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Job Opportunity | The Financial Empowerment Center is Looking for a New Counselor
Leave a CommentLooking for a job as a financial counselor?
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Allies At Work | eNews Update | May 2020 Edition
Leave a CommentCheck out our May 2020 Enews update!
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Neighborhood Allies Invests $215,000 During Spring 2020 Catalytic Grant Cycle
1 CommentIn 2020, Neighborhood Allies has invested $215,000 in catalytic grants to support community serving and building initiatives. These investments range from the expansion of learning activities and in-depth care for children at a local childcare center – to supporting the development of a local artists’ community through community programming.
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Media Coverage | Smaller Pittsburgh-area foundations target minorities, mental health issues with COVID-19 relief funds
Leave a CommentPittsburgh’s largest philanthropies, with storied names like Mellon, Hillman and Heinz, quickly marshaled millions of dollars in resources to address the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Smaller foundations in the region have also stepped up by creating emergency funds and making grants to respond to specific needs for minorities, people with mental health challenges, and families that need basic supplies like cribs and diapers.
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Media Coverage | GOGO program aims to help small businesses build websites to boost online sales
Leave a CommentOnline sales have been a safety net for small businesses forced to temporarily close their storefronts in response to COVID-19. But what about those that aren’t equipped to sell things on the internet?
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Neighborhood Allies CARE Fund Grant Recipients Will Address Food, Health, and Safety Needs During COVID-19 Crisis
Leave a CommentThe CARE Fund was created in response to the rising need for support among our partners and allies working to get food, protective equipment, and other vital materials to residents in our neighborhoods.
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Neighborhood Allies and First Commonwealth Bank Partnership Provides $1.3 Million Through Paycheck Protection Program To Vulnerable and Minority-led Businesses
Leave a CommentSmall businesses make communities more vibrant, connected, and inviting. But amid COVID-19, they are suffering. In order to support them now and into the future, we set out to help them gain critical access to forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.
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Allies At Work | eNews Update | April 2020 Edition
Leave a CommentCheck out our April 2020 eNewsletter!
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The Hillman Foundation Awards $300,000 to Economic Opportunity Initiatives in 2020 and 2021
Leave a CommentThe grant will provide extensive support to our unique portfolio of economic opportunity programming, including the Financial Opportunity Centers, Financial Empowerment Center, the Accredited Financial Counseling Cohort, and the Asset Building Network. In addition, it will give us the opportunity to address immediate and forthcoming financial needs related to COVID-19.
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$40,000 Grant Award from R.K. Mellon Foundation to Fund Financial Education for Pittsburgh Latinx Immigrant Community
Leave a CommentWe would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Richard King Mellon Foundation for awarding Neighborhood Allies a grant that will allow us to make financial education resources and education more accessible to Latinx immigrant communities in Pittsburgh.
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Request for Qualifications: ‘Get Online and Grow Online’ Small Business Program
1 CommentDuring this time of crisis, it is more important than ever for small businesses to pivot their business model to include online sales. We are requesting from individuals or consulting firms to provide assistance to retail and food-based small businesses to build their e-commerce capacity.
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Media Coverage | Pittsburgh Tech Community Gets Laptops to Students
Leave a CommentWhen remote learning in the Pittsburgh Public Schools starts April 16, Vanessa Buffry with the group Neighborhood Allies says too many kids will be left offline. That’s why her organization and the Pittsburgh Technology Council reached out to tech firms, foundations and others to help.
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Media Coverage | Gerardo Interiano and Presley Gillespie: Coming together to bridge the digital divide
Leave a CommentThe digital divide needs to be addressed as a three-legged stool: devices, wrap-around tech support and connectivity. Within a short, one-week window, Neighborhood Allies kicked off a cross-sectoral set of solutions by working with area universities, technology companies, nonprofits and the foundation community to address these three elements.
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Media Coverage | How the pandemic is exacerbating the digital divide in Allegheny County
Leave a CommentA survey conducted by Pittsburgh Public Schools found that more than 1,500 of their 23,000 students have no internet. Even more households don’t have enough computers or devices for each child to do schoolwork at home.
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Media Coverage | Beyond the Laptops challenge benefiting Pittsburgh Public Schools students
Leave a CommentWPXI reports on the Beyond The Laptops Initiative.
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Media Coverage | Pittsburgh Tech companies help pay for laptops for 7,000 city students
Leave a CommentPittsburgh’s technology sector is pulling together to provide computers for more than 7,000 city schoolchildren who need them for virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Media Coverage | ‘Not a handout … a hand up’: Coalition launches challenge to raise money for 3,000 laptops
Leave a Comment“From our perspective, digital inclusion is a three-legged stool. You have to have the devices, you have to have the access and connectivity and you have to have the programs,” Mr. Interiano said. “It’s going to take millions of dollars just to fix the device challenge.”
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Media Coverage | Pittsburgh’s tech and nonprofit communities come together to get laptops to students in need
Leave a CommentThe Pittsburgh tech community is stepping in to help fill this gap with the “Beyond the Laptops” challenge. The goal is to purchase and refurbish more than 3,000 laptops — and hopefully as many as 7,000 — for the students who are now doing all their learning at home.
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The Homewood Experience | A New Image Campaign to Highlight Homewood’s Rich History and Community Pride
Leave a CommentThe Homewood Community Image Campaign aims to showcase what those in the neighborhood already know – that Homewood is a vibrant space filled with valuable community assets, rich history, and an unwavering sense of pride and togetherness.
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Media Coverage | Neighborhood Allies, Computer Reach, University of Pittsburgh Work to deploy laptops to families in need
Leave a CommentAs schools and workplaces in Allegheny County issued stay-at-home and remote work directives, families without computers and internet access felt the squeeze.
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Media Coverage | How Pittsburgh-area companies are helping out during the pandemic
Leave a CommentSeveral companies have jumped in to help as the COVID-19 pandemic affects every aspect of our lives. Here’s a look at what some local companies and people in the business community are doing to offer assistance. This list is just a sampling of great work being done in our community. For more stories, visit PittsburghBusinessTimes.com
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Shared Real Estate Talent At Work on the Ground | Affordable Housing in Perry Hilltop and Fineview
Leave a CommentThe Perry Hilltop and Fineview Citizens Councils had a successful and exciting 2019, with significant strides made in their education initiatives, organizational capacity building, as well as their beautification, transportation, and community engagement work. Additionally, with the help of our shared real estate talent program, they have also made progress in affordable housing projects in the Perry Hilltop and Fineview neighborhoods.
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Love My Neighbor! Grant Applications Update
Leave a CommentThe Love My Neighbor! Grant Application is still OPEN, allies! Right now, the deadline for applications is still Wednesday, March 25th.
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Reassurance from Us to our Allies | A Message from our President Concerning COVID-19
Leave a CommentOur organization is closely monitoring the ongoing local, regional and national concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). As always, we prioritize the health and safety of our staff, grantees, partners, and individuals in the communities we serve. With this in mind, please know that we support and encourage any precautionary measures you take to prevent the spread of illness.
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Media Coverage | Image campaign for Homewood aims to position a distressed neighborhood for fresh investment
Leave a CommentA $100,000 investment, supported by the RK Mellon Foundation is earmarked for the Homewood Experience campaign.
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