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

Providence Connections, Inc.

Salary support for a family development specialist at the Providence Family Support Center

February 9, 2000

$31,080.00

Merakey Allegheny Valley School

Capital campaign support for facilities renovation, expansion of services for people with developmental disabilities, computer network enhancement and establishment of an endowment

February 9, 2000

$150,000.00 over 36 months

Life’sWork of Western Pennsylvania

To provide paid internships for students with severe disabilities who are in transition from school to work

February 9, 2000

$25,000.00

Heritage Health Foundation, Inc.

Administrative support for this multi-faceted initiative to increase helmet ownership and usage among children in the city of Pittsburgh with the goal of decreasing traumatic brain injury

February 9, 2000

$31,036.00

CLASS

Capital Campaign support to expand and renovate the UCP headquarters to serve the growing needs of people with disabilities and promote their full participation in the community

February 9, 2000

$150,000.00 over 36 months

Bethlehem Haven

Funding for Project Employ, providing job training and transitional employment for homeless women

February 9, 2000

$28,025.00

Autism Connection of PA

For the Educational Advocacy Program, to train families to achieve better educational services for children with autism and other disabilities

February 9, 2000

$26,800.00

Arthritis Foundation

To implement the People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) Program in 12 medically underserved Allegheny County senior living centers

February 9, 2000

$30,000.00

Arise

Capital campaign to build a new facility to accommodate the growing needs of families experiencing abuse

February 9, 2000

$40,000.00

The Arc of Westmoreland, Inc.

Capital campaign support for construction of a new facility to meet the needs of the growing population of individuals with mental retardation

February 9, 2000

$50,000.00

Zoar

To purchase a van for the NewDay Program, serving women in treatment for substance abuse

October 13, 1999

$29,467.00

The Watson Institute

For respite programs for families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities

October 13, 1999

$40,000.00

The Washington County Community Foundation

Endowment support for the Mother's Fund, whose purpose is to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged women and their children in Washington County

October 13, 1999

$15,000.00

Volunteers of America Pennsylvania

Administrative support for a business coach who will provide technical assistance in an integrated community setting to potential entrepreneurs who have physical disabilities

October 13, 1999

$20,000.00

Every Child, Inc.

Matching funds for their Children's Trust Fund grant, whose purpose is to prevent abuse, neglect and out-of-home placements of infants in rural areas born prematurely and medically fragile

October 13, 1999

$20,000.00

CONTACT Pittsburgh

For installation of a TTY system to make services available to people who are hearing impaired

October 13, 1999

$9,632.00

Comprehensive Service Alliance

For coordinated resources for people with mental retardation who live in group homes and have siginficant physical disabilities

October 13, 1999

$50,500.00

CLASS

Speaker honorarium for John Hockenberry and other expenses related to the presentation of the Disability Agenda 2000 report to the community

October 13, 1999

$11,000.00

Citizen Care, Inc.

For two computers and specialized software to help people with developmental disabilities communicate through technology

October 13, 1999

$16,653.00

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

To establish a central data repository for the Pediatric Neurotrauma Data Center

October 13, 1999

$197,578.00 over 36 months

Center in the Woods

For equipment and supplies necessary to start a bladder treatment center for women at this rural senior citizens' center in California, Pennsylvania

October 13, 1999

$21,625.00 over 11 months

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

For Museum on the Move, an outreach program for special needs audiences

October 13, 1999

$25,000.00

Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh

For the Low Vision Services Program, providing assessment and services for people with functional vision impairment

October 13, 1999

$35,000.00

Adagio Health

For development, implementation and evaluation of a model program of screening and referral for domestic violence in four rural counties in western Pennsylvania

October 13, 1999

$95,000.00 over 24 months

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.