Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation Grants

Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation Grants is sponsored by Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation. Provides funding for healthcare, human services (focus on disabilities), and education projects.

##### Pittsburgh, Pa. | Southwestern Pa. ## Providing opportunity for people in southwestern Pennsylvania facing barriers Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation prioritizes investments that promote health, social well-being, and economic opportunity for disadvantaged individuals and communities in southwestern Pennsylvania.

### Nurturing youth creativity through visual and performing arts $450,000 in operating support for youth arts education in the Hill District ### Filling a critical gap to help children with severe speech impairments ##### DePaul School for Hearing and Speech $300,000 for language-based preschool pilot ### Upgrading a learning and gathering space for community youth in Garfield ##### Brothers and Sisters Emerging $50,000 for capital improvements to the organization's building, used as a learning hub during COVID-19 TCBC Cornerstone of Beavery County ### Providing immediate access to safe and supportive shelter for unsheltered men ##### Cornerstone of Beaver County $200,000 for startup funds for a new emergency men's shelter ### Creating citizen scientists by expanding environmental education for students ##### Western Pennsylvania Conservancy $136,000 for strengthening conservation education Learn more about the grant application process.

### Jubilee Kitchen’s renovations expand meals — and possibilities After a $5. 5 million renovation, the Hill District's Jubilee Kitchen is serving more people than ever. The nonprofit uses meals as a gateway to connect vulnerable guests with housing, IDs, job assistance, and other life-changing services.

### Veterans tell the story of the missiles that once protected Pittsburgh (Veterans Breakfast Club) During the Cold War, Pittsburgh was defended from Soviet attack by a dozen Nike missile sites, including some armed with nuclear warheads. Veterans Breakfast Club recently hosted a gathering at one such site, now a brewery in Collier, to share veterans' firsthand stories of defending the region.

### Pittsburgh advocates hail gun violence prevention efforts (Center for Victims) Pittsburgh has seen a decrease in shootings over the past three years, which anti-violence advocates praise as a reflection of their efforts. However, those same advocates caution that recent federal funding cuts could jeopardize the continued progress being made in preventing gun violence.