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Social Justice Fund grants boost advocacy for affordable housing, voter registration

Pittsburgh, PA, Dec. 17, 2019 – Nonprofits working to secure more affordable housing in the Pittsburgh region and to increase voter turnout are among seven receiving operating grants from The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Social Justice Fund. Established in 2018, the fund benefits social justice activities and advocates in the region. Its purpose is to increase the influence of community members who challenge systems that perpetuate racial and economic inequity.

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$100,000 Mac Miller Fund grant to support YMCA youth music programs

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11, 2019 – A fund established last year at The Pittsburgh Foundation to honor the legacy of rapper Mac Miller has awarded $100,000 to music programs for teenagers and young adults at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA. The Mac Miller Fund was established at the Foundation by the family of the recording artist after his death at age 26 in September 2018.

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New $5,000 Award Program to Honor Fearless Journalism

After reporter Sally Kalson’s death in 2014 from ovarian cancer, family and friends established the Sally Kalson Courage in Journalism Award Program at The Pittsburgh Foundation. The award will reach statewide to identify a broadcast, print or online media journalist annually, whose work embodies what Kalson was known for: “fearlessness, fortitude and excellence in taking on issues of our time.”

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Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh announces $388,000 in grants

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 28, 2019 – Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh, a joint program of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments, has awarded $388,000 to individual artists and art programs for the initiative’s fall 2019 grant-making cycle. Among the projects funded are an audio book and video series reinterpreting a book by Pittsburgh’s first African American medical doctor, an artist residency at the Pittsburgh Glass Center exploring plasma and neon light in glass, a community healing event honoring a young artist who died after a battle with depression, and a graphic novel about the experiences of growing up as a Black girl.

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Pittsburgh Foundation issues public comment against changes to SNAP

A proposed rule change to the SNAP food stamp program would result in 34,000 people in our seven-county region losing food stamp benefits. The changes would affect the most vulnerable: seniors, children, single mothers and people with disabilities. The rule change could also affect free school lunch eligibility. Read public comments submitted by The Pittsburgh Foundation and learn how you can comment by the Sept. 23 deadline.