Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
HOPE NetworkAdministrative support for the Healthsports Program, including start-up costs of a women's wheelchair basketball team | $20,000.00 | |
Institute on Disabilities at Temple UniversitySupport for a series of training events for parents, service providers and people with disabilities to raise consciousness about issues that pose a risk to people with disabilities and present strategies for an effective response | $8,000.00 | |
Radio Information ServiceTo expand availability of news broadcasts for the visually impaired to include people whose physical limitations prevent them from holding a newspaper or magazine | $35,000.00 | |
Healthcare Council of Western PennsylvaniaFor Every Contact Counts, a program designed to help healthcare providers learn about the unique needs of patients with physical disabilities and initiate dialogue for removing attitudinal and physical barriers to care | $84,325.00 over 24 months | |
The Arc of Westmoreland, Inc.For specialized creative play equipment in a sensory garden for children with developmental disabilities | $15,000.00 | |
Best Buddies PittsburghTo support the start-up of a Pittsburgh office for Best Buddies so that one-to-one friendships can be established between college and high school students and young people with mental retardation | $10,000.00 | |
Best Friends, Inc.Operating support for inclusive programs that foster friendships between children with and without disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of PittsburghTo initiate a rental program for closed-circuit televisions that project and magnify images for people with low vision | $50,000.00 over 24 months | |
The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family CenterTo purchase equipment for needy families whose medically-fragile babies are in the Transitional Infant Care Hospital | $10,000.00 | |
Heritage Health Foundation, Inc.For the salary of a part-time coordinator for this multi-faceted initiative to increase helmet ownership and usage among children in Pittsburgh with the goal of decreasing traumatic brain injury | $17,736.00 | |
Metro Family Practice, Inc.For sign language interpreter services for underinsured patients who are hearing impaired | $6,000.00 | |
Pathways Foundation of SWPASupport for construction of a pediatric extended care facility for children who are medically fragile | $35,000.00 | |
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind ChildrenSupport for design and construction of a garden and outdoor play space for children who are blind | $25,000.00 | |
The Watson InstituteSupport for construction of a website focused on providing the latest educational, medical and therapeutic developments pertaining to autism and related disorders | $50,000.00 | |
Western Pennsylvania School for the DeafFor audiological equipment to outfit a new Mobile Diagnostic Unit | $20,271.00 | |
ACHIEVASupport for the evaluation component of KICC, Kids Included in Child Care in the 21st Century, promoting greater opportunities for inclusion of children with disabilities in community child care settings | $7,500.00 | |
Center for Creative PlaySupport for the purchase and renovation of a new facility | $50,000.00 | |
Consumer Health CoalitionTo promote health insurance coverage for people with all types of disabilities, particularly during life transitions (childhood to adulthood, welfare-to-work, and institutionalization to independence) | $54,500.00 over 24 months | |
Easter Seals of Western PATo expand the adult day services program to serve more young adults with disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Inc.For improvement and expansion of free in-home support services for people with developmental disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
Volunteers of America PennsylvaniaFor replication and dissemination of a program model that promotes employment opportunities for people with disabilities through entrepreneurship and community partnerships | $90,000.00 over 36 months | |
The Emmaus Community of PittsburghSupport of the respite care program providing short-term care for people with mental retardation | $30,000.00 | |
HOPE NetworkSupport for a certified recreational therapist for the Healthsports Program, providing sports, fitness and recreational activities so people with disabilities can lead a more active life | $40,000.00 | |
North Hills Community Outreach, Inc.To provide training and support for people with physical and cognitive disabilities who volunteer at this agency that serves individuals in poverty and crisis | $20,000.00 |
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. .