- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
The Abolitionist Law Center is a public interest law firm inspired by the struggle of political and politicized prisoners, and organized for the purpose of abolishing class and race based mass incarceration in the United States. A key program among many is their Court Watch program which organizes observations of criminal court proceedings in Allegheny County, collects data on court operations and case outcomes, publishes reports and strategic communications, and advocates for judicial policies and practices that further decarceration and racial justice.
- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
The Community Justice Project provides broad impact legal support for eligible low income people who live in Pennsylvania. Through this advocacy, CJP seeks to protect the basic needs of low income individuals and families, and to assist them in their efforts to become self-sufficient or to otherwise improve their lives and the communities in which they live.
- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
The mission of Chatham Baroque is to connect diverse audiences to the passion and depth of the music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, and Early Classical periods through vivid and compelling performances and educational experiences.
- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) believes in the transformational power of work, and our mission is to provide immediate, effective, and comprehensive employment services to individuals with criminal convictions who have recently returned home from incarceration. Our vision is that anyone with a criminal record who wants to work has the preparation and support needed to find a job and stay connected to the labor force.
- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
$10,700 to New Sun Rising to support CDCP Project Space first year of programming at CDCP’s new project space with two new exhibitions of artists who work with textiles and found objects.
Casey Droege Cultural Productions (CDCP) is an artist-run/woman-owned business created in 2017. Droege built the business to house the ongoing programs of SIX x ATE, CSA PGH, and PGH Photo Fair. CDCP is an experiment in sustaining a for-profit, socially minded arts business while building arts economy in a city with a small arts ecosystem. CDCP has grown to offer its concept store Small Mall, a Project Space in Wilkinsburg, and an arts consulting arm.
- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
SEE CLEAR develops entrepreneurial initiatives through creative arts, technology, and leadership programs. Their mission is to empower socially disadvantaged individuals to realize their true potential and to develop economic growth and change in the community. SEE CLEAR develops and implements initiatives that promote personal and professional growth through entrepreneurial and creative projects stimulating community and economic development.
- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
Bunker Projects is an artist residency program and experimental gallery in Pittsburgh, PA that serves as a platform for emerging artists to develop their practice and create new works for exhibition, by providing an immersive live-work-exhibition space alongside intimate cultural programming, Bunker Projects fosters a spirit of innovative support, connecting artists at all stages of their careers with Pittsburgh’s active, growing, and hungry arts community.
- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
Alliance for Global Justice is fiscal sponsor for the Bukit Bail Fund of Pittsburgh, a coalition of individuals striving to provide support for those incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail, located in Pittsburgh, PA. The organization calls for an end to cash bail and pretrial detention in Pittsburgh and everywhere. They strongly believe that no one should be in a cage.
- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
The Pittsburgh Prison Book Project, fiscally sponsored by Thomas Merton Center, sends reading and educational materials to prisoners across Pennsylvania. Their mission is to improve the quality of life for people incarcerated in Pennsylvania by providing free access to educational materials, books and resources. With diminished budgets for under-stocked prison libraries, organizations like PPBP are often the only means prisoners have of obtaining literary or reading material. They believe that educating individuals during incarceration is an integral part of rehabilitation.
- By opportunity-fund
- December 5, 2020
Brown Mamas, fiscally sponsored by New Sun Rising, is a community and social enterprise focused on social capital expansion and amplification of the voices and lived experiences of Black mothers. They focus on expanding the support for Black moms in the region and have become an online and offline hub where Black mothers come to do everything from find community resources to get advice from other moms, share their experiences and achieve personal goals. Brown Mamas’ current programming includes the Brown Mama Monologues program and production, our Brown Mama Mindset Support Circles, Brown Mama Meetups and the GrowMama Mentoring Program.
