2005 - 2006 Grants
| New Grants | |
| Allentown Senior Citizens Center | $15,000 |
| Renovate bathrooms located in the community room at Hilltop UM Church site to make them both functional and accessible. | |
| Brashear Association | $30,000 for 1st year |
| Further extend agency family assistance services to the hilltop communities of Allentown, Beltzhoover, Knoxville, and Mt. Oliver. | |
| Consumer Health Coalition | $15,000 |
| Improve health and wellness in South Pittsburgh by building the capacity of health and human service organizations; educating community partners about health care access and enrolling at-risk children and families. | |
| Foundation Center | $1,000 |
| Enhance knowledge about the field by broadening and refining information resources. | |
| Furnish A Start | $30,000 for 1st year |
| Expand to serve more families through implementation of first phase of a plan to build capacity with an executive director, new revenue sources, space planning and board development. | |
| Grantmakers In Health | $2,000 |
| Continue to serve as a funding partner in supporting and receiving benefits from this national resource for health philanthropy. | |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | $46,000 |
| Increase the capacity of local food pantries and on-site feeding programs to meet the needs of local individuals and families through lines of credit at the food bank, additional fresh produce and increased freezer capacity. | |
| Hilltop Health Ministries | $72,000 for 1st year |
| Promote the health of seniors, young mothers and build the community through an expansion of health ministry programs, outreach and additional congregations. | |
| Hilltop Health Ministries | $10,000 |
| Develop pilot program of wholistic health ministry teams in five local congregations to particularly address ethnic health disparities and expand the scope and impact of the consortium. | |
| Just Harvest | $25,000 |
| Increase the ability of 400 low- income workers families in South Pittsburgh to benefit from tax credit through community outreach, free tax preparation, filing and policy work. | |
| Mercy Children’s Medical Center | $38,000 |
| Provide a safe and structured summer program for 100 youth, aged 9-18, who reside within the South Side communities. | |
| Mt. Washington Community Development Corp. | $10,000 |
| Pilot a neighborhood-wide Block Watch program, and build community and develop action solutions to increase the safety and health of Mt. Washington and Duquesne Heights. | |
| Oakland Service Ministries/My Brother’s Keeper | $25,000 |
| Strengthen the organization’s capacity to govern, fulfill mission and reach its goals as well as anticipate future growth and sustainability. | |
| Onala Club | $40,000 for 1st year |
| Increase the consistency and sustainability of a social club for people in recovery through staff and operational support and capacity planning. | |
| One Vision One Life/Wesley Center | $80,000 |
| Intervene in the cycle of street violence using male and female community coordinators and a systemic approach to working with at-risk youth in schools and community. | |
| Pittsburgh Foundation | $5,000 |
| Provide flexible support for short and longer-term needs of families and individuals who relocate temporarily or permanently to Pittsburgh as a result of Hurricane Katrina, including case management and unanticipated special needs. | |
| Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute | $17,000 for 1st year |
| Increase access to professional interfaith counseling at Hilltop sites through enhanced outreach and resources. | |
| Radio Information Services | $16,000 |
| Increase access of local seniors and adults with reading limitations to radio reading services and pilot listener outreach program. | |
| Saltswork Theatre | $10,000 |
| Change student attitudes with school-based performances of interactive prevention play addressing social issues and risky behaviors including bullying and substance abuse. | |
| Sto-Rox Health Center | $50,000 |
| Enhance the ability of the Center to continue quality care to an expanding number of residents and emerging needs with support for an additional family physician, expanded dental care, translation and related patient supports. | |
| Sto-Rox Health Center | $25,000 |
| Provide funds for professional support (project management and capital campaign consultants) to help facilitate the timely creation of a permanent facility to house the Hilltop Community Healthcare Center and other community resources, which may include renovation of a site or a new building. | |
| Women’s Center and Shelter | $34,000 |
| Reduce risk factors for domestic violence through implementation of intervention groups for high school students and a medical advocacy program at UPMC South Side. | |
| Youthplaces | $50,000 |
| Reduce community violence through continued services to high-risk young adult males from Beltzhoover and St. Clair through conflict resolution, case management and group mentoring activities. | |
| Youthplaces | $47,000 |
| Provide a safe and structured summer program for 60 youth aged 9 to 17 who reside within the South Side communities of Pittsburgh. | |
| Youthworks | $40,000 |
| Broker and provider services for youth employment through local partnerships. | |
Brashear Center