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.
Neighborhood Allies launches the Equitable Recovery Playbook to activate and direct dollars into communities that need it most
The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, represents a critical commitment to rebuilding the communities harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and is an unprecedented investment in our economy. $1.9 trillion...
Neighborhood Allies Receives $100,000 Grant from Hopper-Dean Family Fund through National Philanthropic Trust
Thank you to Jeffrey A. Dean and Heidi Hopper for their generous contribution! This grant will help us continue fulfilling our mission of engaging Pittsburgh area residents and organizations with innovative tools that expand opportunity for...
Media Coverage | Pittsburgh to launch financial training program for Black women
“Our goal for this program is for participants to gain the support, confidence and knowledge needed to take the next step for their financial futures, whether it’s saving for an emergency fund, paying down debt or investing in the stock market,” said Sarah Dieleman Perry, director of economic opportunity at Neighborhood Allies.
Media Coverage | Neighborhood Allies is Committed to Helping Community Equity Rise
By: Alan Hunt II | New Pittsburgh Courier | January 26, 2022 | Read the full article Neighborhood Allies initially operated as the Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development (PPND) in 1983. In 2014, it relaunched as Neighborhood...
Please Join Us in Congratulating Itha Cao and Tamara Emswiler on their New Positions at Neighborhood Allies
Itha has been promoted to Director of Digital Inclusion and Innovation! As Director of Digital Inclusion and Innovation, Itha will lead priority initiatives that improve resident access to the three critical pieces of achieving a high quality...
Steel Smiling Successfully Raises Over $500,000 to Support Their Goal of Exposing Every Black Resident in Pittsburgh to a Positive Mental Health Experience by 2030
Steel Smiling Diversifies and Grows Funding As an Organization-in-Residence at Neighborhood Allies
