Neighborhood Allies Investments Support New Capacity in the Hilltop

by talia piazza | Mar 28, 2017 | Community News, Hilltop

With support from Neighborhood Allies, two Hilltop organizations, the Hilltop Alliance and UrbanKind Institute have new staff and deeper capacity to fulfill their respective mission’s and improve quality of life in the Hilltop neighborhoods. In 2016, we provided...

Neighborhood Allies and the Office of Public Art Seek Artists to Participate in the Temporary Public Art and Placemaking Program

by talia piazza | Mar 24, 2016 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Millvale, Wilkinsburg

      We are seeking artists to participate in the Temporary Public Art and Placemaking Program in which community based organizations and artists will work in concert with residents to develop a temporary work of public art to be on display in six communities in...

Neighborhood Allies Fellow Mary Taylor is Featured in Pittsburgh Magazine!

by talia piazza | Mar 21, 2016 | Community News, Hilltop, Media Coverage

By: Patrick Doyle | Pittsburgh Magazine | 3/17/16 | Read the full article here Dream On Carnegie Mellon University’s UDream program is a magnet that draws young minority architects and urban planners from around the country to settle and work in Pittsburgh. Mary...

Neighborhood Allies Awards Over $425,000 To Neighborhood Transformation Projects In Under-served Communities

by talia piazza | Mar 18, 2016 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Millvale, Wilkinsburg

We’re pleased to announce grants awards, which will support creative, innovative, collaborative and inspiring projects and ideas that will help transform marginalized neighborhoods into more sustainable, healthier, and stronger communities. A total of 5...

Neighborhood Allies awards $425,000+ in grants

by talia piazza | Mar 18, 2016 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Media Coverage, Millvale, Wilkinsburg

By: Barbara Klein, Next Pittsburgh | March 15, 2016 | Read the full article here In keeping with its mission to help create and develop economic opportunities, safe and healthy environments and the next generation of leaders, Neighborhood Allies recently announced its...

Community Based Organizations Selected for Temporary Public Art and Placemaking Pilot

by talia piazza | Mar 11, 2016 | Community News, Hill District, Hilltop, Homewood, Larimer, Millvale, Wilkinsburg

In November of 2015, Neighborhood Allies and the Office of Public Art announced the launch of our Temporary Public Art & Placemaking Pilot program, which will result in a series of temporary works of public art in each of our target neighborhoods, which include...