Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
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 | |
Smithsonian InstitutionSupport for Ability Pittsburgh, a conference at the Senator John Heinz History Center, for youth with disabilities in transition from school to work | $15,000.00 | |
THE PROGRAM for Offenders, Inc.General operating support for services to female offenders who are in the residential alternative to incarceration program | $50,000.00 | |
Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Inc.To support Rachel is, a feature length documentary film about the effects that the Pennsylvania waiting list for mental retardation services has on a young woman with developmental disabilities and her family | $15,000.00 | |
Pittsburgh AIDS Task ForceSupport for implementation of the Girlfriends Project, providing HIV awareness and prevention information to African-American women | $89,700.00 over 24 months | |
Pine Richland Youth CenterSupport for the Transition to Adulthood Program providing social and life skills experiences to help individuals with developmental disabilities transition into the community | $10,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Inc.For operating support, including creation of a Resource Directory and website for the Home Service Program's in-home services for people with disabilities | $40,000.00 | |
Accessible Dental ServicesSupport for a mobile dental unit to improve access to dental care for individuals with developmental disabilities | $75,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians FoundationFor the Medical Home Project, educating southwestern Pennsylvania physicians about coordinating health care and human services for patients with disabilities who are transitioning from pediatric to adult care | $40,000.00 over 24 months | |
North Side Christian Health CenterTo enhance healthcare quality for people with disabilities through the purchase of electric examination tables and other adaptive equipment | $25,000.00 | |
Magee-Womens Research Institute and FoundationSupport for the continuation of the Healthy Girls Circle; Youth and Elders Sharing Program, educating girls from the Somali Bantu refugee community about health, community resources, post-secondary education and employment | $10,364.70 | |
Light of Life Rescue MissionGeneral operating support for services for homeless women | $40,000.00 | |
Lifesteps, Inc.To enhance technology in order to improve agency infrastructure and services for people with disabilities | $65,000.00 | |
Gwen’s Girls, Inc.To create an internal training department to promote best practices in gender-specific programming | $70,000.00 over 24 months |
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. .