2004
Women’s Health
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Family Health Council For replication of the Allegheny County Teen Advisory Council in Fayette County |
$32,000 |
| Girl Scouts – Trillium Council Partial underwriting of the presentation, “Feeling Safe: What Girls Say,” a Girl Scout Research Institute study examining girls’ safety |
$675 |
| Human Services Center Corporation For purchase of a portable osteoporosis screening machine for the Working Group on Health of the Mon Valley Providers Council |
$12,870 |
| Magee-Womens Health Foundation
The ‘Burgh’s Biggest Birthday Bash!, celebrating the generations of people who were born at Magee-Womens Hospital |
$750 |
| National Council of Jewish Women 2004 Race for the Cure |
$3,000 |
| Pittsburgh Action Against Rape To develop community-based information, education and counseling programs in neighborhoods with high concentrations of minority women |
$89,860 |
| Shadyside Hospital Foundation Support for an established teen pregnancy prevention initiative, Promoting Adolescent Development Through Sexuality Education, at Reizenstein Middle School |
$50,000 |
| Sojourner House Capital support for Sojourner House MOMS (Motivation, Opportunities, Mentoring, Spirituality) Program, providing permanent, supportive housing for mothers recovering from substance abuse addiction and their children |
$40,000 |
| The Washington Hospital Foundation
For evaluation and expansion of ECHO (Educating Children for Healthy Outcomes), an intensive one-on-one early intervention program that reaches out to younger children who may be at risk for early childbearing |
$25,000 |
| Urban League of Pittsburgh Administrative support for a health advocate to raise awareness and promote improved health services for African American women, particularly in the communities of Duquesne and Northview Heights |
$72,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Carnegie Institute To support the dance presentation of Bill Shannon,”CrutchMaster,” at the 2004 Three Rivers Arts Festival |
$5,000 |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services For promotional materials to make hearing loss awareness, prevention and treatment a higher priority community issue-a component of the Campaign to Promote Hearing Healthcare |
$40,000 |
| The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America To reconstruct the Apraxia-Kids.org website into a revenue-producing asset, enabling more effective education and support for families |
$25,000 |
| The Children’s Institute 2004 Phyllis Reymer Totten Fund Award |
$2,500 |
| Consumer Health Coalition
For ongoing development of a consumer-led initiative focused on disability policy change, with the goal of promoting high quality and comprehensive health insurance coverage and other services, particularly during life transitions |
$98,100 |
| DePaul Institute To underwrite renovation of a Speech Therapy Classroom – a component of the Capital Campaign to renovate the school’s facilities |
$35,000 |
| Disability Funders Network 2004 Institutional Dues |
$1,000 |
| The Early Learning Institute To purchase a new donor software package to increase the Institute’s capability to raise and manage funds |
$10,105 |
| Every Child, Inc. For the “Healthy Infants for Teens and Women with Disabilities” Program, providing pre-natal, post-natal and doula support to pregnant women with physical and sensory disabilities |
$40,709 |
| Family Services of Western PA To establish a cost-effective document-shredding service that resolves some of the security needs of local businesses and provides opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to learn independent employment skills |
$26,250 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute To create a video and manual to help students with disabilities, educators and parents develop an electronic portfolio, to increase students’ ability to participate in planning their transition from high school |
$9,172 |
| Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Inc.
For the Pennsylvania Elks Home Service Program, providing free in-home support and advocacy services to people with disabilities |
$15,000 |
| Pennsylvania Health Law Project To promote access to prescription drug coverage for southwestern Pennsylvanians with physical and/or sensory disabilities by educating them about the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 |
$70,000 |
| The Children’s Institute / Project STAR
Support for Camp Success 2004, a free, accessible summer day camp for children with disabilities and their siblings |
$25,000 |
| South Side Local Development Company / Neighborhood Development Ventures, Inc.
To support the development of Bausman Street Independent Living, a 12-apartment complex with permanent, affordable housing and access to an array of in-home support services for low-income adults with disabilities |
$50,000 |
| UCP of Pittsburgh For the Building Inclusive Communities Project, providing specialists to help community recreation programs address attitudinal, physical and financial barriers to inclusion of children with disabilities |
$100,000 |
| United Jewish Federation/Jewish Israeli Film Festival For follow-up workshops related to the screening of “The Power of Balance,” a documentary film about a group of dancers with and without disabilities who work together to create a unique dance piece |
$1,000 |
| Western Pennsylvania Blind Outdoor Leisure Development 2003 Jefferson Award |
$1,000 |
| Working Women with Disabilities, Inc. Inaugural Awards Dinner |
$1,000 |
Other
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. 2004 Membership Dues |
$1,318 |
| Health Policy Institute For continued 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 Looking Glass Institute
For educating and organizing a critical mass of nonprofit organizations to support the creation of an integrated trust fund that would drive more competitive pricing of healthcare coverage for their employees |
$2,500 |