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Burgess, Lavelle propose measure to boost equity in city budgets and affordable housing
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteMay 14, 2019by Ashley Murray Pittsburgh City Council members Ricky Burgess and Daniel Lavelle on Tuesday introduced a package of legislation aimed at addressing racial and housing inequities, including hiring a full-time policy analyst to work in conjunction with the mayor’s office. Mr. Burgess, who represents the city’s 9th District, which encompasses East Liberty, Homewood,…
Parks Listening Tours
Wherever you live in the city of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy wants to hear your thoughts about your parks! From late 2018 through early 2019, the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy are embarking on the Parks Listening Tour. At community meetings and events throughout the city, we will be gathering feedback on what our…
City, faith-based leaders unveil new community group in East Liberty
WPXI August 24, 2018 PITTSBURGH – The Help Initiative, as well as local city and faith-based leaders, unveiled a new community group planned for the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh. It’s called the Village Collaborative of East Liberty. Watch the WPXI video at: https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/city-faith-based-leaders-unveil-new-community-group-in-east-liberty-1/819675052
East End pastors join advocates in promoting affordable housing
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 24, 2018 by Diana Nelson Jones East End pastors announced Friday they will collaborate to push for affordable housing, with a particular focus on bringing displaced people back to East Liberty. Their Village Collaborative joins the two-year-old resident-driven HELP Initiative — a loose acronym for Homewood, East Liberty, Larimer and…
URA prepares to put affordable housing fund money to work
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 11, 2018 by Mark Belko The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority board moved Thursday to implement a fund designed to develop and preserve affordable housing in the city. Board members voted unanimously to enter into a cooperation agreement with the city to implement and administer what is being called the Housing Opportunity…
Pittsburgh is hoping to preserve many of the low-income Bethesda-Homewood housing units
Pittsburgh Public Source December 23, 2017 by Mark Kramer and Juliette Rihl Todd Griffin, a 45-year-old single dad, has lived in Homewood his entire life. But he fears his time in the neighborhood may be coming to an end. He and his daughter, 4-year-old Makeela, live in a two-bedroom apartment on the same street where he…
NACA Home Buyers and Realtors workshop seeks to impact Black communities
The New Pittsburgh Courier December 22, 2017 by Diane I. Daniels With the belief that we must rebuild our communities, Pittsburgh Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess earlier this month provided what he considers a tool to initiate the process. “Just because our communities may be poor doesn’t mean we need to live poorly. We need…
Pittsburgh councilman’s bill would create ‘warning list’ of problematic HUD properties
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 24, 2017 Kate Giammarise As more than 100 low-income East End tenants are facing possible relocation from their federally subsidized homes, Pittsburgh Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess has introduced legislation to protect tenants in similar situations in the future. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is ending its…
Pittsburghers protest Charlottesville violence; others push to build police-community relations
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 20, 2017 by Dan Majors and Adalberto Toledo An aborted attempt to organize an alt-right protest in Larimer on Saturday instead gave birth to a peaceful and prideful march for the city’s black community. The march was just one of several community-supportive efforts in the East End. More than 300 marchers…