Born Matilda Staunton Craig in 1862 and known to her family as "Aunt Daisie."
Announcements
- The winner of the 2nd Annual Albert B. Craig Award for Innovation in Behavioral Health is Richard Jevon.
He is a volunteer Consumer Advocate at the National Alliance on Mental Illness known as NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania. Dick Jevon has been a tireless advocate for people with mental illness for over twenty years. His dedication and tenacity has influenced policy and opened doors for many consumers and their families. He embodies the type of individual that Dr. Craig would have admired and the Foundation is pleased to honor him with this award.
- Erika Beras, the Staunton Farm Fellow in Behavioral Health Reporting can be heard on public radio station WDUQ and on the website.
- Public broadcasting station WHYY in Philadelphia has current stories on mental illness and substance use disorders.
Welcome to the Staunton Farm Foundation
The Staunton Farm Foundation is a family foundation established in 1937 in accordance with the wishes of Matilda Staunton Craig, who wanted her estate to be used to benefit people with mental illness.
Following the direction set in her will and in response to current needs, the Trustees of the Staunton Farm Foundation make grants to support treatment, services, and systems improvements for children, youth, and adults with behavioral health issues. Grants are limited to non-profit organizations that benefit people in these ten counties of Southwestern Pennsylvania:
| Allegheny | Greene |
| Armstrong | Indiana |
| Beaver | Lawrence |
| Butler | Washington |
| Fayette | Westmoreland |
Our Mission
The Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of people who live with mental illness and/or substance use disorders. The Foundation works to enhance behavioral health treatment and support by advancing best practices through grant making to non-profit organizations in ten southwestern Pennsylvania counties.
