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.
PRESS RELEASE | 100 Small Businesses Owned by Women and People of Color in Allegheny County to Each Receive a $10,000 Grant from Comcast RISE, Totaling $1 Million
Comcast RISE to support 13,000 small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owners, among others, by end of 2022 PITTSBURGH – May 12, 2022 – Comcast today announced it will...
Jordan Swartz Joins Neighborhood Allies as Social Impact Designer
Join us in welcoming Jordan to the Neighborhood Allies team! Our newly launched Social Impact Design Program builds the capacity of both designers and the community by providing project management and schematic design support. By increasing the...
The Value and Role of A Nonprofit Network: The Deep Work of The Partnership Network
For decades, historical neighborhood structures across the City of Pittsburgh have led to the creation of hundreds of community-serving nonprofits of various size, scope and geographic focus. All of these organizations were established with the...
Media Coverage | Steel Smiling secures largest grant in organization’s history
By Jordyn Hronec | Pittsburgh Business Times | Mar 16, 2022 | Read the full article Steel Smiling, an organization-in-residence at Neighborhood Allies that is dedicated to connecting communities with mental health support,...
Media Coverage | The Rise of DIY Investment Playbooks
By: Bruce Katz and Avanti Krovi | March 11, 2022 | Read the full article Following the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan a year ago almost to the day, the Nowak Lab and New Localism Associates created an “Investment Playbook”...
Media Coverage | Presley Gillespie and Bruce Katz: ARP money should go where it’s needed most
PRESLEY GILLESPIE AND BRUCE KATZ | Friday, March 4, 2022 | Read the full article The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden March 11, represents a critical commitment to rebuilding the communities harmed by the...
