2007 Area of Emphasis
Helping the Community Address the Losses Experienced by Children Whose Parents are Incarcerated
Organization | Project Name/Purpose | Award | Duration |
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Carnegie Mellon University | Joined with other grantmakers and the University to fund an educational exchange among local and national crime and justice experts at the Crime Mapping Conference held in Pittsburgh. | $250 | One Month |
Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh | To enable a staff person of the Allegheny County Jail Collaborative Community Reintegration Committee to attend a conference in Philadelphia with sessions devoted to families of the incarcerated which should provide valuable information on strategies and resources to further the Committee’s work. | $365 | One Month |
Great Lakes Behavioral Research Institute | Family Relationships Project at Allegheny County Jail – To expedite planning, piloting, and dissemination of an innovative family relationship strengthening program for parents at the Allegheny County Jail. | $183,500 | One Year |
Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation | To underwrite partial cost of the Spring Community Reintegration Forum devoted to increasing the knowledge of providers, re-entering individuals and their families in navigating the Family Court system. | $300 | One Month |
Point Park University School of Arts and Sciences | Pittsburgh Child Guidance Foundation Graduate Internship in Criminal Justice – To continue an internship program at Point Park University Graduate Program in Criminal Justice devoted to issues of children and families of arrested and incarcerated parents. | $12,000 | One Year |