Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Sojourner HouseGeneral operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction and a challenge appeal to engage new donors | $35,000.00 | |
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of PennsylvaniaContinued support for an initiative to improve and standardize reproductive healthcare for women who are incarcerated | $30,000.00 | |
Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc.Continued support for the Nurse Family Partnership, a home visitation program focused on improving the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income first-time mothers and their children | $40,000.00 | |
AriseSupport for the Sex Offender Accountability Program | $72,593.00 over 24 months | |
Pittsburgh AIDS Task ForceContinued support for implementation of the Girlfriends Project, providing HIV awareness and prevention information to African-American women | $90,000.00 over 24 months | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers with disabilities to become self-sufficient | $25,000.00 | |
University of Pittsburgh Office of ResearchContinued support for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence | $74,036.64 | |
Blackburn CenterContinued support for an initiative to prevent domestic and sexual violence by addressing root causes | $30,124.00 | |
HEARTHSupport for capital campaign for a new facility to provide transitional housing to homeless women | $75,000.00 over 24 months | |
Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)Operating support for this agency that provides gender-specialized drug and alcohol treatment services to women in recovery | $40,000.00 | |
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghSupport to conduct planning and due diligence for a potential merger | $20,461.88 | |
Bethlehem HavenGeneral operating support for services to homeless women | $50,000.00 | |
THE PROGRAM for Offenders, Inc.General operating support for services to female offenders who are in the residential alternative to incarceration program | $50,000.00 | |
Victim Outreach Intervention CenterStrategic planning and general operating support for services to victims of domestic and sexual violence | $45,000.00 | |
Adagio HealthBridge funding to provide breast and cervical cancer screening for uninsured women in the nine rural counties served by FISA | $50,000.00 | |
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of PennsylvaniaContinued support for an initiative to improve and standardize reproductive healthcare for women who are incarcerated | $30,000.00 | |
Genesis of Pittsburgh Inc.Support for the Genesis Learning Center to provide educational and counseling to pregnant single women to improve their ability to become self-sufficient | $10,000.00 | |
Jewish Family and Childrens ServiceSupport to provide legal aid to immigrant and refugee women who are victims of domestic violence | $30,000.00 | |
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietySupport for the REACH program to screen women with Multiple Sclerosis for domestic violence and increase victims' access to services by providing emergency assistance | $45,000.00 over 24 months | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers with disabilities become self-sufficient | $25,000.00 | |
Blackburn CenterContinued support for an initiative to change community attitudes about domestic and sexual violence by addressing its root causes | $30,000.00 | |
Sojourner HouseGeneral operating support for services to women in recovery and their children and matching funds for a fundraising campaign | $25,000.00 | |
University of Pittsburgh Office of ResearchContinued support for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence | $100,000.00 | |
Pittsburgh Action Against RapeSupport for the Sex Offender Management and Containment cross-disciplinary effort to prevent sex offenders from re-offending | $18,000.00 |
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. .