Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest PennsylvaniaSupport for a girl-led grantmaking initiative as part of the Regional Change Agent program | $10,000.00 | |
Strong Women, Strong GirlsOperating support for this after-school mentoring and skill-building program that pairs college-age women with elementary school girls to promote mutual empowerment | $30,000.00 | |
The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s HealthSupport for the Women's Health Fund, to improve the health and well-being of women who have been marginalized by traditional delivery of healthcare | $25,000.00 | |
Fair Housing Partnership of Greater PittsburghSupport to combat housing discrimination against people who are deaf or hard of hearing | $40,000.00 | |
Best Buddies PennsylvaniaTo foster friendships among students with intellectual disabilities and their non-disabled peers in several Allegheny County high schools | $15,000.00 | |
Apraxia KidsSupport to develop an intensive curriculum to train speech therapists to diagnose and treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech | $20,000.00 | |
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationTo promote disability awareness and acceptance among young children through the Hop-a-Thon Program | $6,000.00 | |
The Children’s Institute2009 Phyllis Reymer Totten Fund Award | $7,000.00 | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless women become self-sufficient | $25,000.00 | |
Pittsburgh OperaTo enhance education programming to include students with disabilities in apprenticeship opportunities and to increase teachers' understanding of inclusive practices | $7,500.00 | |
HOPE NetworkTo replace an outdated computer system for this organization that promotes community integration of people with physical disabilities through sports and recreation programs | $8,465.00 | |
Community Care Behavioral Health OrganizationSupport for a cross-systems quality improvement initiative designed to address the often co-occurring challenges of maternal depression and early childhood developmental delays | $60,000.00 over 24 months | |
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship PittsburghFor a project focused on improving access to oral healthcare for children with disabilities by educating children and their caregivers | $10,000.00 | |
University of Pittsburgh Office of ResearchSupport for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Partner Violence Initiative to engage employers in addressing domestic violence in the workplace | $40,000.00 | |
Spina Bifida Association of Western PASupport for the S.T.R.I.V.E. Program (Skills, Training and Rehabilitation for Individual Vocational Enhancement) for youth with disabilities in transition from school to work | $16,000.00 | |
The Pittsburgh FoundationContribution to the Human Services Integration Fund, which supports innovative projects to enhance the work of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services | $10,000.00 | |
PA Connecting CommunitiesToward the start-up in Beaver County of a satellite program, offering community activities that reduce isolation for people with disabilities in partnership with Achieva | $15,000.00 | |
The First Tee of PittsburghTo develop a gender-specific program to provide life skills to at-risk girls through golf | $6,316.00 | |
Education Law CenterOperating support to ensure access to appropriate educational opportunities for children with disabilities through advocacy | $25,000.00 | |
Consumer Health CoalitionSupport for the Health Committee for People with Disabilities and its consumer-led agenda to identify and eliminate barriers to quality, affordable health care | $35,000.00 | |
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMCTo provide a skills training group for parents of adolescent girls with eating disorders | $33,000.00 over 24 months | |
The Consortium for Public EducationTo collaborate with Womansplace in a pilot of the Expect Respect teen dating violence prevention program in six school districts | $40,000.00 over 24 months | |
Victim Outreach Intervention CenterSupport for an economic empowerment program to help victims escape cycles of domestic violence | $70,000.00 over 24 months | |
Three Rivers Center for Independent LivingSupport for Into New Hands, a program that redistributes used assistive devices and medical equipment to people with disabilities in need | $12,000.00 |
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. .