In the News Archives - Staunton Farm Foundation

14 Mar

New Staunton Farm Foundation leader has a mission: advancing equitable mental health and substance abuse disorder care

Pittsburgh Union Progress - From the beginning of her career, Monique Jackson has been passionate about children’s services and equitable mental health care for all, especially those from underserved communities. In her new position as Staunton Farm Foundation executive director, she will be able to advance that work...

09:26 / In the News

06 Feb

Staunton Farm Foundation taps FamilyLinks COO to serve in top role

Pittsburgh Business Times - The Staunton Farm Foundation, a downtown-based organization that focuses on providing grants to promote mental health and wellness, has named a new executive director. Monique Jackson, who had previously served as chief operating officer at FamilyLinks, now leads the foundation, taking over...

14:41 / In the News

06 Jan

Once teetering, First Step Recovery Homes takes a big step forward with new McKeesport facility

The opening of a 40-bed recovery center in the Mon Valley caps the 33-year career of First Step’s founder and marks the rebound of an organization that clashed with the mayor and scraped bottom financially....

12:56 / In the News

11 Nov

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Staunton Farm Foundation

The Leader Times - Grant to enhance School Based Counseling Program for students and families in the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Greensburg. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Staunton Farm Foundation, a Pittsburgh based charitable...

10:39 / In the News

27 Oct

Pittsburgh-area funder awards $1.2 million for mental health access

Philanthropy News Digest - The Staunton Farm Foundation in Pittsburgh has awarded 19 grants totaling $1.2 million across southwestern Pennsylvania in support of nonprofit efforts to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder programming, Pittsburgh Union Progress reports. First-time recipient organizations and agencies working across Allegheny, Beaver, Butler,...

11:58 / In the News

Young Black Motivated Kings and Queens founder Kahlil Darden cuts the ribbon of the De’Avry A. Thomas Community Center on Friday, Aug. 16. Thanks to a new grant from the Staunton Farm Foundation, the community center will soon be equipped with dedicated therapy spaces. Photo courtesy of Young Black Motivated Kings and Queens.

24 Oct

Staunton Farm Foundation grants $1.2M to boost mental health in southwestern PA

NEXTpittsburgh – When Matilda “Aunt Daisie” Staunton Craig died in 1933, she left behind a plan that envisioned her 107-acre farm estate that overlooked the Ohio River and Sewickley turned into a residential treatment facility for locals with mental illnesses....

14:06 / In the News

16 Oct

Staunton Farm Foundation awards $1.2 million to fund organizations’ mental health programs and initiatives

Pittsburgh Union Progress - Staunton Farm Foundation announced its latest round of grants on World Mental Health Day last week. The timing was just happenstance, though, as the Pittsburgh-based organization has been dedicated year-round to helping people who live with mental illness and/or substance use...

10:01 / In the News

16 Oct

Adelphoi Receives $95,000 Grant from Staunton Farm Foundation to enhance behavioral health services for youth in detention

Latrobe Bulletin - Adelphoi announced a $95,000 grant from the Staunton Farm Foundation to pilot enhanced behavioral health services for youth placed in Highland Detention at Shuman Center. This funding will address a critical need for mental health care among youth in detention, helping to mitigate...

09:09 / In the News

Group of first responders pose in front of a food truck.

31 Aug

First Responders Need Care Too

North Hills Monthly Magazine - First responders are the ones who are trained to take care of others in times of emergency and usually are the first to arrive to a crisis. But while first responders— law enforcement officers, firefighters, 911 dispatchers and emergency medical...

10:26 / In the News

09 Aug

The Wellness Collective has innovative approach to connect patients with therapists

Tribune-Review - Shanon Williams was joking with her husband and business partner Chris about how “speed dating” to connect with therapists and wellness practitioners would be interesting. The founders of The Wellness Collective made the hypothetical a reality with Mental Wellness Speed Dating. In a time when mental...

12:07 / In the News