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Creative funding
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Small and Mighty: Coraopolis Community Development Foundation, Inc.
ÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù꿉۪s Small and Mighty program awarded Coraopolis Community Development Foundation $15,000 in 2019. The organization primarily serves individuals who are experiencing food insecurity by offering a food pantry and a community garden to provide immediate food relief.
Small and Mighty: When She Thrives
ÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù꿉۪s Small and Mighty program awarded When She Thrives a grant of $12,000 in 2019. The funds will be used to secure an office space to serve as a central, stable hub for all of their services and to implement an emergency small grants program to provide small one-time grants of $50 to $250 to single mothers.
Small and Mighty: STEM Coding Lab, Inc.
ÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù꿉۪s Small and Mighty program has awarded Stem Coding Lab, Inc. a 2019 grant of $15,000. With this grant, STEM Coding Lab will continue growing the knowledge base of students who participated last year by increasing the difficulty of the course load and hiring a part-time staff member to engage an additional 50 to 100 students at the basic level of programming.
Small and Mighty: St. Paul's Meals on Wheels
ÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù꿉۪s Small and Mighty program awarded St. Paul's Meals on Wheels a grant of $15,000 in 2019. This grant will be used to increase the number of low-income and homebound clients served by helping to cover the $5 fee for clients who cannot afford it.