Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Autism Connection of PAGeneral operating support to provide information, referral and advocacy for individuals with autism and their families | $20,000.00 | |
Arc of Washington CountyContinued support of the Me Too program, providing sexuality education and abuse prevention for adults with intellectual disabilities | $20,000.00 | |
Women’s Law ProjectSupport for Title IX gender equity work in the areas of sexual harassment and athletics in public middle and high schools throughout southwestern Pennsylvania | $60,000.00 | |
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghSupport for Shelter from the Storm Capital Campaign to renovate and increase the capacity of the emergency domestic violence shelter | $105,000.00 over 36 months | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaContinued support for the #IWantToWork campaign, advocating for policy change to increase employment of young adults with disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL)Support for a capital campaign to renovate a new facility and expand services to individuals with disabilities in Washington County | $25,000.00 | |
Strong Women, Strong GirlsGeneral 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 | $30,000.00 over 24 months | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient | $30,000.00 | |
East End Cooperative MinistrySupport 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 | $60,000.00 | |
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Allegheny CountyTo provide advocacy for children with disabilities and teenage girls who have been abused or neglected | $45,000.00 over 36 months | |
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 | $45,000.00 | |
ACHIEVAGeneral operating support for advocacy to improve access to health care and dental care for people with disabilities | $40,000.00 | |
University of PittsburghSupport for the College to Career program to promote employment of students and graduates with disabilities | $35,000.00 | |
Three Rivers Community FoundationSupport to establish the Linda Dickerson Fund for Disability Rights | $10,000.00 | |
Special Olympics PennsylvaniaSupport 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 | $10,000.00 | |
Sojourner HouseGeneral operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction and a challenge appeal to engage new donors | $35,000.00 | |
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.Support to implement Mentors in Violence Prevention and other dating violence prevention efforts | $111,357.00 over 24 months | |
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceSupport for domestic violence prevention efforts in southwestern Pennsylvania | $10,000.00 | |
Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilContinued support to promote accessibility and inclusion in arts and cultural organizations | $60,000.00 over 24 months | |
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 | $40,000.00 | |
Best Buddies PennsylvaniaTo open four Best Buddies chapters to promote friendships between students with and without disabilities | $15,000.00 | |
Allegheny County Bar FoundationSupport for an initiative to provide free legal representation to low-income women seeking to be divorced from abusive spouses | $20,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaSupport for the 21 and Able initiative, designed to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities | $50,000.00 |
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. .