| Bidwell Cultural and Training Center, Inc. | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 |
| Awareness-building project to increase enrollment and placement outcomes |
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| Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 |
| Promoting the Trades initiative to promote career opportunities in the trades to high school students in western Pennsylvania through the CCAC Trade Show; and to purchase equipment for the plumbing certification program |
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| Community Foundation of Fayette County | Uniontown, PA | $20,000 |
| To help defray expenses associated with hosting the 20th annual Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference at Fallingwater on September 17 - 21, 2008 |
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| Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 |
| Adult Basic Education program to help men and women in our community gain the reading, math, and writing skills they need to get better jobs, support their children in school, and become involved in the community |
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| JA Worldwide | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh’s Future…NOW! – an educational program of Junior Achievement of Western PA to help middle school students research the local job market by interacting with local business and industry |
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| Keystone Oaks School District | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Project Succeed program offering high school dropouts the opportunity to earn a diploma |
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| New Century Careers | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 |
| Advancement of its Manufacturing 2000 (M2K) Training program to prepare more people for the manufacturing workforce and to build long-term stability for its efforts |
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| New Sun Rising | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Millvale Library project to expand the existing library to a permanent location with full-scale library services for adults, teens, and children |
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| Regional Environmental Education Center Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| General operating support to enhance the public relations and development functions of this organization that provides environmental programming to children and adults throughout southwestern Pennsylvania |
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| Union Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 |
| Ceramics@UP social enterprise to train low-income individuals in the art of ceramics and pottery and employ them in a sustainable business |
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Urban Farming Initiative dba: Grow Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 |
| Food Systems Training program to build the infrastructure necessary to support long-term growth in the local food production industry |
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West Penn Allegheny Health System, Inc. dba: Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 |
| Allegheny Women's Biotechnology Workforce Collaborative, an apprenticeship program for the training of biotechnology/life sciences laboratory technicians focusing assistance on disadvantaged women |