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

Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force

For "Women Empowered," a program to reduce the risks of HIV infection for African-American women of childbearing age who live in disadvantaged communities

February 12, 2003

$10,000.00

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

To provide outreach programs to children with disabilities and to teen mothers through Museum on the Move

February 12, 2003

$20,000.00

Blackburn Center

To develop a best practices structure for volunteer management, a comprehensive policies and procedures manual, and methodology for ongoing evaluation

February 12, 2003

$16,149.00

Autism Connection of PA

Support for distribution of information on autism to families and professionals

February 12, 2003

$9,100.00

Radio Information Service

To expand availability of news broadcasts for the visually impaired to include people whose physical limitations prevent them from holding a newspaper or magazine

October 9, 2002

$35,000.00

THE PROGRAM for Offenders, Inc.

Support for Prostitution, Education, Employment and Rehabilitation (PEER), a program designed to assist prostitutes in finding a permanent way out of their lifestyle through a network of tailored services and resources

October 9, 2002

$35,000.00

Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)

For the Collaborative Human Resources Project, an effort to meet the growing human resources and personnel management needs of Bethlehem Haven, the Center for Victims of Violent Crime and POWER

October 9, 2002

$40,000.00

Institute on Disabilities at Temple University

Support for a series of training events for parents, service providers and people with disabilities to raise consciousness about issues that pose a risk to people with disabilities and present strategies for an effective response

October 9, 2002

$8,000.00

HOPE Network

Administrative support for the Healthsports Program, including start-up costs of a women's wheelchair basketball team

October 9, 2002

$20,000.00

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

For the operation of a newly integrated volunteer program including people with disabilities and for staff training related to disability sensitivity and diversity

October 9, 2002

$28,507.00

Healthcare Council of Western Pennsylvania

For Every Contact Counts, a program designed to help healthcare providers learn about the unique needs of patients with physical disabilities and initiate dialogue for removing attitudinal and physical barriers to care

June 12, 2002

$84,325.00 over 24 months

Every Child, Inc.

To start a program for birthing healthy infants by providing prenatal, postnatal and doula support for pregnant women and teens who are disabled

June 12, 2002

$38,299.00

Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children

Support for design and construction of a garden and outdoor play space for children who are blind

February 13, 2002

$25,000.00

Pathways Foundation of SWPA

Support for construction of a pediatric extended care facility for children who are medically fragile

February 13, 2002

$35,000.00

Metro Family Practice, Inc.

For sign language interpreter services for underinsured patients who are hearing impaired

February 13, 2002

$6,000.00

Heritage Health Foundation, Inc.

For the salary of a part-time coordinator for this multi-faceted initiative to increase helmet ownership and usage among children in Pittsburgh with the goal of decreasing traumatic brain injury

February 13, 2002

$17,736.00

Health Policy Institute

Operating support for this organization that seeks to enhance health in the Pittsburgh region by improving the policies and other decisions that influence it

February 13, 2002

$10,000.00

Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA

Partial support to purchase and insure a van for client transportation

February 13, 2002

$9,100.00

The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center

To purchase equipment for needy families whose medically-fragile babies are in the Transitional Infant Care Hospital

February 13, 2002

$10,000.00

Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh

To initiate a rental program for closed-circuit televisions that project and magnify images for people with low vision

February 13, 2002

$50,000.00 over 24 months

Best Friends, Inc.

Operating support for inclusive programs that foster friendships between children with and without disabilities

February 13, 2002

$25,000.00

Best Buddies Pittsburgh

To support the start-up of a Pittsburgh office for Best Buddies so that one-to-one friendships can be established between college and high school students and young people with mental retardation

February 13, 2002

$10,000.00

The Arc of Westmoreland, Inc.

For specialized creative play equipment in a sensory garden for children with developmental disabilities

February 13, 2002

$15,000.00

Alle-Kiski Area Hope Center, Inc.

Toward construction of HOPE House, providing up to 24 months of safe transitional housing for victims of domestic violence

February 13, 2002

$35,000.00

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.