Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
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 | |
STANDING FIRM at NCJW, Pittsburgh SectionOperating support for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence | $75,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)General operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction | $50,000.00 | |
Girls Hope of PittsburghGeneral operating support for a residential program for girls who have academic and leadership potential but have been held back by adverse family conditions | $15,000.00 | |
The Emmaus Community of PittsburghSupport for a strategic plan and to provide community homes and respite care for adults with intellectual disabilities | $30,000.00 | |
Carnegie Museums of PittsburghSupport for a comprehensive effort to make the Andy Warhol Museum welcoming and accessible to visitors with disabilities Maggie Kimmel Memorial Grant | $30,000.00 | |
Bethlehem HavenGeneral operating support for services to homeless women | $50,000.00 | |
ACTION-Housing, Inc.Support for a planning project for an initiative to expand accessible housing for individuals with disabilities | $35,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaTo support partnership in Southwest PA Says No More, a regional effort to prevent domestic and sexual violence | $150,000.00 | |
STANDING FIRM at NCJW, Pittsburgh SectionSupport for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence | $25,000.00 | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient | $35,000.00 | |
Ruling Our Experiences, Inc.Support for expansion of the Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX!) program to empower middle school girls in rural school districts | $66,625.00 over 36 months | |
Goodwill of Southwestern PennsylvaniaSupport to work with federal contractors to develop a process for attracting, hiring, and retaining employees with disabilities | $30,000.00 over 24 months | |
City Mission – Living Stones, Inc.Support for the emergency shelter for homeless women | $35,000.00 |
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. .