1998
Women’s Health
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Consumer Health Coalition Child Health Insurance Enrollment Campaign |
$2,000 |
| Focus on Renewal For transportation of parents and children involved in the Positive Parenting Program |
$20,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women The Silent Witness Initiative |
$2,500 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Race for the Cure |
$3,000 |
| Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery For planning and start-up of a gender-specific intensive outpatient program for drug and alcohol counseling for women |
$64,424 |
| Pittsburgh Action Against Rape For expansion of the Parents in Prevention Program, which provides intensive educational services focused on sexual assault issues, in collaboration with Head Start |
$50,000 |
| Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh For a case management program to help residents successfully make the transition from shelter to a violence-free home |
$37,500 |
| YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh For renovation of the Encore Plus facility where health promotion services aimed at early detection of breast and cervical cancer are coordinated |
$50,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Arthritis Foundation For expansion of the Home Assessment Program for underserved arthritis patients |
$10,000 |
| The Bradley Center To upgrade the Home-based Program for Families of Children with Autism |
$35,000 |
| Center for Violence and Injury Control To implement the start-up of a multidimensional bicycle helmet promotion coalition in the City of Pittsburgh |
$55,678 |
| Chatham College To fund the FISA Rehabilitation Lecture |
$11,000 |
| The Children’s Institute 1998 Phyllis Reymer Totten Fund Award |
$1,500 |
| DePaul Institute To fund computer equipment to program the Cochlear Implant 24M, a device that provides sound information for individuals with profound hearing impairments |
$10,000 |
| Disability Funders Network 1998 Membership Dues |
$100 |
| Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh Support for construction of a new on-site child care facility for use by Goodwill employees who are disabled and other members of the community |
$41,000 |
| Jewish Association on Aging For the creation of a multifaceted secondary disability prevention program at Council Care Adult Day Services designed to maintain the physical health status of clients, thus preventing or delaying their move to more institutionalized care |
$37,261 |
| Life’sWork of Western PA To provide paid internships for students with severe disabilities who are in transition from school to work |
$31,500 |
| McGuire Memorial Foundation To purchase wheelchairs for children with severe disabilities |
$11,500 |
| Pittsburgh Vision Services To supplement the equipment used for exercise and recreation in the Personal Adjustment to Blindness Training Program |
$22,886 |
| Radio Information Service Support for daily, 24-hour broadcasts of newspapers and other publications for individuals who are visually impaired or have another disability that prevents reading |
$15,000 |
| Riding for the Handicapped For the Adopt-a-Horse Program, to provide food and board for two horses that are used for physical and recreational therapy for people with disabilities |
$7,200 |
| Three Rivers Rowing Association 1998 Jefferson Award |
$1,000 |
| Vintage For start-up of a music therapy program in two adult day health centers for clients with developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease and chronic pain |
$30,275 |
| The Watson Institute For the establishment of an augmentative communications lending library for the children at D.T. Watson Educational Services |
$52,514 |
| William & Mildred Orr Compassionate Care Center Support for care for homeless people who need a place to recuperate following a hospital stay |
$10,000 |
| Winchester Thurston School For installation of an elevator to make the city campus wheelchair accessible |
$50,000 |
| The Woodlands Foundation Support for construction of a new outdoor area for adaptive sports at the Woodlands, a residential camping and retreat center for children and adults with physical disabilities |
$40,000 |
| YMCA Camps Kon-O-Kwee & Spencer For handicapped accessible bathrooms for the people with disabilities who visit Camp Spencer |
$30,000 |
Other
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Catholic Charitites / Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop’s Annual Dinner for Catholic Charities |
$1,500 |
| Grantmakers in Health For general support of this national organization serving the professional needs of foundations involved in health and human services philanthropy |
$1,000 |
| Health Policy Institute For operating support for this organization that seeks to enhance health in the Pittsburgh region by improving the policies and other decisions that influence it |
$5,000 |