Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
East End Cooperative MinistrySupport for programs and services for high risk girls in Pittsburgh's East End | $60,000.00 | |
Ruling Our Experiences, Inc.Continued support for expansion of the Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) program to empower girls in rural school districts in SWPA | $78,250.00 over 36 months | |
Urban League of Greater PittsburghContinued support of the Black Female Leadership Development Institute | $30,000.00 | |
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 | |
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.Continued support to implement Mentors in Violence Prevention and other gender based violence prevention efforts | $120,298.00 over 24 months | |
Gwen’s Girls, Inc.Support for an advocacy public awareness and education project that advances equity for Black girls in Allegheny County | $47,975.00 | |
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 | |
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceContinued support for domestic violence prevention efforts in southwestern Pennsylvania | $26,061.01 | |
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 | |
Women’s Law ProjectSupport to strengthen gender equity in the areas of sexual harassment and athletics in southwestern PA schools | $40,000.00 | |
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 | |
Urban League of Greater PittsburghContinued support for the Black Female Leadership Development Institute | $30,000.00 | |
New Voices for Reproductive JusticeSupport for the SistahSpeak! Youth Project, to empower Black girls to be advocates and organizers | $30,000.00 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Gwen’s Girls, Inc.Support for "SEE THE BEST IN ME", an advocacy, empowerment and public awareness project for Black girls | $46,700.00 | |
PublicSourceSupport for a multidimensional journalism project focused on the inequities that Black girls face in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County | $24,500.00 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceSupport for domestic violence prevention efforts in southwestern Pennsylvania | $10,000.00 | |
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 | |
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 |
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. .