1999 General Grants
Organization | Project Name/Purpose | Award | Duration |
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All of Us Care | All of Us Care Pre-School Initiative — Joint educational, cultural and recreational experiences for senior citizens and young children. Introduce, promote and seek to include the “12 Caring Habits” to the preschool population and to group day care centers. | $6,530 | One Year |
Center for Family Excellence |
The Village at McKelvy, Neighborhood Component — Foster community support for project to promote high levels of academic readiness and achievement in African American youngsters attending McKelvy Elementary School. |
$14,000 | Two Years |
Covenant Church of Pittsburgh |
Brothers Keepers — Activities and incentives in mentoring program for young men ages 8-18 whose fathers are absent for any reason. | $6,000 | One Year |
Growing with Trust, Inc. | Growing With Trust Incentive Program — Incentives for 8-14 year old males in the program to increase academic and social performance and interactive skills while learning the necessary skills to be successful and productive. | $20,000 | One Year |
Jewish Family and Children’s Service |
Family Hope Connection — Three developmentally appropriate adoption books (for ages 2-4, 4-6, and 6-8) with guidelines for parents in using the books with their children. Distributed to 70 libraries in Allegheny County. JACK’s GRANT |
$5,852 | One Year |
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund |
Assistance for the non-medical uninsured needs of Allegheny County families caring for terminally, critically and chronically ill children. |
$2,500 | One Year |
MART (Multicultural Arts and Recreational Times) Fiscal Agent: Allegheny Intermediate Unit |
MART Workshop for V.I.P. Kids Project — Combines ceramic arts, stress reduction, relaxation, coping, and problem solving experiences in ways that build competency in children. For children ages 5-12 at Family Centers in McKeesport and Clairton. | $10,000 | One Year |
North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center | Building Assets Initiative — To educate community leaders about the Search Institute’s Healthy Communities * Healthy Youth and begin the formation of local community-based positive youth development collaborations and coalitions to help build assets in children and youth. Involves thirteen municipalities and school districts in the North Hills. | $1,000 | One Year |
Parent Council of the Wilkinsburg Family Support Center Fiscal Agent: Primary Care Health Services, Inc. |
Year-round Empowerment Program — Equipment and infrastructure to support cultural awareness, mentoring and training for youngsters 7-12 years old in Wilkinsburg. | $10,000 | One Year |
Pittsburgh Chess Club |
To help with the costs of a celebration of the success of project. | $500 | Three Months |