Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Autism Housing Development Corp of PittsburghSupport for a new affordable housing development in Heidelberg for individuals on the autism spectrum | $20,000.00 | |
YWCA Greater PittsburghSupport for the Saturday Academy, a teen pregnancy prevention and girls' empowerment program | $25,000.00 | |
The Woodlands FoundationSupport to expand marketing of camps and retreats for children and adults with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
The Watson InstituteSupport to develop online resources for families and educators of individuals with disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
Volunteers of America PennsylvaniaSupport to promote employment for people with disabilities | $20,000.00 | |
Slippery Rock University Foundation, Inc.Support to expand an on-campus transition program for young adults with disabilities to learn vocational and independent living skills | $135,000.00 over 36 months | |
Pennsylvania Health Law ProjectGeneral operating support to promote access to healthcare for people with disabilities | $150,000.00 over 24 months | |
HEARTHSupport for transitional housing services for homeless women and children | $20,000.00 | |
The Friendship Circle of PittsburghSupport for a capital campaign for a new facility to expand programming that brings together youth with and without disabilities in inclusive friendships | $60,000.00 over 36 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 | |
Education Law CenterContinued support for advocacy to ensure that children with disabilities have access to appropriate educational opportunities | $120,000.00 over 24 months | |
East Suburban Citizen AdvocacyOperating support to promote advocacy and inclusion for people with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
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 | |
DePaul School for Hearing and SpeechSupport for early childhood programming to prepare preschool children with hearing loss for mainstream education | $15,000.00 | |
CLASSGeneral support to consolidate services for people with disabilities into one program site | $70,000.00 over 24 months | |
City of Asylum PittsburghSupport for A (micro) Economic History of the World, a performance about economics and disability | $20,000.00 | |
ACHIEVAContinued support for advocacy to improve access to health care and dental care for people with disabilities | $50,000.00 over 18 months | |
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghSupport to strengthen the justice system responses to domestic violence | $24,000.00 | |
Western Pennsylvania ConservancySupport for assistive listening devices for Fallingwater | $10,300.00 | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient | $35,000.00 | |
The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s HealthSupport for a capital campaign to increase the capacity to serve women with disabilities and other barriers to care | $50,000.00 over 24 months | |
Lawrence County YMCAContinued support for the Diamond Girls Program which empowers middle school and high school-age girls in New Castle through mentoring and skill development | $25,000.00 over 36 months | |
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 | |
Futures Without ViolenceTo provide training and technical assistance to improve batterer intervention services in southwestern Pennsylvania | $68,961.00 |
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. .