Neighborhood Allies’ 2025–2027 strategic plan is focused on one core outcome: expanding upward economic mobility for low-to-moderate income Pittsburghers. We advance this goal by investing in people, strengthening neighborhood systems, and supporting the conditions that make wealth-building possible. You can read our three-year strategic plan here.

Capacity Building as a Core Engine of Impact

In 2025, capacity building emerged as one of the clearest indicators of our progress — and one of our most powerful tools for delivering impact.

We delivered 2,828 hours of customized advisory services, more than three times our annual goal. Of those, 1,339 hours were dedicated to real estate and neighborhood development support, reflecting strong and growing demand from partners working to move community-rooted projects forward.

Capacity building is not supplemental to our work. It is a core engine of impact. Through hands-on, tailored support, we ensure that community partners have not just access to capital, but the ability to deploy it effectively, navigate complex systems, and take on larger, more transformative projects.

This approach is helping community-based developers and entrepreneurs:

Together, these outcomes create pathways to long-term asset-building and economic mobility.

The projects highlighted throughout this report are not one-off successes. They reflect a broader pattern across our work, where sustained capacity building and strategic support translate into real ownership, neighborhood revitalization, and shared prosperity.