Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
STANDING FIRM at NCJW, Pittsburgh SectionOperating support for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence | $50,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaTo support Southwest PA Says No More and Coaching Boys Into Men, regional efforts to prevent domestic and sexual violence | $175,000.00 | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient | $30,000.00 | |
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghSupport for Shelter from the Storm Capital Campaign to renovate and increase the capacity of the emergency domestic violence shelter | $105,000.00 over 36 months | |
Allegheny County Bar FoundationSupport for an initiative to provide free legal representation to low-income women seeking to be divorced from abusive spouses | $20,000.00 | |
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 | |
Sojourner HouseGeneral operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction and a challenge appeal to engage new donors | $35,000.00 | |
Bethlehem HavenGeneral operating support for services to homeless women | $50,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)General operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction | $50,000.00 | |
STANDING FIRM at NCJW, Pittsburgh SectionOperating support for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence | $75,000.00 | |
City Mission – Living Stones, Inc.Support for the emergency shelter for homeless women | $35,000.00 | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient | $35,000.00 | |
STANDING FIRM at NCJW, Pittsburgh SectionSupport for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence | $25,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaTo support partnership in Southwest PA Says No More, a regional effort to prevent domestic and sexual violence | $150,000.00 | |
Blackburn CenterContinued support for an initiative to prevent domestic and sexual violence by addressing root causes | $180,000.00 over 36 months | |
Jewish Community Center of Greater PittsburghSupport for Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) in-depth cohort training to develop local leadership among men in ending gender violence | $34,425.00 | |
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 | |
HEARTHSupport for transitional housing services for homeless women and children | $20,000.00 | |
Allegheny County Department of Human ServicesSupport for Improving Batterer Intervention Program services in Allegheny County | $75,000.00 | |
Blackburn CenterContinued support for an initiative to prevent domestic and sexual violence by addressing root causes | $55,750.00 | |
Futures Without ViolenceTo provide training and technical assistance to improve batterer intervention services in southwestern Pennsylvania | $68,961.00 | |
The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s HealthSupport for a capital campaign to increase the capacity to serve women with disabilities and other barriers to care | $50,000.00 over 24 months | |
Sisters Place, Inc.General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient | $35,000.00 | |
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghSupport to strengthen the justice system responses to domestic violence | $24,000.00 |
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. .