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How much longer does Pittsburgh have to wait for inclusionary zoning?
The following op-ed appeared in TribLIVE on July 15, 2025. Ten years ago, in June 2015, the city of Pittsburgh’s first ever Affordable Housing Task Force met for the first time. I was one member of the Task Force, along with members of City Council and other elected...
Supporting Your Green Vision
Recapping our 2024 Annual Event We were honored to host supporters, partners, friends and neighbors at the Rivers Casino Grand Ballroom on Nov. 22 for our Annual Community & Business Luncheon. It was an inspiring afternoon during which we celebrated the...
Championing Entrepreneurship Across the County
For nearly 25 years, we at the Neighborhood Community Development Fund have worked hard to provide hope and resources for entrepreneurs in Pittsburgh’s Northside. Rooted in our commitment to fostering economic opportunity and revitalizing communities, we've started to...
Talking Shop on Our Region’s Business
Nearly 25 years ago, we opened our doors to help underserved populations on the Northside gain access to capital in hopes of spurring business and job growth in a struggling neighborhood. Fast forward to today, and we’re proud to say that not only have we been able to...
Leading the Way in Microloan Lending
The Western Pennsylvania Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released its microloan lending numbers through the first nine months of fiscal year 2023, and the data is extremely encouraging. Deputy District Director Angel Marschik said the SBA’s nonprofit...
A Big-Time Boost for Small Businesses
This past month, our efforts to help strengthen underserved small businesses got a big-time boost. We were honored to receive a $560,000 award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund Program! We’ll be using...
Meet Our Two Newest Team Members!
What better way to start a new year than with two new team members? That’s exactly what we’re doing here in 2023, as we say hello to Danny McGlory and Tamika Weldon, our newest loan officer and loan officer assistant, respectively. Read on to learn a little bit about...
The Volume is Up: Pittsburgh Business Times Article
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2022 fiscal year ended on Sept. 30, and with it came some encouraging news. Local microloans jumped 57% from 2021, and here at Neighborhood Community Development Fund, our microloan volume rose from 13 to 36. In addition, 504...
Let’s Grab a Bite: Pittsburgh Business Times Article
Our Executive Director Mark Masterson recently sat down with Tim Schooley of Pittsburgh Business Times to discuss an exciting new development: the transformation of a half dozen buildings on the North Side’s East Ohio Street into a restaurant row. Though the idea of...
The American Rescue Plan Act: Getting Funds to Small Businesses
The Neighborhood Community Development Fund, along with the PA CDFI Network, small business owners and state officials, recently called on the legislature to release money to help small businesses. To recap: The PA CDFI Network, a collective of 17 Community...