Grants Awarded

FISA Foundation funds nonprofit organizations providing services in southwestern Pennsylvania, limited to the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bulter, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland. All grants benefit women, girls or people with disabilities.

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Grants Awarded

Grant DescriptionProgram AreaAmount

Bethlehem Haven

Support for the emergency shelter and aftercare programs for homeless women

June 13, 2007

$40,000.00

Arise

For client tracking software and support for services to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence

June 13, 2007

$30,000.00

The Woodlands Foundation

Toward the construction of a fully accessible Wellness and Fitness Center equipped with adaptive exercise equipment and accessible examination tables

February 14, 2007

$50,000.00

The Washington Health System Foundation

Support for ECHO (Educating Children for Healthy Outcomes), an intensive one-on-one early intervention program that reaches out to young girls to prevent teen pregnancy

February 14, 2007

$70,000.00 over 24 months

Victim Outreach Intervention Center

To improve the response to victims of domestic violence in the child welfare system

February 14, 2007

$26,681.00

Variety the Children’s Charity

Support for the Kids on the Go! Program, which provides adaptive equipment to children with disabilities

February 14, 2007

$20,000.00

Pittsburgh Action Against Rape

To support a regional collaboration between victim service agencies in southwestern Pennsylvania, focused on ending sexual and domestic violence

February 14, 2007

$20,450.00

McGuire Memorial Foundation

For expansion of the School at McGuire Memorial to serve more students with autism

February 14, 2007

$60,000.00

Girl Scouts of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, Inc.

Support for the Diamond Girl Program, which empowers middle- and high school-age girls in New Castle through mentoring and skill development

February 14, 2007

$21,752.00

Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc.

To support the Nurse Family Partnership, a home visitation program that improves the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income first-time mothers

February 14, 2007

$40,000.00

Easter Seals of Western PA

For expansion of the Disability Awareness Program for children

February 14, 2007

$45,201.00 over 16 months

The Early Learning Institute

For replacement of floor covering at the Ohio Valley Preschool, where children with and without disabilities learn in an integrated setting

February 14, 2007

$10,000.00

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Allegheny County

Continued funding to provide advocacy for children with disabilities who have been abused or neglected

February 14, 2007

$30,000.00 over 36 months

Blackburn Center

For development of a strategic communications plan to prevent sexual assault and domestic violence

February 14, 2007

$31,005.00

The Arc of Westmoreland, Inc.

To improve transition planning for youth with disabilities in Westmoreland County by educating parents and service providers

February 14, 2007

$20,000.00

Allegheny County Department of Human Services

To support access to and engagement in treatment for maternal depression among at-risk pregnant women and mothers who are enrolled in the HealthChoices Program in Allegheny County

February 14, 2007

$90,000.00 over 36 months

Alice Paul House

Support for a collaboration with the Child Advocacy Center to break cycles of domestic violence in families reporting child abuse

February 14, 2007

$36,000.00

accessAbilities, Inc.

To increase disability awareness and promote community integration of people with disabilities through expansion of community education programs

February 14, 2007

$50,000.00 over 24 months

University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

For expansion of the Center for People with Special Needs, which will expand dental care for individuals with disabilities as well as train dental students to serve this population

October 11, 2006

$125,000.00

Squirrel Hill Health Center

To purchase accessible medical equipment that will enable people with mobility, hearing and speech limitations to receive quality health care

October 11, 2006

$20,577.76

Mental Health America – Allegheny County

Support for the Let Our Voices Be Heard cross-disability coalition, to engage a diverse membership of people with physical, sensory and/or mental disabilities in advocating for policy change

October 11, 2006

$40,040.00 over 24 months

Lifesteps, Inc.

Support for an accessible playground to enhance an inclusive preschool program, allowing children with and without disabilities to play together

October 11, 2006

$36,500.00

Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh

To promote more diverse and inclusive communities by exposing and reducing housing discrimination against people with who are blind or deaf

October 11, 2006

$41,210.00

East End Cooperative Ministry

Support for Points of Healthy Youth Sustainability, Engagement, and Development (PHYSED) an intervention program for high-risk middle and high school girls in Pittsburgh's East End

October 11, 2006

$50,000.00

Grantee Spotlights

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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.

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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. .

FISA Foundation is so proud of our grantees and partners who are working to improve the lives of women, girls and people with disabilities every day.