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 Commitment to Equity
Our Commitment to Equity
We center our work and investments to foster a more just, fair, and inclusive society in which all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. We emphasize the importance of racial equity—the condition achieved when one’s identity no longer statistically predicts how one fares. Racial equity is a part of racial justice and thus we work to address root causes of inequities and not just their manifestations.
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Programs & Initiatives
Programs & Initiatives
Stories of Impact
Over the next ten years, we will 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-income Pittsburghers up the socio-economic ladder. When we think about challenges, it’s not the lack of resources, it’s the ‘opportunity gap.’ Neighborhood Allies is in the business of creating opportunity.
Neighborhood Allies’ Investments and Technical Assistance Help Secure PHARE Funding for Local Developers
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) recently awarded a total of $73 million in PHARE (Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement) grants to housing initiatives across the state--including several transformative...
Neighborhood Allies Invests a total of $75,000 to Five RISE HIGH Grantee Partners
We are thrilled to invest in five RISE HIGH Grantee-Partners with $15,000 Growth Grants and a commitment to continued partnership that fuels long-term, community-defined impact! Throughout July we had the pleasure of meeting with each of our...
Neighborhood Allies Featured as a National Case Study in Community Wealth Building
Neighborhood Allies was recently featured in a national case study by ThinkTennessee, a nonpartisan policy think tank working to build a stronger, more equitable future in the state of Tennessee. The study lifts up our approach to advancing...
Media Coverage | McAuley Ministries Highlights Neighborhood Allies Investment
In a recent press release, McAuley Ministries publicly recognized Neighborhood Allies as a grantee in their latest round of funding—part of more than $2.8 million invested in 14 local nonprofits. We're proud to be among the organizations advancing...
The Kingsley Association, an organization worthy of our support
Written by: Shad Henderson, Senior Director of Public and Private Partnerships Anchored in the East End of Pittsburgh, the Kingsley Association is a community cornerstone- a safe place of hope that welcomes people from all walks of life. With a...
Steel Smiling Welcomes Shawn Thomas as Program Manager of Steel Healing
We are thrilled to welcome Shawn Edward Thomas to the Steel Smiling team as our new Program Manager of Steel Healing! In this role, Shawn will lead the Steel Healing Program, which includes the Black Mental Health Fund, Peer Support, and Wellness...
