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Allies At Work | eNews Update | August Edition
Leave a CommentCheck out our August News!
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First National Bank Supports Community-Driven Real Estate Projects with $50,000 Grant to The Centralized Real Estate Accelerator
Leave a CommentThe Centralized Real Estate Accelerator aims to help nonprofits gain control of and protect community assets, developers of color to benefit from the region’s economic prosperity, and neighborhood entrepreneurs to build equity in their businesses by owning physical storefronts.
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Financial Inclusion Means Accessibility for All
Leave a CommentWhen we say “economic opportunity for all,” we really mean for all. That’s why our Director of Economic Opportunity, Sarah Dieleman Perry, recently helped to form the local Financial Inclusion and Disability Awareness Working Group.
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Neighborhood Allies Q1 and Q2 Report to Funders
Leave a CommentCheck out our Q1 and Q2 Report to Funders!
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Neighborhood Allies Launches a Revolutionary Community-Based Real Estate Development Pilot Designed to Benefit All Residents With Hiring of New Director of Real Estate Services
Leave a CommentWe’re pleased to launch the Centralized Real Estate Accelerator, a new model that seeks to accelerate, scale, and sustain a more strategic real estate system to benefit all residents.
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Allies At Work | eNews Update | July Edition
Leave a CommentCheck out our July 2020 enewsletter!
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Media Coverage | Presley Gillespie: Neighbors work together to aid Black community during covid-19
Leave a CommentWe must not rush to return to “normal.” Normal isn’t working for many residents. Normal isn’t equitable.
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Media Coverage | How Pittsburgh is closing the digital divide
Leave a CommentAs robotic companies, self-driving cars, AI and coding epicenters sprouted across the city of Pittsburgh, it mostly happened without the involvement of our Black community.
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Opportunity to Provide Services to the Center that CARES Open-Air Parking Lot Project
Leave a CommentThe Center That CARES has released Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Civil Engineering Services, Geotechnical Engineering (Geotech) Services, Land Survey Services, and Electrical Engineering Services for an Open-Air Parking Lot.
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Larimer Seniors Group and Artist John Peña Find Creative Ways to Connect During the Pandemic
Leave a CommentA recent $15,000 Grant to the Office of Public Art for Art and Senior Citizen Engagement in Larimer aimed to connect and engage the Larimer Seniors Group through John Peña’s continued artist residency by holding monthly luncheons, planning field trips to cultural institutions around the city, and designing new public artworks together. However, the onset of COVID-19 and physical distancing requirements called for a new way to continue the project and keep the group connected during the pandemic.
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Media Coverage | Mellon Foundation donates $5.25 million to local groups
Leave a Comment“Another area of focus included bolstering the social safety net with a grant to Neighborhood Allies. The organization is looking to fund its Covid-19 Accelerated Relief Effort (CARE) with the grant funding which aims to combat the challenges brought from the pandemic in the city’s neighborhoods that are experiencing high levels of poverty.”
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Neighborhood Allies Awarded $125,000 From Richard King Mellon Foundation to Continue our CARE (COVID-19 Accelerated Relief Effort) Package Programs
Leave a CommentThis grant from R.K. Mellon will support the continuing operations of many of our programs. More specifically, it will support the work we have done and continue to do in response to the crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, including our work helping small businesses apply for the Paycheck Protection Program, our Get Online and Grow Online e-commerce assistance, our emergency grant program, and more.
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Celebrate Juneteenth
Leave a CommentCheck out our Juneteenth newsletter with local events, resources, and Black-owned businesses to support!
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LISC Awards $110,000 Grant to Neighborhood Allies to Support the Centralized Real Estate Accelerator
Leave a CommentThis grant from Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) will support the hiring of a Director of Real Estate Services and allow us to create a comprehensive community-based real estate model designed to increase the capital flow, economic opportunity and quality of life to traditionally under-served residents.
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Media Coverage | Beyond the Laptops initiative connects more Pittsburgh Public Schools students to the internet
Leave a CommentBeyond the Laptops, an organization recently created by Neighborhood Allies in partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools, said it would provide internet connectivity, through Comcast Corp.’s Internet Essentials program, to the remaining 1,000 families in the school district without access.
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Media Coverage | Neighborhood Allies secures internet access, devices for PPS families
Leave a CommentNeighborhood Allies on Thursday said it has partnered with Comcast to provide 1,000 Pittsburgh Public Schools families with in-home high-speed internet access, ensuring that nearly all district households will have the connectivity required for online learning.
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Grantee Spotlight | Hilltop Alliance’s “Unlocking the Home” Program Served 52 Households and Leveraged over $550,000, Resulting in Increased Wealth and Home-ownership in Hilltop Communities
Leave a CommentIn the Spring of 2019, we awarded a $50,000 grant to the Hilltop Alliance for their program, Unlocking the Home. A Tangled Title Assistance Program, it provided legal support to Hilltop families who needed assistance transferring the title of their family homes to their own name, so that they could receive additional resources for repairs, remain in their homes and build equity.
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A Message from the President
Leave a CommentWe see you. We hear you. We support you. We will continue to support you by demanding racial equity and justice wherever we occupy space and by working to create a more equitable city through all of our work.
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Job Opportunity | The Financial Empowerment Center is Looking for a New Counselor
1 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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