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.
Studio Volcy’s RHYTHM Square Among Centralized Real Estate Accelerator Projects to Receive State Funding
On April 13th, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced seven projects across Pennsylvania to be awarded $4.8 million for the construction or rehabilitation of mixed-used developments. Studio Volcy, LLC, one of our Centralized Real...
Neighborhood Allies Helps Bring Millvale’s Vision for an Accessible Play Space for All to Life
Last April, Neighborhood Allies staff spent a beautiful Earth Day cleaning up a vacant lot in Millvale with partners and community residents. We had a great time and were happy to help bring new life to the space by getting rid of trash and old...
Presley Gillespie Speaks about Equity and Revitalization at the Appalachian Leadership Institute
On April 20th, our President and CEO, Presley Gillespie participated in a roundtable discussion regarding Equity in Revitalization, hosted by the Appalachian Leadership Institute. Presley joined Linda Metropulos, of Second Avenue Commons and Amelia...
Neighborhood Allies Welcomes Mamadou Balde to our Board of Directors!
Please join us in welcoming Mamadou Balde back to our Board of Directors. We are thrilled to have his unique perspective, skill set and passion back at Neighborhood Allies! Mamadou Baldé is the Market Leader and Managing Director for CBRE’s...
$100,000 Grant From the Staunton Farm Foundation Supports Neighborhood Allies’ Commitment to Equity
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Staunton Farm Foundation for their generous support as we continue our journey along the path of equity and inclusion. The Neighborhood Allies team is a very diverse group of individuals,...
$250,000 Grant From the Staunton Farm Foundation Will Support the Democratization of Mental Health Supports for Local Black Residents
Steel Smiling, our Organization-In-Residence, is the recipient of a 2-year, $250,000 grant from the Staunton Farm Foundation. These resources will position Steel Smiling to execute upon a critical evolution of their community-based Peer Support...
