2020 Area of Emphasis
Organization | Project Name/Purpose |
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Allegheny Valley Association of Churches | Grant to support the Family Promise Network, which provides meals, shelter and case management hospitality to families with children experiencing homelessness to create stability that leads to self-sufficiency. |
Angels’ Place | Grant to assist the Family Support Single Parent program, which implements a two-generation approach to stemming poverty and improving options for housing stabilization by providing early childhood education and family support. |
Bethlehem Haven | Grant supporting the Safe at Home Program, which aids families experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. |
Bridge to the Mountains | Grant to support emergency shelter for families with children experiencing homelessness. |
Day One Project | Grant to support housing for single parents with children 2 years and younger. During their stay in supportive housing, participants learn about emotional/physical health, child development, financial independence and housing stability. |
Duquesne University | Grant to support the School of Nursing’s McGinley-Rice National Symposium “Exploring Social Justice for Vulnerable Populations: The Face of the Person Who is Hungry.” |
East End Cooperative Ministry | Grant to support a summer camp for children ages 5 to 16 from low-income families. Activities will be held virtually or in person as safety allows. |
Familylinks | Grant to support a collaborative program with the Allegheny County Housing Authority assists low-income families to help them achieve stability by addressing mental health, substance abuse and/or psychoeducational needs for the entire family. |
Grantmakers in Health | Grant as a local funding partner supporting a national organization of philanthropists. |
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | Grant to support |
HEARTH | Grant to support the HOMES program, which serves women with children experiencing homelessness as victims of domestic violence or other traumas, mitigating circumstances brought about by multi-generational violence and poverty. |
Homeless Children’s Education Fund | Grant to support the afterschool program offered in shelters to advance education by guiding and mentoring children to become empowered, productive citizens. |
Jeremiah’s Place | Grant to support outreach programs to increase participation by parents with children living in shelters that provide reliable child care in times of crisis and prevent neglect and abuse during stressful times. |
Light of Life Mission | Grant to support the Women with Children Street Outreach and Family Shelter Care programs. |
The Pittsburgh Foundation | Grant to support the Jail Collaborative, which works to reduce recidivism in the Allegheny County Jail. |
The Pittsburgh Foundation Human Services Integration Fund | Grant to support young women between the ages of 13 – 23 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. |
Sojourner House MOMS | Grant for a Supportive Housing Program to keep families together, safely housed, sober and healthy. |
South Hills Interfaith Movement | Grant to provide support service coordination and direct assistance programs that prevent families from facing financial or housing crises. |
The Salvation Army | Grant to support Pathway to Hope, a program that provides wraparound services to previously homeless families with children by empowering them to better prepare for success in life and break the cycle of poverty. |
Women’s Center & Shelter | Grant to support its children’s program for those living in shelter or who are child victims fleeing domestic violence. |