The mission of New Voices for Reproductive Justice is to build a social change movement dedicated to the health and well-being of Black women and girls through leadership development, Human Rights and Reproductive Justice. Their vision is to achieve the complete health and well-being of Black women and girls, their families and communities.
$10,000 to Resources for Human Development to support Put People First! PA’s Nonviolent Medicaid Army program in Southwestern Pennsylvania, a base-building and leadership development initiative to help grow PPF’s existing local Healthcare Rights Committees and establish new ones, and to develop the leadership of volunteer members.
Put People First! PA gives voice to everyday people who are struggling to meet basic needs — things like education, housing, health care, jobs at living wages, food, and a healthy environment.
$15,000 to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation to support a one-year pilot of Trans Buddy PGH – Peer Healthcare Support, a transgender-focused, community-advised peer navigation and patient advocacy program to improve access to healthcare and achieve better health outcomes for transgender patients.
Arts Excursions Unlimited was the result of a year long residency at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Hazelwood under the Office of Public Art’s Artist in the Public Realm Residency program. Artist Edith Abeyta worked with Hazelwood residents to develop a creative project based on a year’s worth of one on one conversations, group discussions, art activities, and numerous meetings. AEU has grown to include the Satellite Studio, a maker space in Hazelwood that provides residents open studio time and coordinated projects, and the United Hazelwood Design Team, who plan and connect with neighborhood beautification opportunities.
Take Action Mon Valley (TAMV) is a community grassroots organization designed to combat ALL forms of community violence through activism and organizing. TAMV was founded in 2014 by Fawn Walker-Montgomery and Mae Hudson. It was inspired by the “We Need Justice Too” initiative in Pittsburgh. This highlighted and brought attention to the fact that local murders of black people had gone unsolved at a disproportionate rate.
Landforce helps restore and maintain land and green assets by providing professionally skilled crews who can assist in environmental management. Crews are made up of people who have faced a variety of barriers entering the workforce — whether due to former incarceration, poverty, a lack of education, as a returning veteran, or as a new refugee.
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Charter School ($10,000) to support the State of Black Learning Conference, gathering thought leaders, learning stakeholders, and educators to critically discuss how systemic inequities in race, gender, and socioeconomic status continue to impact learning for Black children.
$10,000 to support the Welcome Home Veteran Support Program to help prevent homelessness and provide a “hand-up” to veterans experiencing hardship.
The mission of Operation Troop Appreciation is to build and sustain the morale and well being of the military community, past and present, with the assurance that the American public supports and appreciates their selfless service and daily sacrifices.
To improve health and wellbeing, Allies for Health + Wellbeing provides integrated medical care, supportive human services, and community-based education for individuals living with, or at risk of HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections.
City of Bridges Community Land Trust develops and stewards permanently affordable homeownership in the Pittsburgh region. Their mission is to build community ownership that preserves permanent affordability, empowers individuals, and ensures responsible growth and stewardship. Community Land Trusts (CLTs) create affordable housing while still allowing low and moderate income residents to build equity as homeowners. Moreover, because CLTs retain ownership of the underlying land, CLT housing remains permanently affordable, even as the original beneficiaries of an affordable home price sell and move on.