Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Sisters Place, Inc.Support for the Supportive Housing Program | $30,000.00 | |
The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s HealthSupport for DEI Plan implementation | $30,000.00 | |
HEARTHGeneral operating support for transitional housing and supportive services for women experiencing homelessness and their children | $25,000.00 | |
City Mission – Living Stones, Inc.Support for Women's Emergency Shelter | $50,000.00 over 24 months | |
East End Cooperative MinistryContinued support for prevention, intervention and growth programming for at-risk girls | $60,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Health Law ProjectOperating support to promote access to healthcare for people with disabilities | $60,000.00 | |
Education Law CenterContinued support for advocacy to ensure that children with disabilities in southwestern PA have access to appropriate educational opportunities | $120,000.00 over 24 months | |
Disability LeadSupport for building a pipeline of leaders with disabilities in the Southwest PA region | $375,000.00 over 36 months | |
Autism Connection of PASupport for the Disability Justice Initiative | $45,000.00 | |
Women’s Law Projectgeneral operating support | $50,000.00 | |
SisTers PGHGeneral operating support for Project T | $25,000.00 | |
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.Support for the Greensburg Family Planning Health Center | $50,000.00 | |
New Voices for Reproductive JusticeOperating support for reproductive justice in southwestern PA | $40,000.00 | |
Maya OrganizationSupport for Birth Care: Equity and Access | $20,000.00 | |
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationSupport for Coaching Boys Into Men Mary Anderson Sheehan Memorial Grant | $75,000.00 | |
Pittsburghers for Public TransitSupport for Transit Justice is Disability Justice | $25,000.00 | |
New Sun RisingOperating support for All Abilities Media | $25,000.00 | |
KidsVoiceSupport for KidsVoice's advocacy for youth with disabilities transitioning to adulthood | $15,000.00 | |
Growing Together AquaponicsSupport for management and leadership development for young women with disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
The Friendship Circle of PittsburghGeneral operating support for programs that build social connection for people with disabilities | $30,000.00 | |
East Suburban Citizen AdvocacyOperating support for advocacy for people with developmental disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Disability Rights PennsylvaniaContinued support to prevent abuse of people with disabilities in nursing homes | $25,000.00 | |
Bender Leadership AcademySupport for the Readiness Programs | $20,000.00 | |
Autism Urban Connections, Inc.Operating support to serve Black families with autistic children | $20,000.00 |
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. .