MoVERS Governance & Legal Framework

Planning Year 2026

Main ST is transitioning to operate as a full-time Anchor/Backbone Organization for the MoVERS Collaborative, a multi-year, multi-sector implementation strategy extending beyond 2032. The scale and complexity of MoVERS require formal governance architecture to ensure fiduciary integrity, compliance discipline, community accountability, and operational clarity.

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Why Main ST Is Transitioning Into a Full-Time Backbone Organization for the MoVERS Collaborative

Main ST is transitioning into a full-time backbone/anchor institution

because the scope, complexity, and long-term commitment of the MoVERS Collaborative require a dedicated organization focused on coordinated delivery, transparent governance, and sustained investment beyond a single funding source.

MoVERS is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar strategy extending beyond 2032 and includes long-term blight remediation and site reuse, resident stabilization and universal health supports, healthy housing and IAQ upgrades, and nano/small business empowerment and shared enterprise space development.

To successfully implement this work across BEN communities, Main ST will focus 100% of its organizational operations on backbone responsibilities—supporting resident-centered decision-making through the Community Advisory Board, coordinating cross-sector implementation through the Steering Committee and priority work groups, maintaining rigorous fiscal and compliance stewardship, strengthening partner alignment and performance systems, and delivering consistent reporting and public transparency.

This transition positions Main ST to operate as a durable anchor institution capable of coordinating partners, stacking multiple funding streams across public and private sectors, and sustaining measurable neighborhood outcomes over the full MoVERS timeline.

Phase 1 BEN Communities Overview

MoVERS Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP)

The MoVERS (Mon Valley Economic Resiliency and Sustainability) Collaborative Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP) Phase I

is a coordinated, place-based investment strategy serving the Braddock, East Pittsburgh, and North Braddock (BEN) communities in Allegheny County's Mon Valley. Led by Main ST as the backbone and fiscal steward, MoVERS aligns public, private, and philanthropic partners to address long-standing structural challenges through a disciplined, multi-year approach grounded in resident leadership, equity, and accountability.MoVERS is structured to meet the requirements and intent of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Neighborhood Partnership Program, while also providing a credible platform for sustained private-sector and philanthropic investment.

Why BEN COMMUNITIES

The Need

Concentrated blight and vacancy

Aging and unhealthy housing stock, including lead exposure risks

Workforce disconnection and limited economic mobility

Environmental and public health burdens

Fragile local business corridors

Elevated risk of displacement during reinvestment cycles

These challenges are interconnected and cumulative

and cannot be effectively addressed through isolated programs or short-term funding. MoVERS was developed in response to this reality—designed to coordinate investments, reduce fragmentation, and ensure long-term, community-driven impact.

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What Is MoVERS?

MoVERS is not a single program. It is a collaborative delivery system that integrates multiple impact pipelines under shared governance, planning, and accountability.

One

Blight Remediation, Property Stabilization & Safe Reuse

Strategic remediation and preparation of priority sites for housing, community use, and economic activity.

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Three

Resident Stabilization (Anti-Displacement)

Housing security, utility support, and stabilization pathways aligned with workforce participation.

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Two

Healthy, Energy-Efficient Housing & IAQ (Including Lead Exposure Prevention)

Integrated housing upgrades that improve indoor air quality, reduce environmental hazards, and lower energy burden.

Four

Workforce Development, Job Creation & Youth Economic Mobility

Hub-anchored training, apprenticeships, and career pipelines connected to remediation, housing, and health work.

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Six

Health & Community Well-Being (Universal Neighborhood Services)

Community-based health supports linked to housing, environmental conditions, and trauma.

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Five

Nano/Small Business Empowerment & Shared Enterprise Space

Technical assistance, procurement access, and shared production infrastructure for local businesses.

Each pipeline is designed to reinforce the others—creating durable systems of change rather than one-off interventions.

FIVE-BODY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OVERVIEW

Institutional delivery systems for regional capital, governance, and measurable outcomes.

Level 1Level 2Level 3

Fiduciary Authority

Main ST Board of Directors

Stabilize properties and enable strategic reuse to reduce vacancy and support long-term value.


Budget approval

Risk oversight

Executive Director supervision

Policy adoption

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Strategic & Compliance Oversight

MoVERS Steering Committee


Cross-sector alignment and leadership

Strategic direction

Capital sequencing guidance

Quarterly performance review

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NPP Governing Committee


DCED compliance oversight

Reporting discipline

Procurement monitoring

Deliverable tracking

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Community & Implementation

Community Advisory Boards (CABs)


Resident-centered advisory input

Priority validation

Public accountability

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Strategic Work Groups


Project/Program Design

Implementation Execution

Deliverable Tracking

Reporting upward to NPP Committee

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Anchor for accountable investment

Backbone governance. Capital alignment. Accountable revitalization across the Mon Valley.

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Paving a path to wealth equity

As stewards for equitable economic participation, Main ST's aim is to build the underrepresented capacity for achieving economic self-empowerment as well as economic success.

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About Us

Our Purpose

Empowering residents and revitalizing our neighborhoods through sustainable development, community engagement, and economic empowerment.

Why we want to help

Supporting economic self-empowerment through innovative media solutions for small businesses.

‍What we do works

At MainST, we are dedicated to uplifting small and underrepresented businesses.

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Capacity Building Services

At MainST, we offer a diverse range of services designed to elevate small and underrepresented businesses. Our expertise spans community engagement, media relations, and strategic planning to ensure your success.

Production

Working Artists need support to equitably market and sell their art.  A platform that allows them the freedom to showcase their cultural expression based on their experiences and the experiences of their communities, while allowing them to make money.

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Youth Economic Mobility

Main ST empowers underrepresented mostly low-income youth through hands-on learning activities, to gain competencies geared to empower and transform them into capable individuals who can navigate and thrive in an inequitable and unjust society

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We Are Open activities improve operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational capability of underrepresented entrepreneurs, businesses, and organizations.

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Sustainable economic growth, community revitalization, and environmental resilience

Mon Valley Economic Resiliency and Sustainability (MoVERS) Collaborative

a strategic alliance that’s dedicated to advancing community-driven goals through coordinated efforts and shared responsibilities.

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We are a specialized division of Main ST, comprised of a team of highly skilled professionals with a proven track record of delivering impactful, multidisciplinary projects in diverse communities. Focusing on community engagement and consensus-building, MAIN ST & Associates is dedicated to promoting social equity, reducing economic disparities, and fostering sustainable development. Our collaborative approach ensures that projects are inclusive, community-driven, and aligned with long-term goals of economic and environmental justice.
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Our Purpose

To empower residents and revitalize our neighborhoods through sustainable development, community engagement, and economic empowerment.

Main ST's collaboration with community partners to improve the region's social impact through equitable wealth building is a strategic approach addressing economic disparities and fostering community empowerment. MainST is particularly focused on supporting underrepresented communities, aiming to enhance their economic capabilities and promote sustained economic prosperity. Main ST and its community partners will lay a solid foundation for sustained economic prosperity, empowering underrepresented communities to amplify their economic abilities and achieve equitable wealth building.
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Board Members
Devone Ford, Chair
Georgetta L. Rue, Treasurer
Dr. Lisa Franklin Robinson
Marcella Brewer
Linda C. Weil
Dr. Patricia DeMarco
John Ward
Terry Washington

We Are Open - Business Economic Capacity Building

We Are Open activities improve operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational capability of underrepresented entrepreneurs, businesses, and organizations. Capacity building activities are: 

Products (i.e., website design/development, logo design, visual content)·      
Services (i.e., multi-media like podcasts, tech support, streaming,)·      
Education/Training (i.e., workshops, conferences, development,)·      
Development Processes (i.e., strategic planning, fund development, grant writing, business development, coaching, mentoring)

Our Participants & What We do for Them

Youth Economic Mobility

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Working to increase the economic self empowerment of the next generation

Main ST empowers underrepresented mostly low-income youth through hands-on learning activities, to gain competencies geared to empower and transform them into capable individuals who can navigate and thrive in an inequitable and unjust society by
   · Developing practical /technical, life, and social skills that are essential in the 21st-century workforce;
   · Providing them with opportunities to use their competencies in positive self-promoting ways; and,
   · Fostering pro-social and emotional racial socialization that creates a supportive environment.

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Black working Artists need support to equitably market and sell their art.  A platform that allows them the freedom to showcase their cultural expression based on their experiences and the experiences of their communities, while allowing them to make money.  Although progress has been made to be more supportive of black artists, data shows there still remains a question of equity and inclusivity.

The art ecosystem still remains predominately a white space - most American Artist who successfully make a living from selling their art are white, while the curators, museums, galleries and other venues that set the standard for art are mainly white owned, operated and staffed (Among 18 major U.S. museums, 85% of artists featured are while, while 87% are men, according to 2019 Study by Williams College).  And because of the lack of black representation within this system, when it does come to exhibiting black art, these platforms usually base their selection of which black artists to display on their comfort and viewpoint.

Beyond building inclusivity within these structures, we need to transform the structural landscape to combat this historical inequity.  One way is to increase black operated platforms that identify with black artists experiences and can provide them cultural support. Working with other black art organizations, Arts Collective will provide multimedia, technology and marketing / branding support that provides equitable economic opportunities for black artist to promote, showcase and sell their art.

FAQs

Where are you located?

Our office is located at 4817 Chatsworth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Our Programs and Services take place in a variety of locations. Check our website for schedules and locations.

How do we contact you for more information?

You can contact the Main ST Executive Director, Lori Rue, at lrue@deloje.com, for more information.

What programming and services do we provide? What are some the programs?

At this time, we provide the following programs and services
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How can I apply for Main ST services?

Please check our website for updates

Does my child qualify?

We are in the process of developing our application for community-based activities.

Do we provide year roundproigramming?

Yes. Check our website for our schedule

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