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 Elects New Board Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary To Its Executive Committee
We are pleased to announce and welcome our new Executive Committee! Morton Stanfield, Senior Vice President of Dollar Bank, Community Development will serve as Board Chair Diamonte Walker, Chief Executive Officer of Pittsburgh Scholar House...
Neighborhood Allies Welcomes New Board Member
Join us in welcoming Joel Burstein to the Neighborhood Allies Board of Directors! Joel is CEO and co-founder of the BEAM Collaborative, a strategic planning advisory firm that works to accelerate and scale Black businesses in southwestern...
Meleak Potter joins the team as a Peer Support Fellow for Steel Smiling
Join us in welcoming Meleak Potter to the Steel Smiling and Neighborhood Allies teams! Meleak Potter is Steel Smiling’s newest Peer Support Fellow. In this role, he will draw on his personal experiences and commitment to community empowerment to...
Steel Smiling Welcomes 15 New Beams to Bridges Graduates!
Last week, we welcomed 15 new graduates to the Beams to Bridges program! Beams to Bridges is a 6-month community mental health education and support group for Black residents of Allegheny County. The cohort met weekly since April to discuss...
Shad Henderson Selected to Serve on University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics’ Community and Economic Development Committee
We are delighted to announce that Shad Henderson, our Senior Director of Public and Private Partnerships, has been selected to serve on the University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics' Community and Economic Development Committee. The Committee,...
Neighborhood Allies Team Participates in #ItsNeeded Conference
Last week, Presley Gillespie and Julius Boatwright participated at the #ItsNeeded Conference, which aims to bring together community leaders, law enforcement, students, mental health professionals and other stakeholders to discuss key issues...
