POISE Foundation is pleased to announce the grantees awarded through our Critical Community Needs Fund (CCNF). This new fund was created to provide support to small and mid- sized Black Led Organizations (BLOs) responding to critical needs in the Black community resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Pittsburgh region.
The CCNF is providing grants between $5,000 and $25,000 to small and mid-sized BLOs that serve the most vulnerable members of the Black community in the Pittsburgh region. Stay tuned to the CCNF website for updates about applying for grants.
Grants have been awarded to these worthy organizations:
ORGANIZATION
GRANT DESCRIPTION
AMOUNT
1Nation Mentoring
To support general operations, provide meet critical needs for students and families, and support virtual learning for high school students.
$15,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$15,000
This grant will support general operations and early childhood programming for essential workers.
$5,000
To provide services and supports to small businesses
$7,500
This grant will support general operations.
$5,000
To support general operations and adress food insecurity needs in the community
$15,000
To support general operations and provide critical health support needs to the community
$12,500
To support general operations and address digital divide needs in the community
$10,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to families caring for those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
$9,000
To support general operations, meet critical community needs, and distribute health related information to the community.
$25,000
This grant will support general operations.
$8,000
To support general operations and provide critical needs to the homeless community and those formerly incarcerated.
$3,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
To support general operations and provide critical health support needs to the community
$12,500
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$25,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$5,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$2,500
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$8,500
This grant will support general operations.
$5,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$15,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$15,000
To support general operations and provide critical needs to the community
$7,500
First Baptist Church - Midland
To support general operations, meet critical needs for families and seniors, and support virtual learning for students by addressing digital divide issues.
$9,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$20,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
God’s Grace Ministries
To support general operations and neighborhood food pantry.
$6,500
This grant will support general operations.
$8,000
To support general operations and provide critical health support needs to the community
$8,000
This grant will support general operations.
$10,500
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$8,500
This grant will provide services and support to small businesses in Homewood.
$10,000
I Dream a World of Hope, Inc.
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$5,000
John Wesley AME Zion Church
To support general operations and provide critical needs to the community
$6,500
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
To support general operations and provide critical needs to the community
$6,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$15,000
Living Waters Kingdom GATE church
This grant will support general operations.
$5,000
To support the creation of the COVID-19 Look, Listen & Learn infomercial/cartoon to educate youth.
$12,500
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$5,000
Minority Emergency Preparedness Task Force
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs for the residents of Arlington Heights.
$7,500
To support general operations and provide critical needs to the community
$5,000
Moms Group Inc
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$1,500
This grant will support general operations .
$5,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
This grant will support general operations.
$8,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$9,000
Neighborhood Resilience Project
To support general operations, Community Health Deputies and emergency relief to the community
$20,000
This grant will support general operations.
$8,000
New Grace Missionary Baptist Church
To support general operations and provide critical needs to the community
$5,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
Pilgrim Baptist Church
This grant will support general operations.
$8,000
To support general operations and provide critical health support needs to the community
$15,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$5,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$8,500
This grant will support general operations and expand urban gardening initiatives.
$10,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs for girls and their families
$8,500
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$15,000
This grant will support operations and provide critical needs for residents of the home.
$10,000
To support general operations and address food insecurity needs in the community
$8,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$5,000
Take Action Mon Valley
To support general operations and meet critical needs for families and seniors.
$7,000
The Black COVID-19 Equity Coalition
To support the dissemination of health information and to address health disparities as a result of COVID-19.
$20,000
This grant will support general operations and expand urban gardening initiatives.
$25,000
This grant will support general operations and expand urban gardening initiatives.
$15,000
This grant will support general operations and address food insecurity needs in the communities.
$5,000
The Family Life Center
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$15,000
To support general operations and provide critical health support needs to the community
$15,000
To provide counseling and critical needs to single parent families.
$5,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$25,000
Tree of Hope
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
This grant will support general operations.
$8,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$20,000
United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh Inc
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$20,000
Unity Group of Clairton
To support general operations and address digital divide needs in the community
$25,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
To support general operations and address food insecurity needs in the community
$12,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$10,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$15,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$5,000
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$9,000
To provide services and supports to small businesses.
$10,500
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$8,500
This grant will support general operations and provide critical needs to the community.
$20,000
