Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Center for Hearing & Deaf ServicesSupport for life skills programming for people who are Deaf and have intellectual disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Duquesne University of the Holy SpiritSupport for the Youth Advocacy Clinic for legal advocacy for students of color with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
East Suburban Citizen AdvocacyOperating support to promote advocacy and inclusion for people with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Neighborhood Legal Services AssociationSupport for the Criminal Record Clearing for Individuals with Disabilities Project | $25,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Health Law ProjectOperating support to promote access to healthcare for people with disabilities | $35,000.00 | |
Point Park UniversitySupport for the All Abilities Media Project | $20,000.00 | |
AAC InstituteOperating support for AAC United, an organization for people who use augmentative communication | $20,000.00 | |
Autism Urban Connections, Inc.Operating support for resources and education to Black families of children with autism | $25,000.00 | |
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of PittsburghGeneral operating support to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 | $25,000.00 | |
Center for Popular DemocracyOperating support for OnePA to advance educational equity for children of color with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family CenterSupport for Child's Way, a specialized daycare program for children with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Autism Connection of PAGeneral operating support to provide information, referral and advocacy for individuals with autism and their families | $30,000.00 | |
Evolve CoachingSupport for the Creating Accessible Video Content Project | $10,000.00 | |
Global LinksSupport for the procurement and distribution of windowed face masks to disability serving agencies | $10,000.00 | |
Healthcare Council of Western PennsylvaniaSupport to create a website to assist youth with disabilities to transition to adult healthcare | $20,000.00 | |
New Century CareersSupport to create an accessible website to better include people with disabilities in a job training program | $10,000.00 | |
CLASSGeneral operating support to serve people with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery | $10,000.00 | |
Arc Human Services, Inc.General operating support to serve people with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery | $10,000.00 | |
Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL)General operating support to serve people with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery | $10,000.00 | |
PublicSourceSupport for a journalism series on people with disabilities | $30,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaSupport for the 21 and Able initiative, designed to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities | $50,000.00 | |
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental MedicineSupport for a continuing education course on dentistry for patients with special needs | $25,000.00 | |
Crisis Center North, Inc.Support for the planning and development to ensure the new domestic violence facility is accessible | $25,000.00 | |
Duquesne University of the Holy SpiritContinued support for Equity Access: Educating and Empowering Nurses to Make Healthcare More Accessible | $60,000.00 over 24 months |
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. .