2019
June 2019
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| HEARTH General operating support for transitional housing services for homeless women |
$25,000 |
| Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER) General operating support for services to women in recovery |
$150,000 over three years |
| Sojourner House General operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction |
$30,000 |
| STANDING FIRM at Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh General operating support for Standing Firm: The Business Case to End Partner Violence |
$50,000 |
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Strong Women, Strong Girls Support to add a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Coordinator position |
$25,000 over two years |
| Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania Continued support for GirlGov, a program that empowers high school girls through advocacy education, girl-led grantmaking, and interactions with legislators |
$40,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| ACTION-Housing, Inc. Support for the third year of a three year pilot of the Housing Connector to assist people with disabilities to find independent, accessible housing |
$50,000 |
| Allegheny County Airport Authority Charitable Foundation Support for a sensory room at the Pittsburgh International Airport for travelers with disabilities |
$35,000 |
| Apraxia Kids Support for a community outreach program for families affected by Childhood Apraxia of Speech in Southwest Pennsylvania |
$25,000 |
| DePaul School for Hearing and Speech Support for the Telecommunications Classroom for Early Intervention Parent Education program Mary Anderson Sheehan Memorial Grant |
$18,000 |
| The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh General operating support to promote social inclusion for adults with disabilities |
$50,000 over two years |
| The Verland Foundation, Inc. Support for accessible playground equipment for children with complex intellectual and physical disabilities |
$7,000 |
February 2019
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| National Sexual Violence Resource Center To build regional capacity in communicating about gender-based violence prevention |
$20,000 |
| Sisters Place, Inc. General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient |
$30,000 |
| Urban Institute Support for a comprehensive assessment of Allegheny County’s response to domestic violence aggressors/offenders |
$60,000 over two years |
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| East End Cooperative Ministry Support for programs and services for high risk girls in Pittsburgh’s East End |
$60,000 |
| Ruling Our Experiences, Inc. Continued support for expansion of the Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) program to empower girls in rural school districts in SWPA |
$78,250 over three years |
| Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Continued support of the Black Female Leadership Development Institute |
$30,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh Support for the ProMOTE (Professional Mastery of Office Technology for Employment) program for people with vision impairments |
$20,000 |
| Consumer Health Coalition Support for the Health Committee for People with Disabilities and its consumer-led agenda to identify and eliminate barriers to quality, affordable health care |
$35,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Continued support to promote accessibility and inclusion in arts and cultural organizations |
$80,000 over two years |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania Support for the 21 and Able initiative, designed to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities |
$60,000 |
| Zoological Society of Pittsburgh Support for an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Evaluation of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium |
$30,000 |
October 2018
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Blackburn Center Continued support for an initiative to prevent domestic and sexual violence by addressing root causes |
$180,000 over three years |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania To support partnership in Southwest PA Says No More, a regional effort to prevent domestic and sexual violence |
$175,000 |
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 |
$33,000 |
| ACTION-Housing, Inc. Support to provide home modifications for people with acquired physical disabilities in Allegheny County Thomas E. Long III and Margaret A. Long Memorial Grant |
$25,000 |
| Disability Options Network Support for the Allegheny County Peer Support Program for people with acquired physical disabilities Thomas E. Long III and Margaret A. Long Memorial Grant |
$10,000 |
| HOPE Network General operating support for adapted sports, recreation and fitness programs for people with disabilities Thomas E. Long III and Margaret A. Long Memorial Grant |
$10,500 |
| Point Park University Support for the All-Abiliities Media Project |
$50,000 Over two years |
| Slippery Rock University Foundation, Inc. Support for Rock Life, a post secondary education program for students with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities |
$120,000 Over two years |
| Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL) Support for the Home Modification Program to improve accessibility for people with physical disabilities Thomas E. Long III and Margaret A. Long Memorial Grant |
$25,000 |
| The Woodlands Foundation Support for an adaptive and inclusive health and wellness center Thomas E. Long III and Margaret A. Long Memorial Grant |
$25,000 |