2015
June 2015
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Blackburn Center Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Continued support for an initiative to prevent domestic and sexual violence by addressing root causes |
$180,000 (Over three years) |
| City Mission – Living Stones, Inc. Support for the emergency shelter for homeless women |
$35,000 |
| Sisters Place, Inc. General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient |
$35,000 |
| STANDING FIRM at NCJW, Pittsburgh Section Support for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence |
$25,000 |
| United Way of Allegheny County To support partnership in Southwest PA Says No More, a regional effort to prevent domestic and sexual violence |
$150,000 |
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ruling Our Experiences, Inc. Support for expansion of the Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX!) program to empower middle school girls in rural school districts |
$66,625 (Over three years) |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania Support to work with federal contractors to develop a process for attracting, hiring, and retaining employees with disabilities Mary Anderson Sheehan Memorial Grant |
$30,000 (Over two years) |
February 2015
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh Support for Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) in-depth cohort training to develop local leadership among men in ending gender violence |
$34,425 |
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gwen’s Girls, Inc. Support for an advocacy, empowerment and public awareness project for girls of color |
$40,000 |
| Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Continued support for primary prevention efforts in southwestern Pennsylvania, focused on engaging men in domestic violence prevention |
$55,000 |
| TrueChild Support to pilot a model mini-curriculum to improve health and wellness among Black girls |
$19,938 |
| Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Support for the Black Female Leadership Development Institute, a year-long program for girls |
$60,000 (over 2 years) |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Autism Housing Development Corp of Pittsburgh Support for a new affordable housing development in Heidelberg for individuals on the autism spectrum |
$20,000 |
| Consumer Health Coalition Support for Health Committee for People with Disabilities and its consumer-led agenda to identify and eliminate barriers to quality, affordable health care |
$30,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Continued support to promote accessibility and inclusion in arts and cultural organizations |
$25,000 |
| Jewish Residential Services General operating support for housing and services to support community inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities |
$20,000 |
| Pathways Foundation of SWPA Support for the Work of Heart program, a community based job skills training program for individuals with disabilities |
$15,000 |
| United Way of Allegheny County Support for the #IWantToWork campaign, advocating for policy change to increase employment of young adults with disabilities |
$10,000 |
October 2014
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. Continued support for the Nurse Family Partnership, a home visitation program focused on improving the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income first-time mothers and their children |
$40,000 |
| HEARTH Support for transitional housing services for homeless women and children |
$20,000 |
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| East End Cooperative Ministry Support for Points of Healthy Youth Sustainability, Engagement, and Development (PHYSED), an intervention program for at-risk middle and high school girls in Pittsburgh’s East End |
$60,000 |
| YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Support for the Saturday Academy, a teen pregnancy prevention and girls’ empowerment program |
$25,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Achieva Continued support for advocacy to improve access to health care and dental care for people with disabilities |
$50,000 (Over 18 months) |
| City of Asylum Pittsburgh Support for A (micro) Economic History of the World, a performance about economics and disability |
$20,000 |
| CLASS General support to consolidate services for people with disabilities into one program site |
$70,000 (Over two years) |
| DePaul School for Hearing and Speech Support for early childhood programming to prepare preschool children with hearing loss for mainstream education |
$15,000 |
| East Suburban Citizen Advocacy Operating support to promote advocacy and inclusion for people with disabilities |
$25,000 |
| Education Law Center Continued support for advocacy to ensure that children with disabilities have access to appropriate educational opportunities |
$120,000 (Over two years) |
| The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh Support for a capital campaign for the purchase of a new program center to expand programming that brings together youth with and without disabilities in inclusive friendships |
$60,000 (Over three years) |
| Pennsylvania Health Law Project General operating support to promote access to healthcare for people with disabilities |
$150,000 (Over two years) |
| Slippery Rock University Foundation, Inc. Support to expand an on-campus transition program for young adults with disabilities to learn vocational and independent living skills |
$135,000 (Over three years) |
| Volunteers of America Support to promote employment for people with disabilities |
$20,000 |
| The Watson Institute Support to develop online resources for families and educators of individuals with disabilities |
$10,000 |
| The Woodlands Foundation Support to expand marketing of camps and retreats for children and adults with disabilities |
$25,000 |