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2005
Area of Emphasis Grants
Helping the Community Address the Losses Experienced
by Children Whose Parents are Incarcerated


Organization
Project Name / Purpose  Award  Duration
Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Support for Jail Collaborative To fund portion of the costs for the Allegheny County Spring Reintegration Meeting which focused on helping ex-offenders support their families.
$540
Two Months
       
Allegheny County Health, Inc.

Data on Children Project – Gathering of data on children from persons admitted to the Allegheny County Jail.
$2,000
One Year
       
Family Services of Western PA
Holiday Party for Children of Families Outside — To implement the Holiday Party at the Carnegie Science Center for the children of prisoners served by the Families Outside program.
$500

One Month
       
Lydia’s Place, Inc.
Family Waiting Area Planning Project — Planning project to establish a Family Waiting Area in the lobby of the Allegheny County Jail.
$54,280
One Year
       
Lydia’s Place, Inc.
Family Waiting Area Working Group Expenses — For expenses of planning groups in the Family Waiting Area Planning Project.  
$6,000
One Year
       
Lydia’s Place, Inc.
Intern for Family Waiting Area Planning Project — To support one intern for the Family Waiting Area Planning Project.
$280
One Year
       

The Pittsburgh Foundation HSIF

Year 2: Great Lakes Behavioral Research Institute

Allegheny County Advocate for Children and Families of Prisoners — To fund a full-time position within the Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
$150,000
($75,000 each year)
Two Years
       
Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation

Amachi Pittsburgh Recruitment — To support recruitment of mentors and mentees in program for children of prisoners.
$1,500
One Month