2016
June 2016
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sisters Place, Inc. General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient |
$30,000 |
| Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh Support for Shelter from the Storm Capital Campaign to renovate and increase the capacity of the emergency domestic violence shelter |
$105,000 (Over three years) |
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 |
| Strong Women, Strong Girls General operating support for this after school mentoring and skill-building program that engages professional women, college-age women, and elementary school girls to promote mutual empowerment |
$30,000 (Over two years) |
| Women’s Law Project Support for Title IX gender equity work in the areas of sexual harassment and athletics in public middle and high schools throughout southwestern Pennsylvania |
$60,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| ACHIEVA General operating support for advocacy to improve access to health care and dental care for people with disabilities Mary Anderson Sheehan Memorial Grant |
$40,000 |
| ACTION-Housing, Inc. Support for the first year of a three year pilot of the Housing Connector to assist people with disabilities to find independent, accessible housing |
$45,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Allegheny County To provide advocacy for children with disabilities and teenage girls who have been abused or neglected |
$45,000 (Over three years) |
| Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living (TRIPIL) Support for a capital campaign to renovate a new facility and expand services to individuals with disabilities in Washington County |
$25,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania Continued support for the #IWantToWork campaign, advocating for policy change to increase employment of young adults with disabilities |
$10,000 |
February 2016
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Allegheny County Bar Foundation Support for an initiative to provide free legal representation to low-income women seeking to be divorced from abusive spouses |
$20,000 |
| 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 |
| Sojourner House General operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction and a challenge appeal to engage new donors |
$35,000 |
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Support for primary prevention efforts in southwestern Pennsylvania |
$10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. Support to expand the education department to implement Mentors in Violence Prevention and other partner violence prevention efforts |
$111,357 (over two years) |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Best Buddies Pennsylvania To open four Best Buddies chapters to promote friendships between students with and without disabilities |
$15,000 |
| 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 |
$40,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Continued support to promote accessibility and inclusion in arts and cultural organizations |
$60,000 (over two years) |
| Special Olympics Pennsylvania Support for the Interscholastic Unified Sports Program to provide inclusive sports activities for high school students with and without intellectual disabilities in Beaver and Westmoreland Counties |
$10,000 |
| Three Rivers Community Foundation Support to establish the Linda Dickerson Fund for Disability Rights |
$10,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh Support for the College to Career program to promote employment of students and graduates with disabilities |
$35,000 |
October 2015
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Bethlehem Haven General operating support for services to homeless women |
$50,000 |
| Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (P.O.W.E.R.) General operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction |
$50,000 |
| STANDING FIRM at NCJW, Pittsburgh Section Support for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence |
$75,000 |
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Girls Hope of Pittsburgh General operating support for a residential program for girls who have academic and leadership potential but have been held back by adverse family conditions |
$15,000 |
People With Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| ACTION-Housing, Inc. Support for a planning project for an initiative to expand accessible housing for individuals with disabilities |
$35,000 |
| Carnegie Institute Support for a comprehensive effort to make the Andy Warhol Museum welcoming and accessible to visitors with disabilities Maggie Kimmel Memorial Grant |
$30,000 |
| The Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh Support for a strategic plan and CARF Accreditation |
$30,000 |
| United Way of Allegheny County Support for the 21 and Able initiative, designed to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities |
$50,000 |