2007
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Alice Paul House Continued funding for a collaboration with the Child Advocacy Center to break cycles of domestic violence in families reporting child abuse |
$36,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services To support access to and engagement in treatment for maternal depression among at-risk pregnant women and mothers who are enrolled in the HealthChoices Program in Allegheny County |
$90,000 |
| Bethlehem Haven Support for the emergency shelter and aftercare programs for homeless women |
$40,000 |
| Blackburn Center Against Domestic and Sexual Violence For development of a strategic communications plan to prevent sexual assault and domestic violence |
$31,005 |
| Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County For client tracking software and support for services to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence |
$30,000 |
| Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. To support the Nurse Family Partnership, a home visitation program that improves the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income first-time mothers |
$40,000 |
| HAVIN, Inc. To expand and enhance school based programming focused on prevention of sexual and domestic violence |
$23,420 |
| HEARTH Support for the transitional housing program for homeless women and their children at Benedictine Place |
$35,000 |
| Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center To support the fourth annual community domestic violence event, celebrating surviving intimate partner violence |
$1,500 |
| Pittsburgh Action Against Rape Sponsorship for the 2006 SAVE Walk, a collaboration of six Allegheny County victims’ services agencies to raise funds for victims of violence |
$2,500 |
| Pittsburgh Action Against Rape Support for Victim Services’ three strategic planning meetings |
$3,975 |
| Pittsburgh Action Against Rape To support a regional collaboration between victim service agencies in southwestern Pennsylvania, with the goal of ending sexual and domestic violence |
$20,450 |
| Susan G. Komen for the Cure To support outreach and education programs for women with disabilities |
$5,000 |
| Victim Outreach Intervention Center Continued support to improve the response to victims of domestic violence in the child welfare system |
$26,681 |
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania/Clara Bell Duvall Reproductive Freedom Project To clarify legal guidelines and treatment standards and provide trainings for hospital personnel and advocates who care for minors following a sexual assault |
$30,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University To support the Program for Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society (PROGRESS), which empowers at-risk middle school girls by teaching them negotiation skills |
$35,000 |
| The Center that C.A.R.E.S. / One Vision One Life To support young women and girls at-risk of and/or engaged in violence |
$42,765 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America For the Girls Connect Program, providing workshops for girls with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis and their mothers |
$7,415 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry To support Points of Healthy Youth Sustainability, Engagement, and Development (PHYSED) an intervention program for high-risk middle and high school girls in Pittsburgh’s East End |
$50,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, Inc. To support the Diamond Girl Program, which empowers middle- and high school-age girls in New Castle through mentoring and skill development |
$21,752 |
| Strong Women, Strong Girls, Inc. Support for after-school mentoring and skill-building programs that pair college-age women with elementary school girls to promote empowerment and self-esteem |
$70,000 over three years |
| UPMC Shadyside Support for an established teen pregnancy prevention initiative, Promoting Adolescent Development through Sexuality Education, at Lincoln and Faison intermediate schools |
$90,000 over three years |
| The Washington Hospital Foundation Continued support for ECHO (Educating Children for Healthy Outcomes), an intensive one-on-one early intervention program that reaches out to young girls to prevent teen pregnancy |
$70,000 over two years |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| accessAbilities, Inc. To increase disability awareness and promote community integration of people with disabilities through expansion of community education programs |
$50,000 over two years |
| The Arc of Westmoreland, Inc. To improve transition planning for youth with disabilities in Westmoreland County by educating parents and service providers |
$20,000 |
| Carnegie Institute To raise disability awareness and ensure that the deaf community can access Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race, a traveling exhibit of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |
$3,000 |
| Carnegie Museum of Natural History For outreach to children with disabilities through Museum on the Move |
$30,000 |
| Center for Theater Arts For continued support of musical theater classes and performances for adults with disabilities Mary Anderson Sheehan Memorial Grant |
$9,007 |
| Consumer Health Coalition Continued support for a consumer-led agenda to identify and eliminate barriers to quality, affordable health care for people with disabilities |
$98,000 over two years |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Allegheny County Continued funding to provide advocacy for children with disabilities who have been abused or neglected |
$30,000 over three years |
| DePaul School for Hearing and Speech For the Public Education Project – to raise awareness among parents and practitioners about treatment options for childhood hearing loss |
$35,000 |
| Duquesne University Nonprofit Leadership Institute For an initiative of the Boards-by-Design Program focused on placing individuals with disabilities on nonprofit boards of directors |
$20,000 |
| The Early Learning Institute For replacement of floor covering at the Ohio Valley Preschool, where children with and without disabilities learn in an integrated setting |
$10,000 |
| Easter Seals of Western PA For expansion of the Disability Awareness Program |
$50,000 |
| Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh To promote more diverse and inclusive communities by exposing and reducing housing discrimination against people with sensory disabilities |
$41,210 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank For a multi-faceted initiative to increase outreach to people with disabilities living in poverty |
$60,000 over two years |
| Heritage Health Foundation, Inc. Continued support for Team Educators for Child Safety (TECHS), a coalition of agencies focused on disability and injury prevention through the use of appropriate car seats |
$20,000 over two years |
| Lifesteps, Inc. Support for an accessible playground where children with and without disabilities can play together |
$36,500 |
| Mainstay Life Services Support for a summer respite camp for adults with developmental disabilities |
$15,000 |
| McGuire Memorial Foundation For expansion of the School at McGuire Memorial in order to serve more children, especially those with autism |
$60,000 |
| Mental Health Association of Allegheny County Continued support for the Let Our Voices Be Heard cross-disability coalition, to engage a diverse membership of people with physical, sensory and/or mental disabilities in advocating for policy change |
$40,040 over two years |
| Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. To train professionals serving people with developmental disabilities about sexuality and reproductive health issues |
$25,000 |
| Radio Information Service Sponsorship of 30th Anniversary event |
$1,000 |
| SHOUT Administrative support and scholarships for the 2007 Pittsburgh Employment Conference for people with disabilities who use augmentative communication |
$8,000 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh Sponsorship of 2006 Community Heroes Awards Dinner |
$480 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh To support a partnership with the Pittsburgh Public Schools, that is designed to provide with the support they need to fully include children with disabilities in social activities. |
$5,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine For expansion of the Center for People with Special Needs and related curriculum development |
$125,000 |
| Variety the Children’s Charity Support for the Kids on the Go! Program, which provides adaptive equipment to children with disabilities |
$20,000 |
| The Woodlands Foundation Toward the construction of a fully accessible Wellness and Fitness Center, equipped with adaptive exercise equipment and accessible examination tables |
$50,000 |
Other
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. 2007 Membership Dues |
$2,517 |