Basic Human Needs & Health
The Foundation supports programs that meet the basic needs of individuals, families, and communities. These include programs in the areas of homeless services, economic assistance, food security, and health.
Dayspring Programs, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
$120,000 operating grant over two years ($70,000/$50,000) to support the general operations of this organization that serves homeless families with a parent who is in recovery from substance abuse. http://www.dayspringbaltimore.com/
Education
The Weinberg Foundation supports organizations and programs committed to ensuring that children are ready for kindergarten; achieve grade-level academic performance in reading, math, and science; and graduate from high school prepared for college and the workplace. This portfolio includes an emphasis on STEM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Math) literacy, out-of-school time, early childhood development, and child and family safety.
The Wright Center Medical Group
Scranton, PA
$300,000 program grant over two years ($150,000 per year) to support the implementation of Together in Health, a program that works to improve the health, wellness, and academic performance of students by removing barriers to learning. http://www.thewrightcenter.org/
McGlynn Learning Center
Wilkes-Barre, PA
$60,000 Maryland Small Grant over two years ($30,000 per year) to support the general operations of this organization that provides after school and summer programming for children living in Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority.
Education-Israel
P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds
Bat Melech
Jerusalem, Israel
$400,000 capital grant to support the purchase and renovation of a facility that will allow this women’s shelter to expand its housing, educational, legal, and psychological support services.* http://batmelech.org/
Older Adults
This is the single largest area of grantmaking by The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. The Foundation remains committed to providing support to older adults to live dignified, meaningful, and engaged lives in the community and to maintain their independence for as long as possible.
P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds
Amigour Asset Management, Ltd.
Tel Aviv, Israel
$3,286,000 program grant to provide housing for low-income, elderly immigrants and Holocaust survivors.*
Advanced Living Management and Development, Inc.
Lansdale, PA
$2,000,000 capital grant over three payments ($500,000/$500,000/$1,000,000) to support the construction of a shared community facility that will provide affordable housing and supportive services and programs for low-income older adults. http://www.advancedlivingcommunities.org/
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
$1,235,000 program grant over three years ($405,000/$415,000/$415,000) to support this organization’s Caregivers Program that will increase caregivers’ access to information and services. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/johns_hopkins_bayview/
Randolph County Senior Adults Association, Inc.
Asheboro, NC
$500,000 capital grant over two years ($250,000 per year) to support the purchase and renovation of a facility that will house this organization’s new Adult Resource and Enrichment Center. http://www.senioradults.org/
Adult Center for Enrichment, Inc.
Greensboro, NC
$125,000 capital grant to support the renovation of a facility that will serve as an adult day center and day health center for older adults. http://www.acecare.org/
Workforce Development
The Weinberg Foundation is committed to helping people to help themselves by obtaining and keeping employment, preferably on a career track. The Foundation funds programs which provide the “life-tools” for clients to lift themselves from poverty into solid self-support.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of NEPA
Pittston, PA
$60,000 Maryland Small Grant over two years ($30,000 per year) to support financial literacy programs for low-income youth, families, older adults, and first-time homebuyers. http://www.cccsnepa.org/
* All grants with an asterisk are grants paid to P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds with the recommendation, but not requirement, that they be distributed as described.
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