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Small and Mighty: Pittsburgh Dream Center
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded Small and Mighty grants of $12,500 in 2018 and $20,000 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to Pittsburgh Dream Center.
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Small and Mighty: His Place Contact Center
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 to His Place Contact Center in 2021. His Place Contact Center has served the Northside community for 45 years by providing basic needs programming for residents based on Christian principles. In 2003, the organization began an after-school program for elementary and middle school students to increase literacy and mathematics skills.
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Small and Mighty: Hilltop Urban Farm
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded two Small and Mighty grants totalling $30,000 to Hilltop Urban Farm in 2018 and 2019 and $20,000 in 2021. Hilltop Urban Farm serves residents of the 11 south Pittsburgh neighborhoods. The goal of the farm is to promote food education and provide services to neighborhoods classified as food deserts, such as St. Clair where the farm is located.
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Small and Mighty: Global Minds Initiative
The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded three Small and Mighty grants totalling $49,810 to Global Minds Initiative since 2017. Global Minds Initiative is a nonprofit committed to connecting English to Speakers of Other Language (ESOL) students and Native English Speaking (NES) students through after school tutoring and programming.
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Small and Mighty: Foster Love Project
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded Small and Mighty grants, one in 2018 and one in 2019, totalling $32,000 to Foster Love Project. The Foster Love Project, started by foster parents Andrew and Kelly Hughes, began as an organization to provide clothing and necessities for foster children who often arrive at a new foster home with few personal belongings.
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Small and Mighty: Diakonia Ministries
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded Small and Mighty grants, one in 2019 and one in 2018, totalling $30,000 to Diakonia Ministries. Diakonia Ministries aims to contribute to community development in Homewood-Brushton by providing food services, youth ministry, counseling and education.
News Release
Pittsburgh Foundation approves $2.9 million in grants in the first quarter
PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2019 – The Program & Policy Committee of The Pittsburgh Foundation Board of Directors approved $2.9 million for 51 grants in the first-quarter grant-making cycle.
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Small and Mighty: Day One Project
In 2018, The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 to Day One Project. The Day One Project’s mission is to eliminate the burden of poverty for single-parent families. Through its housing, education and career support programs, Day One provides opportunities for the social and economic advancement of its participants. The grant will help Day One focus on operational priorities, including refining educational curriculum, exploring the possibility of a rent stipend program and creating and implementing a policy and procedure manual.
In The News
Mayor working on nonprofit fund, but deal still out of reach for now
The Pittsburgh Foundation believes the plan is a “very important initiative in terms of where resources will be going and for what over the next decade,” according to spokesman Doug Root. Foundation president Maxwell King has been meeting with the mayor’s administration on OnePGH, but Mr. Root directed detailed questions back to the mayor’s office until the plan’s public launch.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In The News
“Lives are on the line.” All-In anniversary event examines racial equity in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s community and political leaders were gathered in East Liberty to celebrate the second anniversary of the All-In Pittsburgh Equitable Development Collaborative, a coalition of community organizations dedicated to racial and economic justice. As dozens of activists and members of the media crowded into the lobby of the historic theater, they heard from speakers including the artist Jasiri X of 1Hood Media, Neighborhood Allies President Presley Gillespie, Pittsburgh Foundation President and CEO Maxwell King, Pittsburgh City Council member Ricky Burgess and Mayor Bill Peduto.
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