2001 Grants Awarded
Women's Health | People with Disabilities | OtherWomen's Health
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Blackburn Center Against Domestic and Sexual Violence For renovation of counseling and administrative office space to become more efficient, accessible, and welcoming to clients and their families |
$50,000 |
| Burger King Cancer Caring Center For a breast cancer support group focused on African-American women and led by trained professionals |
$4,500 |
| The Corporate Collection Salary support for a part-time health and wellness specialist in the Women's Life Skills Center, a training program for women in transition to the workplace |
$5,500 |
| Domestic Abuse Counseling Center To expand and enhance domestic violence services to batterers in the Pittsburgh region |
$20,000 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network For a 15-passenger van for the Homeless Families Program |
$27,825 |
| Lydia's Place, Inc. For support of the Family Reunification Enhancement Effort (F.R.E.E), providing intervention services to female offenders, their children and the children's caregivers during and after incarceration |
$25,000 |
| Magee-Womens Health Foundation Table Sponsor for the 2000 Celebration of Women |
$2,000 |
| Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System For the start-up of the Comprehensive Healthcare Center for Women with Physical Disabilities |
$192,340 over three years |
| National Council of Jewish Women For outreach to women with disabilities through the 2001 Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure |
$5,000 |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition For educational outreach and support |
$2,000 |
| North Side Christian Health Center For a Colposcopy Biopsy System to expand services to uninsured and underinsured women |
$12,262 |
| Parental Stress Center For operating support of this child abuse prevention agency |
$5,000 |
| Pittsburgh Action Against Rape 2001 Jefferson Award |
$1,000 |
| The Program for Female Offenders Transitional support for the salary of a therapist in the Prostitution, Education, Employment and Rehabilitation Project |
$38,765 |
| Sto-Rox Family Health Center For partial salary of a registered nurse/case manager in the perinatal program |
$29,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute For support to continue FDA approved Phase II clinical trials of a breast cancer vaccine |
$35,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh/Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation To develop a website and resource guide for healthcare services for women with disabilities in Allegheny County, in partnership with UCLID (University, Community, Leaders and Individuals with Disabilities) |
$100,000 over two years |
| Victim Outreach Intervention Center For salary and benefits of a mental health advocate to help victims of abuse and assault navigate the mental health system |
$26,242 |
| Women & Philanthropy 2001 Membership Dues |
$150 |
| Women & Philanthropy Toward a study to identify the needs of women and girls in the Pittsburgh region |
$3,000 |
| YWCA of McKeesport To equip a computer lab for homeless women in the transitional and bridge housing programs |
$8,240 |
People with Disabilities
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Carlow College For expansion of the Pre-Service Training Collaborative with the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh, a program combining the introduction of special education teaching methods with real world experience |
$55,782 |
| The Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh Support of the respite care program providing short-term care for people with mental retardation |
$30,000 |
| Every Child, Inc. Matching funds for their Children's Trust Fund grant, to prevent abuse, neglect and out-of-home placements of infants in rural areas born prematurely and medically fragile |
$20,000 |
| First Night Pittsburgh, Inc. To underwrite the First Night 2001 performance of David Parker, who teaches his audience some basics of sign language through song and dance |
$2,500 |
| Hope Network Support for a certified recreational therapist for the Healthsports Program, providing sports, fitness and recreational activities so people with disabilities can lead more active lives |
$40,000 |
| Human Services Center Corporation For marketing costs of a vision screening program in ten communities of the Mon Valley |
$5,000 |
| Life'sWork of Western PA To provide paid internships for students with severe disabilities who are in transition from school to work |
$60,000 over two years |
| Lupus Foundation of America For production and distribution of educational information for the Lupus Awareness Campaign in southwestern Pennsylvania |
$8,000 |
| Mainstay Life Services To analyze and track long-range capital needs and retain a consultant to develop a fundraising plan |
$38,000 |
| McGuire Memorial Foundation For replacement of 24 beds in the residential program |
$37,605 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society For a home-based preventative gynecological health screening program for women with multiple sclerosis |
$50,000 |
| North Hills Community Outreach, Inc. To provide training and support for people with physical and cognitive disabilities who volunteer at this agency that serves individuals in poverty and crisis |
$20,000 |
| Passavant Memorial Homes To purchase equipment for a new training facility for adults with mental retardation |
$50,000 |
| Pittsburgh CLO Support for the New Horizons Program, offering musical theater training for people with physical and developmental disabilities |
$15,000 |
| RAND To analyze financing issues surrounding the provision of health care for women with disabilities and disseminate the results to policy makers, payers, providers and disability advocates |
$89,942 |
| Southwinds To purchase six laptop computers to increase the efficiency of residential supervisors at this agency that serves individuals with mental retardation |
$9,269 |
| Special Olympics Pennsylvania To enable 17 athletes from southwestern Pennsylvania to compete in the 2001 Summer Games at Pennsylvania State University |
$2,500 |
| TECH-LINK Program of Pittsburgh For a program in which students with and without disabilities work together on a robotics team |
$5,000 |
| Three Rivers Center for Independent Living Capital campaign support to acquire and renovate a new headquarters to serve more people with disabilities who wish to live independently |
$25,000 |
| Three Rivers Rowing Association For adaptive equipment enabling people with disabilities to participate in rowing programs |
$4,000 |
| United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation For a video to educate the medical community and general public about mitochondrial disease |
$15,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh/Center for Injury Research and Control For evaluation and support of Think First for Kids, a comprehensive brain and spinal cord injury prevention program |
$68,497 |
| University of Pittsburgh/School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences To endow a chair within the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology in partnership with the Paralyzed Veterans of America, naming Rory Cooper, Ph.D. as the inaugural recipient of the FISA/PVA Chair in Rehabilitation Engineering |
$250,000 over three years |
| Variety the Children's Charity For the Kids on the Go! Program, providing mobility equipment to children with disabilities |
$15,000 |
| YMCA Camps Kon-O-Kwee & Spencer Support for construction of a nature trail that is accessible to people with all types of disabilities |
$35,000 |
Other
| Grant Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grantmakers in Health For general support of this national organization serving the professional needs of foundations involved in health and human services philanthropy |
$2,000 |
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania 2001 Membership Dues |
$1,411 |
| Health Policy Institute Operating support to enhance health in the Pittsburgh region by improving the policies and other decisions that influence it |
$10,000 |
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Sep 07, 2010
Program on Standing Firm: The Business Case to End Partner Violence
11:30 AM
Pittsburgh Foundation Office, Five PPG Place, Suite 250
Sep 16, 2010
Ability Pittsburgh 2010
Senator John Heinz History Center
One-day conference to assist young adults with disabilities (age 16-21) in planning for the transition to adulthood.
Sep 20, 2010
ATHENA Award Luncheon
Westin Convention Center Hotel
20th Anniversary ATHENA Award Program Luncheon presented by the Allegheny Conference
Sep 22, 2010
POWER of 32 Community Conversation: Engaging the Disability Community in Regional Visioning
1:30 PM
UCP/CLASS Community Centre, 4638 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland)
Sep 24, 2010
YWCA Luncheon with Gloria Steinem
11:00 AM
Sep 30, 2010
Three Rivers Center for Independent Living 30th Anniversary and Disability Pride Dinner
5:30 PM
The Omni William Penn Hotel Grand Ballroom
Oct 06, 2010
ACHIEVA forum on Access to Healthcare for Women with Disabilities
9:00 AM
Oct 08, 2010
Girls Coalition Gender Equity Work Group (OPEM MEETING)
11:30 AM
The Children's Institute, 1405 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15217
If you work with girls and are interested in promoting gender equity, please bring your ideas and a brown bag lunch!
Oct 12, 2010
NCJW Opening Meeting: Improving Economic Self-Sufficiency of Women
5:00 PM
Chatham University
Keynote will be Lisa Maatz, Director of Public Policy and Government Relations for the American Association of University Women.
Oct 14, 2010
Consumer Health Coalition’s AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONFERENCE
Governor's Conference for Women
7:30 AM
David Lawrence Convention Center
Oct 20, 2010
UCP Community Heroes Awards Dinner
5:00 PM
Nov 06, 2010
Women and Girls Foundation, Women in Media event
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