JHF awards grants to bolster health, immigrant services amid federal policy shifts
In response to policy and funding changes instituted by the Trump administration, JHF recently approved $690,000 in grants to support organizations affected by those changes.
The Squirrel Hill Health Center, Planned Parenthood and immigrant services are among the recipients of new grants from the Jewish Healthcare Foundation.
In response to policy and funding changes instituted by the Trump administration, JHF recently approved $690,000 in grants to support organizations affected by those changes.
The grants support community organizations “whose services or programmatic work align with the mission of the Foundation and that have been longtime partners of JHF while also facing volatility in federal funding, disrupting their ability to deliver services and plan for upcoming programming,” according to a JHF news release.
A grant in the amount of $250,000 was awarded to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, the fiscal agent for the Immigrant Funders Collaborative — a group of 18 local nonprofit organizations serving immigrants and refugees, including JFCS — to support efforts to provide services to immigrant communities in southwestern Pennsylvania.
A $250,000 grant was awarded to the Squirrel Hill Health Center “to sustain pivotal primary care services amid uncertainty caused by federal policy changes,” according to the news release. “The funds will help fill key vacancies and support the executive team as they navigate long-term sustainability challenges.”
JHF awarded a $150,000 two-year grant to Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania’s Defense Fund as a partial match to a private family foundation Challenge Grant. The funding will be used to safeguard reproductive health services and will establish a reserve to offset federal funding cuts.
And a $40,000 grant was awarded to the University of Pittsburgh to serve as a “major sponsor of a Global Innovation Summit to be held in Pittsburgh in October 2025,” according to the news release. “The funding will be used to support a panel about the region’s vision and assets for developing AI innovations to extend the HealthSpan and safety of aging populations.” PJC
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