Just seven years ago, our predecessor, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development (PPND), closed its doors. Relaunched in 2014 as a new and improved 21st-century community development organization, the focus of the reimagined Neighborhood Allies centered around a commitment to improving the social and physical infrastructures of Pittsburgh’s distressed and transitional communities. Through organizational introspection and innovation – alongside insights from our board, staff, partners, and residents – we have since created a new strategic roadmap that reflects our best thinking about the potential for Neighborhood Allies to transform Pittsburgh’s communities into places of opportunity. We continue to make meaningful strides towards creating a stronger and more connected, empowered, and equitable community development system. 

Neighborhood Allies steps forward into 2021 with renewed optimism and purpose. This is due, in part, to recent successes that demonstrate not only the efficacy of our work, but the regional receptivity to our mission and vision.

In 2020, Neighborhood Allies delivered the strongest revenue and financial results on record, against the backdrop of a global pandemic, unprecedented civil unrest and economic instability. All categories have very strong positive variance, and operating expenses are down below budget, which means operating leverage has also improved. Specific goals against results include:

Since 2015, our financial centers have…