Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Angels’ Place, Inc.To build a handicapped-accessible entrance and covered porch at the Northside facility of this agency, which provides daycare to enable low-income student parents to complete their education | $25,000.00 | |
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryFor Museum on the Move, an outreach program for special needs audiences | $25,000.00 | |
Life’sWork of Western PennsylvaniaTo provide paid internships for students with severe disabilities who are in transition from school to work. | $47,880.00 | |
One to One: Citizen AdvocacyFor a program to recruit, train and support citizen advocates for people with disabilities who reside in nursing homes in Beaver County, Pennsylvania | $20,000.00 | |
Pittsburgh CLOFor operating support for the New Horizons Program, offering musical theater training for people with physical and developmental disabilities | $15,000.00 | |
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind ChildrenFor the Toddler Program, providing comprehensive transdisciplinary early intervention to help babies who are severely visually impaired get a head start on their education | $24,000.00 | |
Western Pennsylvania School for the DeafOperating support for the Center on Deafness, a multidisciplinary program offering school-to-work and school-to-post secondary education opportunities to adults who are deaf or hearing impaired | $35,000.00 | |
McGuire Memorial FoundationTo purchase wheelchairs for children with severe disabilities | $11,500.00 | |
Radio Information ServiceSupport for daily, 24-hour broadcasts of newspapers and other publications for individuals who are visually impaired or have another disability that prevents reading | $15,000.00 | |
The Watson InstituteFor the establishment of an augmentative communications lending library for the children at D.T. Watson Educational Services | $52,514.00 | |
Winchester Thurston SchoolFor installation of an elevator to make the city campus wheelchair accessible | $50,000.00 | |
DePaul School for Hearing and SpeechTo fund computer equipment to program the Cochlear Implant 24M, a device that provides sound information for individuals with profound hearing impairments | $10,000.00 | |
Jewish Association on AgingFor the creation of a multifaceted secondary disability prevention program at Council Care Adult Day Services designed to maintain the physical health status of clients, thus preventing or delaying their move to more institutionalized care | $37,261.00 | |
VintageFor start-up of a music therapy program in two adult day health centers for clients with developmental disabilities, alzheimer's disease and chronic pain | $30,275.00 | |
The Woodlands FoundationSupport for construction of an outdoor area for adaptive sports at this residential camping and retreat center for children and adults with physical disabilities | $40,000.00 | |
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of PittsburghTo supplement the equipment used for exercise and recreation in the Personal Adjustment to Blindness Training Program | $22,886.00 | |
Center for Violence and Injury ControlTo implement the start-up of a mulitdimensional bicycle helmet promotion coalition in the City of Pittsburgh | $55,678.00 | |
Arthritis FoundationFor expansion of the Home Assessment Program for underserved arthritis patients | $10,000.00 | |
The Bradley CenterFor a home-based program for families of children with autism | $35,000.00 | |
Goodwill of Southwestern PennsylvaniaSupport for construction of a new on-site childcare facility for use by Goodwill employees who are disabled and other members of the community | $41,000.00 | |
Life’sWork of Western PennsylvaniaTo provide paid internships for students with severe disabilities who are in transition from school to work | $31,500.00 | |
Riding for the HandicappedFor the Adopt-a-Horse Program, to provide food and board for two horses that are used for physical and recreational therapy for people with disabilities | $7,200.00 | |
William & Mildred Orr Compassionate Care CenterSupport for care for homeless people who need a place to recuperate following a hospital stay | $10,000.00 | |
YMCA Camps Kon-O-Kwee & SpencerFor handicapped accessible bathrooms for the people with disabilities who participate at Camp Spencer | $30,000.00 |
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. .