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1999
General Grants


Organization
Project Name / Purpose  Award  Duration
All of Us Care
All of Us Care Pre-School Initiative — Joint educational, cultural and recreational experiences for senior citizens and young children.  Introduce, promote and seek to include the “12 Caring Habits” to the preschool population and to group day care centers. 
$6,530
One Year
       
Center for Family Excellence
The Village at McKelvy, Neighborhood Component — Foster community support for project to promote high levels of academic readiness and achievement in African American youngsters attending McKelvy Elementary School.
$14,000
Two Years
       
Covenant Church of Pittsburgh

Brothers Keepers —Activities and incentives in mentoring program for young men ages 8-18 whose fathers are absent for any reason.
$6,000
One Year
       
Growing with Trust, Inc.
Growing With Trust Incentive Program — Incentives for 8-14 year old males in the program to increase academic and social performance and interactive skills while learning the necessary skills to be successful and productive.
$20,000
One Year
       
Jewish Family and Children’s Service
Family Hope Connection — Three developmentally appropriate adoption books (for ages 2-4, 4-6, and 6-8) with guidelines for parents in using the books with their children. Distributed to 70 libraries in Allegheny County.
JACK’s GRANT

$5,852
One Year
       
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund
Assistance for the non-medical uninsured needs of Allegheny County families caring for terminally, critically and chronically ill children.
$2,500
One Year
       
MART (Multicultural Arts and Recreational Times)

Fiscal Agent: Allegheny Intermediate Unit

MART Workshop for V.I.P. Kids Project — Combines ceramic arts, stress reduction, relaxation, coping, and problem solving experiences in ways that build competency in children. For children ages 5-12 at Family Centers in McKeesport and Clairton.
$10,000
One Year
       
North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center
Building Assets Initiative — To educate community leaders about the Search Institute’s Healthy Communities * Healthy Youth and begin the formation of local community-based positive youth development collaborations and coalitions to help build assets in children and youth. Involves thirteen municipalities and school districts in the North Hills.
$1,000
One Year
       
Parent Council of the Wilkinsburg Family Support Center

Fiscal Agent: Primary Care Health Services, Inc.

Year-round Empowerment Program — Equipment and infrastructure to support cultural awareness, mentoring and training for youngsters 7-12 years old in Wilkinsburg.
$10,000
One Year
       
Pittsburgh Chess Club

To help with the costs of a celebration of the success of project.


$500
Three Months