Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
South Hills Interfaith MovementSupport for domestic violence prevention and response among refugee families | $35,000.00 | |
Pittsburgh PromiseSupport to increase participation in the Pittsburgh Promise by Pittsburgh Public School students with disabilities and African American girls | $20,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)General operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction | $35,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Health Law ProjectGeneral operating support to promote access to healthcare for people with disabilities in Southwestern Pennsylvania | $150,000.00 over 24 months | |
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceSupport for the planning phase of a domestic violence prevention communications campaign in southwestern Pennsylvania | $10,000.00 over 6 months | |
New Voices for Reproductive JusticeSupport for the SistahSpeak! Youth Project, to empower Black girls to be advocates and organizers | $30,000.00 | |
Education Law CenterContinued support for advocacy to ensure that children with disabilities in southwest PA have access to appropriate educational opportunities | $120,000.00 over 24 months | |
Adagio HealthSupport to develop a coalition to advocate for women's health issues | $25,000.00 | |
accessAbilities, Inc.Support for enhanced technology and staff training for the Personal Assistance program for people with disabilities | $35,000.00 | |
Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest PennsylvaniaContinued support for GirlGov, a program that empowers high school girls through advocacy education, girl-led grantmaking, and interactions with legislators | $30,000.00 | |
Vera Institute of JusticeSupport to build the capacity of disability serving organizations and victim service providers to address abuse of people with disabilities | $67,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaContinued support for the 21 and Able initiative, designed to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities | $50,000.00 | |
STANDING FIRM at NCJW, Pittsburgh SectionOperating support for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence | $50,000.00 | |
Pittsburgh Council on Higher EducationSupport for ten colleges to participate in The Green Dot bystander training, an evidence supported program to prevent campus sexual violence | $10,000.00 | |
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 | $40,000.00 | |
Consumer Health CoalitionSupport for Health Committee for People with Disabilities and its consumer-led agenda to identify and eliminate barriers to quality, affordable health care | $45,000.00 | |
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationSupport to pilot Sisterhood 2.0, an education intervention to prevent sexual violence of African American teen-age girls | $9,500.00 | |
The Woodlands FoundationSupport for Camp BLOOM (Building Lifestyles for Ongoing Opportunities and Movement) a program for teens with and without disabilities | $7,000.00 | |
Volunteers of America PennsylvaniaGeneral operating support to promote employment for people with disabilities | $15,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaTo support Southwest PA Says No More and Coaching Boys Into Men, regional efforts to prevent domestic and sexual violence | $175,000.00 | |
PublicSourceSupport for a multidimensional journalism project focused on the inequities that Black girls face in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County | $24,500.00 | |
Life’sWork of Western PennsylvaniaTo provide supported employment services to people with complex disabilities | $20,000.00 | |
Jewish Healthcare FoundationSupport for planning/oversight of implementation of Managed Long-term Services and Supports for people with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Gwen’s Girls, Inc.Support for "SEE THE BEST IN ME", an advocacy, empowerment and public awareness project for Black girls | $46,700.00 |
Grantee Spotlights
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.
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. .