Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
HAP Enterprises, IncTo install automatic door openers for the Samuel Krakoff Training Center, promoting vocational training for people with disabilities | $12,000.00 | |
Girls Hope of PittsburghGeneral operating support for this residential program for girls who have academic and leadership potential but have been held back by adverse family conditions | $15,000.00 | |
Crisis Center North, Inc.General operating support for services to victims of domestic violence | $20,000.00 | |
Bethlehem HavenGeneral operating support for the emergency shelter program for homeless women | $35,000.00 | |
Best Buddies PittsburghTo open four new high school chapters to foster one-to-one friendships between students with and without intellectual disabilities | $28,000.00 | |
YWCA Greater PittsburghSupport for the ENCOREplus Program, raising awareness about breast cancer in underserved populations | $30,838.00 over 24 months | |
The Woodlands FoundationFor computer network enhancements necessary to integrate the administrative functions of the Woodlands Foundation and the Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania | $14,000.00 | |
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghGeneral operating support for shelter and counseling programs for victims of domestic violence | $35,000.00 | |
Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest PennsylvaniaTo support Girls as Grantmakers, a collaboration between FISA, The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, Eden Hall Foundation and the Jewish Women's Foundation of Pittsburgh to teach teenage girls about philanthropy | $19,000.00 over 36 months | |
Western Pennsylvania School for the DeafSupport for the capital campaign to relocate the Children's Center to the main campus | $35,000.00 | |
Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Hemophilia FoundationTo support Girl Talk - Reaching Out Through School Nurses, a program to raise awareness about von Willebrand Disease | $10,000.00 | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for transitional and permanent housing for homeless women and their children | $15,000.00 | |
Rankin Christian CenterTo expand program services and preventive care to include seniors with mental retardation and their caregivers | $25,000.00 | |
Lupus Foundation of PennsylvaniaSupport for the production and distribution of 400 Coping Kits, containing developmentally appropriate tools for educating and supporting children and families affected by Lupus | $10,000.00 | |
Ivy Charitable Endowment of Pittsburgh, Inc. / Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.Support for On Track and Camp AKA, providing mentoring, tutoring, access to cultural events, community service projects and other enrichment activities for at-risk girls | $8,650.00 | |
Hosanna House, Inc.Support for New Foundations, a permanent supportive housing program for women and their children, many of whom have disabilities | $15,000.00 | |
Gwen’s Girls, Inc.Start-up costs for a new long-term residential facility for teenage mothers who are in the foster care or juvenile justice systems and their babies | $40,000.00 | |
Goodwill of Southwestern PennsylvaniaTo promote employment for people with disabilities by providing consultation about assistive technology | $40,000.00 | |
Genesis of Pittsburgh Inc.General support for short-term housing, education and counseling for pregnant single women | $15,000.00 | |
City TheatreTo make programs more accessible to people with disabilities through disability awareness trainings for staff, and the development of audio description services for patrons with visual impairments | $10,000.00 | |
Center for Theater ArtsTo pilot a program of musical theater classes and performances for adults with disabilities | $15,555.00 | |
ACHIEVATo establish a regional Disability Health Policy Forum that will address dental care for people with disabilities as its first issue | $66,016.00 over 18 months | |
THE PROGRAM for Offenders, Inc.Capacity building support to develop a fundraising plan | $10,000.00 | |
THE PROGRAM for Offenders, Inc.To enhance the Family Reunification Project, designed to strengthen the relationships between incarcerated women and their at-risk children | $40,000.00 |
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. .