Neighborhood Assistance Program /
Comprehensive Service Program
"Heinz Partnership"

The Northside Leadership Conference (NSLC) recently began a partnership with Heinz Corporation through the Pennsylvania Neighborhood Assistance Program / Comprehensive Service Program (CSP). The CSP Initiative is a 10-year partnership yielding a total of two million dollars for services in three communities (East Allegheny, Spring Garden, and Troy Hill) in the Northside of Pittsburgh. The services provided include: job training, education, housing improvements, city shop development, crime prevention, and community planning. Now, with proper planning, we have the opportunity to enhance these services even more.

The Pennsylvania Neighborhood Assistance / Comprehensive Service Program was created to interest large corporations to invest in their business's community and in turn receive a large tax credit. The business needs to work with a non-profit organization to receive the tax credit. There are currently three other CSP Programs being successfully executed in the Pittsburgh area.

The Northside Leadership Conference and H.J. Heinz are dedicated to making the Northside a better place to live, work, and play. The CSP Program provides an outstanding opportunity to concentrate these efforts in three communities surrounding the Heinz plant. These three communities also hold prominent gateways to the rest of the Northside. By improving these neighborhoods, we can also improve the image and morale of the whole Northside.