PURPOSE:
Neigbor-aid is a special emergency fund created by The Pittsburgh Foundation in collaboration with The United Way of Allegheny County to help families and individuals facing hardship as the result of the economic crisis.

The fund operates to provide financial support for Pittsburgh's front line nonprofit organizations that are struggling to meet the surge in demand for essential human services.

IMPACT: 
Grants to nonprofit organizations have passed the $1 million mark from the Neighbor-Aid emergency fund. The latest round of awards from the fund were made as nonprofits suffered under the double-blow of increased demand combined with funding shortfalls due to the prolonged State budget impasse.

The increase this Fall in poverty rates in metropolitan Pittsburgh and spikes in unemployment and demand for emergency aid was a grim reflection of the lingering impact of the economic recession, said Grant Oliphant, the Foundation’s President and CEO.

This brings the total value of grants distributed by the fund since it was formed in December 2008 to $1,000,500. Neighbor-Aid has a current balance of $239,550 and will continue fund-raising to support an anticipated further increase in demand through the fall and winter.

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