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Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
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National Organization on DisabilitySupport for Called to Welcome: A Conference on Including People with Disabilities in Seminaries and Congregations | $6,500.00 | |
Urban League of Greater PittsburghAdministrative support for a health advocate to raise awareness and promote improved health services for African American women, particularly in the communities of Duquesne and Northview Heights | $72,000.00 over 15 months | |
South Side Local Development Company / Neighborhood Development Ventures, Inc.To support the development of Bausman Street Independent Living, a 12-apartment complex with permanent, affordable housing and access to an array of in-home support services for low-income adults with disabilities | $50,000.00 | |
Shadyside Hospital FoundationSupport for an established teen pregnancy prevention initiative, Promoting Adolescent Development Through Sexuality Education, at Reizenstein Middle School | $50,000.00 over 24 months | |
The Children’s Institute / Project STARSupport for Camp Success 2004, a free, accessible summer day camp for children with disabilities and their siblings | $25,000.00 | |
Pittsburgh Action Against RapeTo develop community-based information, education and counseling programs in neighborhoods with high concentrations of minority women | $89,860.00 over 36 months | |
Pennsylvania Health Law ProjectTo promote access to prescription drug coverage for southwestern Pennsylvanians with physical and/or sensory disabilities by educating them about the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 | $70,000.00 over 24 months | |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research InstituteTo create a video and manual to help students with disabilities, educators and parents develop an electronic portfolio, to increase students' ability to participate in planning their transition from high school | $9,172.00 | |
Family Services of Western PennsylvaniaTo establish a cost-effective document-shredding service that resolves some of the security needs of local businesses, while providing opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to learn independent employment skills | $26,250.00 | |
The Early Learning InstituteTo purchase a new donor software package to increase the Institute's capability to raise and manage funds | $10,105.00 | |
CLASSFor the Building Inclusive Communities Project, providing specialists to help community recreation programs address attitudinal, physical and financial barriers to inclusion of children with disabilities | $100,000.00 over 24 months | |
Apraxia KidsTo reconstruct the Apraxia-Kids.org website into a revenue-producing asset, enabling more effective education and support for families | $25,000.00 | |
Center for Hearing & Deaf ServicesFor promotional materials to make hearing loss awareness, prevention and treatment a higher priority community issue - a component of the Campaign to Promote Hearing Healthcare | $40,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Inc.For the Pennsylvania Elks Home Service Program, providing free in-home support and advocacy services to people with disabilities | $15,000.00 | |
Every Child, Inc.For the Healthy Infants for Teens and Women with Disabilities Program, providing pre-natal, post-natal and doula support to pregnant women with physical and sensory disabilities | $40,709.00 | |
DePaul School for Hearing and SpeechTo underwrite renovation of a Speech Therapy Classroom - a component of the Capital Campaign to renovate the school's facilities | $35,000.00 | |
Consumer Health CoalitionFor ongoing development of a consumer-led initiative focused on disability policy change, with the goal of promoting high quality and comprehensive health insurance coverage and other services, particularly during life transitions | $98,100.00 over 24 months | |
The Washington Health System FoundationFor evaluation and expansion of ECHO (Educating Children for Healthy Outcomes), an intensive one-on-one early intervention program that reaches out to younger children who may be at risk for early childbearing | $25,000.00 | |
Sojourner HouseCapital support for the Sojourner House MOMS (Motivation, Opportunities, Mentoring, Spirituality) Program, providing permanent, supportive housing for mothers recovering from substance abuse addiction and their children | $40,000.00 | |
Human Services Center CorporationFor purchase of a portable osteoporosis screening machine for the Working Group on Health of the Mon Valley Providers Council | $12,870.25 | |
Adagio HealthFor replication of the Allegheny County Teen Advisory Council in Fayette County | $32,000.00 | |
Allegheny County Respite Care CoalitionAdministrative support for coordination of respite care services and evaluation of the impact on families | $15,000.00 | |
University of Pittsburgh University Center for Social and Urban ResearchTo produce a report on disabilities in the Pittsburgh region based on 2000 Census data | $8,000.00 over 6 months | |
The Woodlands FoundationFor comprehensive database management software and computer hardware to support marketing and development for this facility providing programs for groups that serve children and adults with disabilities | $10,000.00 |
Autism Urban Connections is the first and only African American, minority, family focused Autism nonprofit in Pennsylvania.
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.
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.
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.
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. .