Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
ACTION-Housing, Inc.Support for the first year of a three year pilot of the Housing Connector to assist people with disabilities to find independent, accessible housing | $45,000.00 | |
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Allegheny CountyTo provide advocacy for children with disabilities and teenage girls who have been abused or neglected | $45,000.00 over 36 months | |
Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL)Support for a capital campaign to renovate a new facility and expand services to individuals with disabilities in Washington County | $25,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaContinued support for the #IWantToWork campaign, advocating for policy change to increase employment of young adults with disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
Three Rivers Community FoundationSupport to establish the Linda Dickerson Fund for Disability Rights | $10,000.00 | |
University of PittsburghSupport for the College to Career program to promote employment of students and graduates with disabilities | $35,000.00 | |
Best Buddies PennsylvaniaTo open four Best Buddies chapters to promote friendships between students with and without disabilities | $15,000.00 | |
Consumer Health CoalitionSupport for Health Committee for People with Disabilities and its consumer-led agenda to identify and eliminate barriers to quality, affordable health care | $40,000.00 | |
Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilContinued support to promote accessibility and inclusion in arts and cultural organizations | $60,000.00 over 24 months | |
Special Olympics PennsylvaniaSupport for the Interscholastic Unified Sports Program to provide inclusive sports activities for high school students with and without intellectual disabilities in Beaver and Westmoreland Counties | $10,000.00 | |
ACTION-Housing, Inc.Support for a planning project for an initiative to expand accessible housing for individuals with disabilities | $35,000.00 | |
Carnegie Museums of PittsburghSupport for a comprehensive effort to make the Andy Warhol Museum welcoming and accessible to visitors with disabilities Maggie Kimmel Memorial Grant | $30,000.00 | |
The Emmaus Community of PittsburghSupport for a strategic plan and to provide community homes and respite care for adults with intellectual 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 | |
Goodwill of Southwestern PennsylvaniaSupport to work with federal contractors to develop a process for attracting, hiring, and retaining employees with disabilities | $30,000.00 over 24 months | |
Autism Housing Development Corp of PittsburghSupport for a new affordable housing development in Heidelberg for individuals on the autism spectrum | $20,000.00 | |
Consumer Health CoalitionSupport for Health Committee for People with Disabilities and its consumer-led agenda to identify and eliminate barriers to quality, affordable health care | $30,000.00 | |
Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilContinued support to promote accessibility and inclusion in arts and cultural organizations | $25,000.00 | |
Jewish Residential ServicesGeneral operating support for housing and services to support community inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities | $20,000.00 | |
Pathways Foundation of SWPASupport for the Work of Heart program, a community based job skills training program for individuals with disabilities | $15,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaSupport for the #IWantToWork campaign, advocating for policy change to increase employment of young adults with disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
DePaul School for Hearing and SpeechSupport for early childhood programming to prepare preschool children with hearing loss for mainstream education | $15,000.00 | |
East Suburban Citizen AdvocacyOperating support to promote advocacy and inclusion for people with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
Education Law CenterContinued support for advocacy to ensure that children with disabilities have access to appropriate educational opportunities | $120,000.00 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. .