Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
The Friendship Circle of PittsburghGeneral operating support for programs that build social connection for people with disabilities | $30,000.00 | |
East Suburban Citizen AdvocacyOperating support for advocacy for people with developmental disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Disability Rights PennsylvaniaContinued support to prevent abuse of people with disabilities in nursing homes | $25,000.00 | |
Bender Leadership AcademySupport for the Readiness Programs | $20,000.00 | |
Autism Urban Connections, Inc.Operating support to serve Black families with autistic children | $20,000.00 | |
When She ThrivesOperating support for services to Black single moms | $15,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaTransition planning for Coaching Boys Into Men | $10,000.00 | |
STANDING FIRM at Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater PittsburghContinued support for Standing Firm: The Business Case to End Partner Violence | $60,000.00 | |
Sojourner HouseOperating support for Sojourner House MOMS housing program | $30,000.00 | |
POISE FoundationSupport for Professional Women’s Network's Coaching Program | $25,000.00 | |
The Queens Gambit ChessOperating support for Women & Girls in Chess Initiative | $10,000.00 | |
Magee-Womens Research Institute and FoundationSupport for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) efforts at Girls on the Run | $15,000.00 | |
The Pittsburgh Cultural TrustSupport for the Accessibility in Arts Education project | $16,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Prison SocietySupport to better serve incarcerated people with disabilities | $30,000.00 | |
Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilSupport for the Disabled Artists Creative Cohort | $15,000.00 | |
Evolve CoachingSupport for accessible and inclusive design of new facility | $45,000.00 | |
Disability LeadTo explore feasibility of replicating the Disability Lead Model | $30,000.00 | |
Casa San JoseSupport for the Steps for Autism Family Education Program | $40,000.00 | |
Carnegie Library of HomesteadSensory Rooms Project at Carnegie Library of Homestead | $25,000.00 | |
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of PittsburghGeneral operating support | $35,000.00 | |
Abolitionist Law CenterContinued support to address incarceration of people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities and autism | $35,000.00 | |
Three Rivers Business Alliance FoundationSupport for the Transgender Women Workplace Competency and Inclusion Program | $15,000.00 | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient | $30,000.00 | |
Point Park UniversitySupport to address street harassment of girls in Pittsburgh | $27,500.00 |
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. .