2020
June 2020
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Side Project, Inc Support for the planning phase of the Black Women’s Policy Agenda |
$25,000 |
| Sisters Place, Inc. General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient Mary Anderson Sheehan Memorial Grant |
$30,000 |
| Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh Support for outreach to domestic violence victims during the COVID-19 crisis |
$20,000 |
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gwen’s Girls, Inc. Continued support to advance equity for Black girls in Allegheny County |
$52,500 |
| New Voices for Reproductive Justice Operating support to empower Black girls to be advocates |
$45,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Autism Connection of PA General operating support to provide information, referral and advocacy for individuals with autism and their families |
$30,000 |
| Evolve Coaching Support for the Creating Accessible Video Content Project |
$10,000 |
| Global Links Support for the procurement and distribution of windowed face masks to disability serving agencies |
$10,000 |
| Healthcare Council of Western Pennsylvania Support to create a website to assist youth with disabilities to transition to adult healthcare |
$20,000 |
| New Century Careers Support to create an accessible website to better include people with disabilities in a job training program |
$10,000 |
February 2020
Grants larger than $5,000
Girls
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| East End Cooperative Ministry Support for Girl Talk, a prevention program for at-risk middle and high school girls in Pittsburgh’s East End |
$60,000 |
| Women’s Law Project Support for legal advocacy for low-wage workers and K-12 students who have been sexually harassed |
$35,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Crisis Center North, Inc. Support for the planning and development of an accessible architectural design for a new facility |
$25,000 |
| Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit Continued support for Equity Access: Educating and Empowering Nurses to Make Healthcare More Accessible |
$60,000 over two years |
| Pittsburgh Promise Operating support to increase participation in the Pittsburgh Promise by Pittsburgh Public School students with disabilities |
$15,000 |
| PublicSource Support for a journalism project focused on the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act |
$30,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania Support for the 21 and Able initiative, designed to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities |
$50,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Support for a continuing education course on dentistry for patients with special needs geared to community practitioners |
$25,000 |
October 2019
Grants larger than $5,000
Women
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Bethlehem Haven General operating support for services to homeless women |
$40,000 |
| 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 |
| Hello Neighbor Support for the Smart Start for Refugee Mothers program |
$10,000 |
| Pennsylvania Women Work Support for a career development curriculum for women who have been involved in the criminal justice system |
$25,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania To support partnership in Southwest PA Says No More and Coaching Boys Into Men to prevent domestic and sexual violence |
$175,000 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| ACHIEVA Support for the Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium |
$26,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Allegheny County Continued support to provide advocacy for children with disabilities and teenage girls who have been abused or neglected |
$40,000 over two years |
| Education Law Center Continued support for advocacy to ensure that children with disabilities have access to appropriate educational opportunities |
$120,000 over two years |
| Side Project, Inc Fiscal sponsor for general operating support for Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy |
$10,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh Office of Institutional Advancement Support to increase accessibility of the Wellness Pavilion at the Homewood Community Engagement Center |
$40,000 |