SPRING 2011
Best Buddies
Transportation sholarships for the Leadership Conference
Botanic Gardens of Western Pennsylvania
Support for the Mr. Rogers Children's Garden
Quaker Valley School District
Defibrillators for Edgeworth Elementary and Osborne Elementary schools
Sewickley YMCA
Support for the Aquatics program
South Hills Ministries
Support for the Preschool program
Urban Impact
Support for the Shakes program
FALL 2010
Cooperative East End Ministry
Support for Project Rediscovery, a drug prevention and violence prevention program
Family Resources
Support for the Family Retreat Center
Focus on Renewal
Free Open Arts Days at the Father Ryan Center
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh
Support for the Lawrenceville facilities
Side-By-Side
Salary for a part-time director
Special Olympics, Pennsylvania, Inc.
General operating costs associated with the athletes
Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania
Support for the BluePrints program for pre-school children with disabilities
Variety, the Children's Charity
Support for the Kids on the Go program
SPRING 2010
Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry
Youth Development Program, incluing tutoring.
CASA
Child Advocacy training and support.
Circle C Youth & Family Services
Welcome packages for children in residential care.
The Early Learning Institute
Instructional materials and evaluation equipment for preschools for developmentally-delayed children.
The Homeless Children's Education Fund
Support for Volunteer Program -- homework help and tutoring.
Hosannna Industries, Inc.
Summer reading program.
Sewickley Community Center
Funding of Executive Director position (2 years)
Sewickley Skate Park Committee
Partial funding for community skate park.
Three Rivers Rowing Assocation
Partial funding for new shell.
Tickets for Kids
Discovering our Neighborhool program - tickets for events for at-risk children and their families.
The Woodlands Foundation
Creative Arts Program for children with disabilities and chronic illness.
Youth Connect
Partial funding for Community Youth Worker.
FALL 2009
Borough of Sewickley
D.A.R.E. program for St. James and QV 1st, 3rd, and 5th graders.
CASA
Recruit, train, and supervise volunteers to act as advocates for children.
The Children's Institute
Respite Care Program for families of medically fragile children.
Familylinks
Implementation of a Music Therapy Program at the FamilyLinks' Therapeutic Learning Center.
The Neighborhood Academy
Provide counseling and mental health services to students.
Neighborhood Youth Outreach Program
Learn Right! Live Right! Eat Right! Afterschool program for elementary children.
Pittsburgh Musical Theater
Continuation of Rauh Conservatory educational programs, the student matinee initiative, and collaboration with CAPA.
Reading is FUNdamental
Continuation and expansion of Books for Keeps program.
Sewickley Public Library
8 Laptop computers for the teen section of the library.
Sweetwater Center for the Arts
Scholarships for at-risk youth to various art programs.
Union Aid
"Clothes for Kids" programs, which enables families in need to purchase school clothing, school supplies, and winter clothing.
Variety, The Children's Charity
Support for "Kids on the Go!" program, which provides enabling equipment for children with mental and physical disabilities.
SPRING 2009
Big Brothers Big Sisters Beaver County
Support for Ambridge School-based high school student to elementary student mentoring program.
Life Steps
Funding for a security system for the Beaver County childcare, preschool, and specialized older adult daycare center.
Lydia's Place
Funding for "Mother's Voice", a storybook project that enables mothers incarcerated in the Allegheny County Jail to stay connected with their children by making recordings of storybooks.
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Funding for "Boppin' Moppets," an interactive music education program for under-served pre-kindergarten and kindergarten audiences.
Osborne Trail and Park
Funding for botanical markers and a display case for the plant catalog/vegetation survey project.
Outreach Teen and Family Services
Funding for TeenScreen services for approximately 100 adolescents.
Steel City Rowing Club
Scholarship funding for environmental rowing camp for low-income children.
Verland
Funding for adaptive communication equipment and associated staff training to enable children with disabilities to better communication.
FALL 2008
Family Resources
Covers the costs for families and organizations to utilize the retreat center to strengthen families and prevent family violence.
Focus on Renewal
Funding to support a summer program for low-income youth at Butterfly Garden, a nationally accredited early learning center in McKees Rocks.
Glade Run Foundation
Therapeutic patio garden to be used for horticultural therapy for at-risk, mentally, and emotionally ill children.
Quaker Valley Midget Football
Funding for a variety of program components, including safety equipment, various fees, scholarships, security, recognition and uniforms.
The Learning Tree Preschool
New and safe playground equipment to replace the equipment installed over 20 years ago with original funding from Child Health.
Wesley Spectrum Services
Music therapy and digital storytelling program for children with autistic spectrum disorder.
Youth Connect
Funding for a Community Youth Worker to engage at-risk youth in the Sewickley area.