by talia piazza | Nov 29, 2018 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight
Neighborhood Allies’ overarching goal in building community capacity is to position residents to move upward with the economic development of their community. In Carrick and Knoxville, our capacity building focused on increasing the ability and effectiveness of...
by talia piazza | Jul 30, 2018 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Millvale, Wilkinsburg
The Temporary Public Art and Placemaking (TPAP) Program is a partnership between Neighborhood Allies and the Office of Public Art. During the pilot, a series of six temporary works of public art have been created in each of our target neighborhoods. Here’s a...
by talia piazza | Mar 7, 2018 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Hilltop, Wilkinsburg
Last year, we invested $44,000 directly into 25 resident-led projects, across nine neighborhoods through our Love My Neighbor! grassroots grantmaking program. Meet two of our grantees, who have harnessed community power and resident capacity to create positive change...
by talia piazza | Jan 22, 2018 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Hilltop
A $74,000 grant from Neighborhood Allies supported the expansion of the Hilltop Alliance’s Property Stabilization Program (PSP) and positioned them to launch a PSP Fellowship for a Hilltop resident who was hired, compensated and trained to monitor, communicate...
by talia piazza | Nov 1, 2017 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Homewood
A $45,000 Catalytic Grant from Neighborhood Allies supported the development and launch of a Service Platoon of military veterans in Homewood that is empowering Pittsburgh veterans to continue their service on the ground in communities rather than the battle field....
by talia piazza | Sep 29, 2017 | Community News, Grantee Spotlight, Millvale
A $75,000 Catalytic Grant from Neighborhood Allies supported the long-term sustainability and community ownership of the Gardens of Millvale “It has been our goal to create an economically and environmentally, sustainable Gardens of Millvale. To do so, we needed...