PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Since 1988, PCRG has worked with Pittsburgh’s major lending institutions and public agencies to develop innovative reinvestment programs targeted to Pittsburgh’s low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. PCRG’s programs focus on eradicating predatory lending in Allegheny County, revitalizing its communities, advocating for reinvestment in its neighborhoods, and researching and analyzing its banks’ practices.

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Pittsburgh is ahead of the pack in developing community-lender relationships to meet unmet credit needs. And the number one reason is PCRG.”

-John Taylor, President and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition

National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST) Property Acquisition Program

The National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST) is a non-profit organization that works to restore vacant and abandoned properties to productive use and protect neighborhoods from blight. Participation in NCST programs facilitates the rehabilitation of vacant but structurally sound homes.

AmeriCorps VISTA

PCRG's AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program emphasizes nonprofit organizations and local agencies at the forefront of community development practice and impact. As defined by law, the program's purpose is to strengthen efforts to eliminate poverty by encouraging people from all walks of life to engage in meaningful volunteer service.

Reimagining Communities Initiative (RCI)

The Reimagining Communities Initiative (RCI) was established in 2011 with the goal of building capacity within distressed neighborhoods. Reimagining Communities employs a catalytic and holistic community development strategy that ensures neighborhood stabilization's success and long-term sustainability.

Vacant Property Working Group (VPWG)

The Vacant Property Working Group was formed in 1995 as the convener of all community stakeholders – public and private – around blight, abandonment, and land reclamation. VPWG's goal is to enable the revitalization of all land in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. VPWG meets monthly to analyze issues and identify policy and resource opportunities for the repurposing of derelict land. VPWG approaches the issue with a systems-level view and continually improves the systems, policies, programs, and resources needed to achieve comprehensive land revitalization.

Community Growth fund (CGF)

Community Growth Fund is a lending and investment Fund that builds economic equality in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia neighborhoods. CGF is committed to the success of our clients and supports them with technical assistance and innovative financial products.