleak Potter is Steel Smiling’s newest Peer Support Fellow. In this role, he will draw on his personal experiences and commitment to community empowerment to...
Steel Smiling Welcomes 15 New Beams to Bridges Graduates!
Last week, we welcomed 15 new graduates to the Beams to Bridges program! Beams to Bridges is a 6-month community mental health education and support group for Black residents of Allegheny County. The cohort met weekly since April to discuss...
Shad Henderson Selected to Serve on University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics’ Community and Economic Development Committee
We are delighted to announce that Shad Henderson, our Senior Director of Public and Private Partnerships, has been selected to serve on the University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics' Community and Economic Development Committee. The Committee,...
Neighborhood Allies Team Participates in #ItsNeeded Conference
Last week, Presley Gillespie and Julius Boatwright participated at the #ItsNeeded Conference, which aims to bring together community leaders, law enforcement, students, mental health professionals and other stakeholders to discuss key issues...
