Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)General operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction | $40,000.00 | |
The Neighborhood AcademySupport for teen pregnancy prevention and health education for high risk girls of color | $25,000.00 | |
Lifesteps, Inc.General operating support to strengthen services to people with disabilities across southwestern Pennsylvania | $60,000.00 | |
Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilContinued support to promote inclusion and accessibility in arts and cultural organizations | $28,000.00 | |
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 | $30,000.00 | |
City TheatreSupport for the production of TRIBES, featuring an actor who is deaf | $20,000.00 | |
City Mission – Living Stones, Inc.Support for the emergency shelter for homeless women | $45,000.00 | |
Children’s Museum of PittsburghSupport to train staff to include children with disabilities in art-making activities | $25,000.00 | |
The Children’s InstituteSupport for the expansion of telerehabilitation to increase access to Children's Institute expertise for those in rural areas | $40,000.00 over 24 months | |
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationContinued support for an initiative to improve the transition from pediatric to adult health care for youth with disabilities | $105,000.00 over 36 months | |
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghSupport expansion of Men Embracing Non-violence and Safety (MEN/S), a batterer's intervention program | $40,000.00 | |
Uniontown HospitalSupport for an accessible birthing bed for the triage unit in the renovated Family Beginnings Birthing Center | $15,000.00 | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient | $25,000.00 | |
The Pittsburgh Cultural TrustSupport for an autism friendly performance of The Lion King | $25,000.00 | |
PA Connecting CommunitiesGeneral operating support for services to promote community inclusion for adults with developmental disabilities | $20,000.00 | |
North Side Christian Health CenterTo improve access to health care and dental care for people with disabilities | $20,000.00 | |
Nazareth College and Career PrepSupport for the Girls Growing Up Healthy program, a component of SNAP (Stop Now and Plan), an evidence based delinquency prevention program | $10,000.00 | |
Mainstay Life ServicesSupport for a summer respite and recreation camp for adults with developmental disabilities | $7,500.00 | |
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food BankSupport to continue engaging volunteers with disabilities in repackaging donated food | $32,720.00 over 24 months | |
Girls Hope of PittsburghContinued general 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 | |
Education Law CenterContinued support for advocacy to ensure that children with disabilities have access to appropriate educational opportunities, and to provide support to the Local Task Force on the Right to Education for Students with Disabilities | $40,000.00 | |
The Early Learning InstituteSupport to evaluate a pilot project to promote inclusion in mainstream child care/early learning settings | $20,000.00 | |
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationSupport for Healthy Allegheny Teens Survey (HATS) to collect local data about adolescent health and risk behaviors | $25,000.00 |
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. .