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 Welcomes Mike O’Toole as Senior Manager of Data, Evaluation, and Strategy
Please join us in welcoming Mike to the Neighborhood Allies Team! We are delighted to welcome Mike O'Toole, who will be joining us as Senior Manager of Data, Evaluation, and Strategy. Mike brings over 20 years of experience in research and data...
Professional Women’s Network gains capacity, expands reach with $15,000 RISE HIGH Grant
PWN (The Professional Women’s Network), founded by Danielle Parson, nourishes women to excel in their personal and professional lives while being a positive and active influence in their communities. PWN offers a myriad of programs and events...
Herron Village Project to Deliver Affordable Housing Complex to the Hill District
Neighborhood Allies proudly joined community members, partners, and elected officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of Herron Village, a new affordable housing development set to bring high-quality homes and renewed opportunity to Pittsburgh’s...
Media Coverage | Senator Fontana Announces Awardees of Main Street Matters Grants
We’re honored to be named a recipient of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Main Street Matters grant program. This $100,000 investment will support our Homebase Program, helping us continue to strengthen and...
Presley Gillespie Speaks at Harvard Graduate School of Design on Equitable Neighborhood Change
On April 9, 2025, Presley Gillespie, President and CEO of Neighborhood Allies, delivered a guest lecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design as part of the seminar The Gentrification Debates: Perceptions and Realities of Neighborhood...
Steel Smiling, Organization-in-Residence of Neighborhood Allies is Seeking a Program Manager of Steel Healing
Position: Program Manager of Steel Healing Status: Full-Time; exempt    Reports to: Director of Operations  Work Location: Hybrid (in-office 1 day a week); Remote 4 days or as schedule permits; evening/weekend hours as needed.   OVERVIEW: ...
