Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest PennsylvaniaContinued support for the GirlGov program | $30,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaTo support Southwest PA Says No More and Coaching Boys Into Men to prevent domestic and sexual violence | $100,000.00 | |
Point Park UniversitySupport for the All Abilities Media Project | $20,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Health Law ProjectOperating support to promote access to healthcare for people with disabilities | $35,000.00 | |
Neighborhood Legal Services AssociationSupport for the Criminal Record Clearing for Individuals with Disabilities Project | $25,000.00 | |
HEARTHGeneral operating support for transitional housing services for homeless women and their children | $25,000.00 | |
Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc.Continued support for the Nurse Family Partnership Program | $40,000.00 | |
East Suburban Citizen AdvocacyOperating support to promote advocacy and inclusion for people with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Duquesne University of the Holy SpiritSupport for the Youth Advocacy Clinic for legal advocacy for students of color with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family CenterSupport for Child's Way, a specialized daycare program for children with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Center for Popular DemocracyOperating support for OnePA to advance educational equity for children of color with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of PittsburghGeneral operating support to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 | $25,000.00 | |
Autism Urban Connections, Inc.Operating support for resources and education to Black families of children with autism | $25,000.00 | |
AAC InstituteOperating support for AAC United, an organization for people who use augmentative communication | $20,000.00 | |
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghSupport for outreach to domestic violence victims during the COVID-19 crisis | $20,000.00 | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient | $30,000.00 | |
Side Project, IncSupport for the planning phase of the Black Women's Policy Agenda | $25,000.00 | |
New Voices for Reproductive JusticeOperating support to empower Black girls to be advocates | $45,000.00 | |
New Century CareersSupport to create an accessible website to better include people with disabilities in a job training program | $10,000.00 | |
Healthcare Council of Western PennsylvaniaSupport to create a website to assist youth with disabilities to transition to adult healthcare | $20,000.00 | |
Gwen’s Girls, Inc.Continued support to advance equity for Black girls in Allegheny County | $52,500.00 | |
Global LinksSupport for the procurement and distribution of windowed face masks to disability serving agencies | $10,000.00 | |
Evolve CoachingSupport for the Creating Accessible Video Content Project | $10,000.00 | |
Autism Connection of PAGeneral operating support to provide information, referral and advocacy for individuals with autism and their families | $30,000.00 |
Grantee Spotlights
Autism Urban Connections
Autism Urban Connections is the first and only African American, minority, family focused Autism nonprofit in Pennsylvania.
Black Women's Policy Center
Pittsburgh is often lauded as among the most livable cities in the country. While this may be true for some, it is certainly not the case for Black women.
STANDING FIRM
FISA’s support helped to launch and scale STANDING FIRM’s efforts to engage employers to Recognize the warning signs of abuse, Respond with support, and Refer employees to get free and confidential help through community-based services.
Gwen's Girls and the Black Girls Equity Alliance
For the last twenty years, Gwen’s Girls has focused on empowering girls and young women to have productive lives through holistic, gender-specific programs, education, and experiences.
Pennsylvania Health Law Project
As PHLP uncovers individuals’ barriers to healthcare, it uses this information as it monitors and analyzes proposed policy changes and legislation. PHLP then works with its clients and other advocates to push for policy and program changes to improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities, and other low-income populations. .