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Financial advisors gain valuable insight through immersive program

A nonprofit leader reveals the reward from her half-century of work: opening doors for others.

Westmoreland community foundation is a first responder to firefighter the recruitment crisis, with a $10,000 planning grant that leads to $4.3 million in federal funding.

A grant of $15,000 will support the family support reunification program, which includes counseling, case management and supportive services for families.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 in 2017 to Advance African Development, Inc. (AAD). Since 2012, AAD has been working to address health disparities, human rights and other social justice issues through intervention programs. This funding will support the organization’s 2018 youth health literacy programming. The goal is to help reduce health disparities in the African American community. AAD has an annual operating budget of $14,339.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $20,000 to SisTers PGH in 2021. This organization serves transgender and gender non-conforming youth in Pittsburgh with a focus on transgender women of color. Trans youth are four times more likely to live in poverty as cisgender youth. Led by a transgender woman of color, SisTers PGH aims to amplify the voices of transgender people in community conversation about housing.

A grant of $15,000 will allow SisterFriend to expand access to feminine hygiene products.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 in 2017 to Shadow Student Athlete Development Services, Inc. Created in 2010 and incorporated in 2012, this organization provides coaches and mentors to youth and families living in the South Side, Allentown and Hilltop communities of Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $20,000 to Serenity Living Transitional Home in 2021. Born out of a youth mentoring program hosted by a husband and wife in their backyard, this organization provides social supports and shelter to young women between the ages of 18 and 23 who are at risk of homelessness.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded Small and Mighty grants of $15,000 to Rainbow Kitchen Community Services in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Founded in 1984, Rainbow Kitchen Community Services provides a vital safety net for low-income individuals and those experiencing homelessness in Homestead and surrounding communities.