1999
Women’s Health
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| ACTION-Housing, Inc. Salary and benefits for an additional case manager for the Homeless Families Service Program |
$33,000 |
| Bethlehem Haven Funding for Project Employ, providing job training and transitional employment for homeless women |
$20,300 |
| Blackburn Center Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Capital Campaign donation for renovations to make the shelter accessible for women with disabilities |
$15,000 |
| Family Health Council General operating support for Healthy Start House, which provides short-term residential care for low-income pregnant women and new mothers who are experiencing medical complications or homelessness |
$40,000 |
| Family Resources For general operating expenses relating to Warmline, a telephone support, information and referral service for parents and caregivers |
$38,376 |
| FamilyLinks at the Whale’s Tale General operating support for the Bridge Housing Program for teen parents |
$15,000 |
| Girls Hope of Pittsburgh General support for this residential program for girls who have academic and leadership potential but have been affected by adverse family conditions |
$20,000 |
| HEARTH For new outreach efforts at this transitional housing program for women and children who face the crisis of homelessness |
$23,194 |
| Lydia’s Place, Inc. For support of the Family Reunification Enhancement Effort (F.R.E.E), providing intervention services to female offenders, their children and the children’s caregivers during and after incarceration |
$25,000 |
| Mom’s House, Inc. of Pittsburgh To build a handicapped-accessible entrance and covered porch at the Northside facility of this agency, which provides daycare to enable low-income student parents to complete their education |
$25,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Toward the speaker’s fee for the Opening Program on Voluntarism. The keynote speaker was Ms. Marci Shimoff, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul |
$1,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women For the Mammogram Voucher Program of the 1999 Race for the Cure |
$5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Western PA, Inc. For general operating support of two components of the Community Education Program: the special needs program for individuals who are developmentally disabled and the Baby Think it Over Program |
$25,000 |
| Providence Connections, Inc. Salary support for a family development specialist at the Providence Family Support Center |
$33,069 |
| Travelers Aid Society Support for the Prenatal/Postnatal Mobile Moms Transportation Assistance Program |
$10,000 |
| Victim Outreach Intervention Center For start-up funding of a substance abuse case management program for victims of domestic violence |
$27,960 |
| William & Mildred Orr Compassionate Care Center General operating support of this agency that provides care for homeless people in need of a place to recuperate following a hospital stay |
$20,000 |
| Womansplace of Western PA, Inc. Start-up funding of the Bridge Housing Program for women who are making the transition from shelter to independent living |
$25,000 |
| Women & Philanthropy 1999 Membership dues |
$100 |
| Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh For one year of unanticipated rental costs for the Legal Advocacy Department |
$35,000 |
| Women’s Funding Network 1999 Associate Membership dues |
$250 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Allegheny Valley School 1999 Jefferson Award Recipient |
$1,000 |
| American Heart Association For the Stroke Connection Awareness Program targeted at women in southwestern Pennsylvania |
$52,764 |
| Best Friends, Inc. Operating support for inclusive programs that foster friendships between children with and without disabilities |
$25,000 |
| Carnegie Museum of Natural History For Museum on the Move, an outreach program for special needs audiences |
$25,000 |
| Center for Creative Play For the Inclusive Arts Initiative, to introduce children with disabilities to a variety of the arts in an inclusive, family-friendly setting |
$25,000 |
| Chatham College To fund the 1999 FISA Rehabilitation Lecture: “Healthcare in a Changing Culture” featuring Mary Catherine Bateson, Ph.D. |
$16,000 |
| The Children’s Institute 1999 Phyllis Reymer Totten Fund Award |
$1,500 |
| Disability Funders Network 1999 Membership Dues |
$250 |
| The Early Learning Institute For the purchase of playground equipment, storage units, furnishings and developmental toys for the Ohio Valley Center |
$30,000 |
| The Ellis School For installation of an elevator to make the campus more accessible |
$61,000 |
| The Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh Capital campaign support for the renovation of a building to serve as a respite center providing short-term care for people with retardation |
$40,000 |
| Glade Run Lutheran Services For expansion of the Therapeutic Animal Program to include children with physical disabilities |
$25,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank To sustain and expand the Volunteer Training Project for people with disabilities |
$9,086 |
| Heritage Health Foundation, Inc. Administrative support for this multi-faceted initiative to increase helmet ownership and usage among children in the city of Pittsburgh with the goal of decreasing traumatic brain injury |
$55,780 |
| Hope Network For a study aimed at investigating the long-term outcome of traumatic brain injury on women who survive it |
$33,969 |
| Life’sWork of Western PA To provide paid internships for students with severe disabilities who are in transition from school to work |
$47,880 |
| Lupus Foundation of America For educational outreach in southwestern Pennsylvania |
$5,000 |
| McGuire Memorial Foundation For the purchase and repair of wheelchairs used by resident children with severe developmental disabilities |
$35,000 |
| One to One: Citizen Advocacy For a program to recruit, train and support citizen advocates for people with disabilities who reside in nursing homes in Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
$20,000 |
| Pittsburgh CLO For operating support for the New Horizons Program, offering musical theater training for people with physical and developmental disabilities |
$15,000 |
| Recordings for Recovery For free memberships for those who cannot afford to join this organization that operates a music lending library to enhance the quality of life of special needs populations |
$2,500 |
| Riding for the Handicapped For the Adopt-a-Horse Program, providing room and board for two horses that are used for physical and recreational therapy for people with disabilities |
$7,200 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh For the ADA Accessible Capital Improvements Project at this home for families of critically ill children who are receiving treatment at nearby hospitals |
$7,920 |
| Special Olympics Pennsylvania To enable one Allegheny County athlete to participate in the 1999 World Summer Games in North Carolina |
$2,100 |
| UCP of Pittsburgh Stipends to help individuals with brain injury regain behavioral and social skills through social interaction |
$3,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh/Center for Injury Research and Control For Think First for Kids, a comprehensive brain and spinal cord injury prevention program in the City of Pittsburgh elementary schools |
$35,000 |
| The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation For expansion, relocation and operation of the Summer Camp for Burned Children |
$15,000 |
| Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children For the Toddler Program, providing comprehensive transdisciplinary early intervention to help babies who are severely visually impaired get a head start on their education |
$24,000 |
| Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Operating support for the Center on Deafness, a multidisciplinary program offering school-to-work and school-to-post secondary education opportunities to adults who are deaf or hearing impaired |
$35,000 |
Other
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grantmakers in Health For general support of this national organization serving the professional needs of foundations involved in health and human services philanthropy |
$1,500 |
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. 1999 Membership dues |
$891 |
| 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 |
| The Information Collaborative Support for a resource Guide for Families of Children with Special Needs |
$2,000 |