Equity and Inclusion in Action

2023 Impact Report

YMCA Future Roots mobile

In 2023, we launched two digital learning centers in collaboration with local and national partners to promote STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) learning, support workforce development, and provide access to digital skills-building for all.

expanding opportunity

This report reflects our progress, aspirations, and values—as we lead reinvestment in Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods—equitably, effectively, and efficiently. All of this work is to ensure that we foster neighborhoods of opportunity and social mobility, in service of those most at risk of being systemically isolated and removed from economic opportunities.

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Letter from Leadership

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Our Impact

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Pursuing Our North Star Goal

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Financials

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Thank You

our north star goal

Our North Star goal is to 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, over the next 10 years.

Here is a glimpse at the progress and impact Neighborhood Allies made in 2022:

Small Businesses Supported

Dollars of Debt Reduced

Residents Served

Dollars Invested in Neighborhoods

Community Building Events Organized
REVITALIZING NEIGHBORHOODS
A crowd of people stand outside along a sidewalk. Behind them, you can see the entrance of the CARES Communitea Cafe in the Hill District.

Our approach to neighborhood revitalization work is centered around co-creating resident-focused solutions that impact affordable housing, small businesses, and placemaking efforts. We believe genuine revitalization only occurs when both a geographic place and its people see positive change. We provide resources including: funding, technical assistance, capacity building expertise, and connections to experienced professionals to  ensure that community developers and business owners can forge long-term outcomes designed to benefit all residents and consider the full community.

FOSTERING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
7 Neighborhood Allies staff members - 6 women and 1 man - gather for a posed photo in front of the stage at our annual Fund My Future PGH celebration.

Our Economic Opportunity work addresses racial wealth equity. We continue to expand, providing more services to greater segments of the population, building long-term financial stability and pathways to opportunity. We also convene a wide variety of community practitioners, who share with us the needs and priorities of the people they serve. Our efforts enable and position families to take transformational actions and have access to the knowledge and support they need to achieve long-term, sustained financial well-being. 

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Organization-In-Residence

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Pittsburgh FEC

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Our Path to Equity

organizational growth

Neighborhood Allies stepped into 2022 with optimism and purpose. We continued strengthening our programs on all fronts and scaling our work to address the root causes of inequity and injustice.

organizational growth

Neighborhood Allies stepped into 2022 with optimism and purpose. We continued strengthening our programs on all fronts and scaling our work to address the root causes of inequity and injustice.

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Organization-In-Residence

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Pittsburgh FEC

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Our Path to Equity

Image of Steel Smiling team at the Beams to Bridges graduation. From left to right is Julius wearing a black hat with the Pirates' baseball logo "P", Robin in head to toe yellow shirt and skirt, Cait in a mid-thigh black dress, and Courtney wearing a grey short sleeve shirt and long black skirt. Behind them are black and yellow balloons.

Organization-in-Residence (OIR)

Through our Organization-in-Residence alignment, Steel Smiling’s trajectory advanced to new heights in 2022.

Image of our 5 Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) counselors and the Director of the FEC (all are women) with Sarah, our Director of Economic Opportunity. They all stand in front of a backdrop with the green FEC logo. They hold gold, shiny balloons that spell out "FEC 22." They are all smiling.

Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center

Pittsburgh FEC expanded it’s services in 2022–reaching more residents than ever!

Image of 3 Neighborhood Allies staff members at a vacant lot cleanup in Millvale. From left to right is Jordan, a woman wearing a black t-shirt with Neighborhood Allies logo on left chest, Itha Cao, a woman wearing the same shirt and sunglasses, holding a trash bag, and Shad Henderson, a man also holding a trash bag. All wear gloves and smile at the camera. Behind them you can see tall grass, a bit of wooden fence, a large circular wooden table and a white tent.

Neighborhood Allies’ Path to Equity

JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) is intentionally and thoughtfully woven throughout every aspect of our work.

FInancials

Since 2014, our investments have leveraged over $68 million of additional investment towards building Healthy Neighborhoods. In 2022, we invested 84% of all our resources back into community serving programs and services.

thank you to our funders

We are extremely grateful to our dedicated community partners and funders. Together, we are propelling our neighborhoods and residents towards a better tomorrow. Thank you to the following organizations for providing the financial resources and partnerships that make our city healthier, safer, and stronger.

BPG Foundation

Pittsburgh Arena Real Estate Development

Neighborhood Allies
429 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1900
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412.471.3727
www.neighborhoodallies.org info@neighborhoodallies.org

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