Video: Our foundation's Executive Vice President Yvonne Maher and Chief Advancement Officer of Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank Traci Weatherford-Brown discuss our May 7 Critical Needs Event on KDKA-TV's Pittsburgh Today Live.
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The Pittsburgh and Westmoreland County foundations have tapped into a fertile source of funds and goodwill that charities in other places should leverage as well. Communities always have unmet needs, and some of these can be addressed one modest donation at a time.
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Kelly Uranker, director of the Center for Philanthropy at the Pittsburgh Foundation, also sees these statistics proven true in her foundation’s volunteer pool, particularly regarding the working woman. Statistics show 27.2% of employed people volunteer versus 23.3% of unemployed. “We see women taking significant roles in our programs,” Uranker says. “The women who are participating are primarily full-time working women, mothers or not, who come into this with a lifetime of working and prior volunteering experiences.”
Pennsylvania Business Central
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $10,000 in 2017 to Steel Smiling. Steel Smiling is a volunteer-run organization formed in early 2016 to provide African Americans in low-income neighborhoods with basic needs and referrals to quality, affordable mental health services.
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 to Recovery United Pittsburgh, Inc. in 2016. Overdose deaths in Allegheny County nearly double national averages, and our region has a shortage of residential options for those in recovery.
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $10,000 to Monumental Baptist Church Mission Ministries in 2019. For the past 15 years, the Monumental Baptist Church Mission food pantry has served underprivileged residents of the Hill District by providing them food and basic needs.
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 to Light of Kimberly Corporation in 2018. Light of Kimberly was founded in 2016 by Kimberly Doubt, a social worker who, after fleeing an abusive situation, found herself without a reliable source of shelter and services for herself and six children.
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $20,000 to Helping Ourselves Produce Excellence (HOPE) for Tomorrow, Inc. in 2021. HOPE for Tomorrow, founded in 2010, aims to help students be competitive in the global community despite various economic and societal risk factors.
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 in 2018 to the Will Allen Foundation. Founded by former NFL safety Will Allen, this organization’s mission is to provide Pittsburgh-area students with opportunities to achieve their dreams.
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 Raising Achievement in Monroeville and Pitcairn (RAMP) in 2018. RAMP was developed in 2007 after a committee on Gateway School District’s school board investigated the achievement gap between Black and white students.
