Grants Awarded

FISA Foundation funds nonprofit organizations providing services in southwestern Pennsylvania, limited to the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bulter, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland. All grants benefit women, girls or people with disabilities.

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Grants Awarded

Grant DescriptionProgram AreaAmount

Volunteers of America Pennsylvania

General operating support for the Working Order Program, which provides business development and marketing support for entrepreneurs with disabilities

June 13, 2012

$20,000.00

Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children

Support for an urban trail on campus to help blind students learn to navigate safely and independently

June 13, 2012

$10,000.00 over 24 months

Accessible Dreams

Capacity building support to increase accessible housing for people with disabilities throughout the region

June 13, 2012

$50,072.00

Center for Hearing & Deaf Services

Support to increase access to interpreters in medical settings

June 13, 2012

$10,000.00

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation

Support for an initiative to improve the transition from pediatric to adult health care for youth with disabilities

June 13, 2012

$15,000.00

The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh

General operating support to foster community inclusion and lasting friendships by providing social opportunities for children and young adults with disabilities to enjoy the company of teenage volunteers

June 13, 2012

$12,000.00

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

Continued support to promote inclusion and accessibility in arts and cultural organizations

June 13, 2012

$34,915.00

Healthcare Council of Western Pennsylvania

Support to incorporate disability issues into a regional health literacy initiative

June 13, 2012

$18,000.00 over 24 months

Arc of Washington County

Support to implement a comprehensive sexuality education and abuse prevention program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in group home settings

February 8, 2012

$23,000.00

CLASS

Support to produce and distribute the Allegheny County Family Resource Guide to improve service coordination for kids with disabilities

February 8, 2012

$10,000.00

Education Law Center

Continued support for advocacy for children with disabilities, to ensure access to appropriate educational opportunities

February 8, 2012

$30,000.00

Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh

To provide education to people with disabilities and disability service providers about reasonable accommodations, requests for home modifications and the appeal process when fair housing rights have been violated

February 8, 2012

$46,210.00

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Support for policy analysis and planning for the 21 and Able campaign, designed to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities

February 8, 2012

$10,000.00

The Children’s Institute

2011 Phyllis Reymer Totten Fund Award

November 14, 2011

$5,897.48

CLASS

Support for the renovation of an expansion office to improve coordination of services to people with disabilities

November 9, 2011

$100,000.00 over 36 months

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

November 9, 2011

$35,000.00

McGuire Memorial Foundation

Support for a capital campaign to renovate the intermediate care facility to prove a more home-like environment for people with complex disabilities

November 9, 2011

$50,000.00 over 24 months

Merakey Allegheny Valley School

Support for creating a program to integrate sensory experiences into dental care for consumers with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities

November 9, 2011

$43,000.00

Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Inc.

General operating support for the Home Service Program, providing free in-home support and advocacy services to people with disabilities

November 9, 2011

$50,000.00

Pennsylvania Health Law Project

Support for advocacy and education efforts to improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities

November 9, 2011

$150,000.00 over 24 months

ACHIEVA

Continued support for advocacy to improve access to health care and dental care for people with disabilities

November 9, 2011

$55,000.00

Autism Connection of PA

Support for marketing and increasing capacity to serve more families of children with autism

November 9, 2011

$18,500.00

Best Buddies Pennsylvania

Continued support to foster friendships among students with intellectual disabilities and their non-disabled peers in six Allegheny County high schools

November 9, 2011

$15,000.00

Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh

Support for the Employment Opportunities Program for youth with complex disabilities

November 9, 2011

$15,000.00

Grantee Spotlights

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Autism Urban Connections

Autism Urban Connections is the first and only African American, minority, family focused Autism nonprofit in Pennsylvania. 

Black Women's Policy Center

Pittsburgh is often lauded as among the most livable cities in the country. While this may be true for some, it is certainly not the case for Black women.

STANDING FIRM

FISA’s support helped to launch and scale STANDING FIRM’s efforts to engage employers to Recognize the warning signs of abuse, Respond with support, and Refer employees to get free and confidential help through community-based services.

Gwen's Girls and the Black Girls Equity Alliance

For the last twenty years, Gwen’s Girls has focused on empowering girls and young women to have productive lives through holistic, gender-specific programs, education, and experiences.

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Pennsylvania Health Law Project

As PHLP uncovers individuals’ barriers to healthcare, it uses this information as it monitors and analyzes proposed policy changes and legislation. PHLP then works with its clients and other advocates to push for policy and program changes to improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities, and other low-income populations. .

FISA Foundation is so proud of our grantees and partners who are working to improve the lives of women, girls and people with disabilities every day.