Organization |
Project Name/Purpose |
Allegheny Intermediate Unit |
Grant to support a pilot program for parents experiencing homelessness and living in shelters. The goals are to enhance parent participation in their children’s education through improved communication with the school and to participation in learning activities. |
Art Expression |
Grant to support a pilot project to provide improved arts-based enrichment program for both parents and children experiencing homelessness who are receiving shelter care. Four shelters would be included in in the pilot and both parents and children would participate in three art expression sessions. |
Allegheny Valley Association of Churches |
Grant to provide meals, shelter and hospitality to families with children experiencing homelessness. |
Auberle |
Grant to support the Family Emergency Shelter which provides comprehensive services to families with children 18 and under experiencing homelessness (up to 20 people). |
Beverly’s Birthdays |
Grant to take the party to the children living in shelters, at schools in low income areas and provides pre-assembled birthdays in-a-bag for distribution to partner agencies. |
The Day One Project |
Grant to support housing for single parents with children two and under. During their stay in supportive housing, participants learn about emotional and physical health; child development; financial independence; and achieving housing stability. |
Familylinks |
Grant to support the Homeless Alleviation Fund for Critical Needs. The goal of this prevention program is to help stabilize families by providing small grants that will alleviate homelessness or imminent homelessness. |
Familylinks and the Department of Human Services in Allegheny County |
Grant to support a training initiative for shelter care workers listed in the Allegheny Link directory. |
HEARTH |
Grant to support the HOMES program, which services women with children who are experiencing homelessness as victims of domestic violence or other traumas. The program seeks to address and mitigate the circumstances brought about by multi-generations violence and poverty. |
Jeremiah’s Place |
Grant to market the Strong Families Program by expanding outreach to families and social service agencies to increase utilization of Jeremiah’s Place and to support families in the positive care of their children to reduce parental neglect and abuse. |
Salvation Army |
Grant to support the Family Caring Center which provides support to avoid financial crises. To help families exit temporary shelters for more permanent housing, the Caring center funds, transportation, securing documents required for employment, and job training for employment. |
South Hills Interfaith Movement |
Grant to provide support to families with children experiencing homelessness. |
Three Rivers Youth |
Grant to support Homeless Aftercare Services for families placed in permanent housing after experiencing homelessness. The program provides case management and monetary assistance until family members obtain employment and/or the proper assistance through community and governmental supports. |
Three Rivers Youth |
Grant to measure the effectiveness of its Homeless Aftercare Services for those closing out the family preservation services after experiencing homelessness. The grant will enable TRY and its partner to collect, analyze and evaluate date to determine the overall effectiveness of the one-year Aftercare Services (as opposed to the traditional 30 to 90 day close out period). |
Tickets for Kids |
Grant that will enable the organization to distribute donated tickets to arts, cultural and entertainment events to disadvantaged children. Tickets focuses its distribution on children living in shelters. |
Trade Institute of Pittsburgh |
Grant to support the renovation of an eight-bedroom property that will serve as short-term workforce housing for formerly incarcerated TIP students who are experiencing homelessness or are at-risk of homelessness. |
Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh |
Grant to support parents in Duquesne who are experiencing homelessness or are in Transitional Housing by providing parental education programming, funding for nutritious food with transportation to the food bank, and funding for birth certificate requests and on-site job assistance. |
Ward Home |
Grant to support the Pave the Way for Successful Transition of Foster Youth Aging Out Program. Between 11 and 36 percent of youth leaving foster care will become homeless after discharge from the system. The goal of this program is to provide Emergency Funds for foster care kids who have aged out and are at risk of becoming homeless. Pool of funds would be available to youth – not just those graduates of Ward Home. |
Women’s Center and Shelter |
Grant to support the Children’s Program that provides healing advocacy and counseling to child victims of intimate partner violence – most of whom are experiencing homelessness. The 300 + children (shelter and non-shelter) served will receive healing services and expressive activities to work though their trauma. |