Wilkinsburg Health and Human Services Group
Wins $10,000 Community Impact Award
PITTSBURGH - Hosanna House, Inc. of Wilkinsburg has earned
a $10,000 Community Impact Award, an award sponsored by Dominion Peoples.
In the eighth annual award competition, Dominion awarded $60,000
to eight winners selected by a panel of judges from 51 nominations submitted
by organizations throughout western Pennsylvania. The award recognizes cities
or community groups that have made a major impact in the community. Grant funds
come from the Dominion Foundation.
Hosanna House, Inc. provides residents of Wilkinsburg with
a multi-purpose community center. The Workforce Development's first program,
Regional Service Center has placed over 350 people into jobs with more than
72 percent of them staying in those jobs.
"We are proud of the outstanding efforts of all the people
involved in these award-winning projects," said Jay L. Johnson, president
and chief executive officer. "Their work goes a long way in revitalizing
our communities and making them better places in which to live, work and play."
Other Community Impact Award winners include:
Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition and Stream Restoration,
Inc., for its environmental project at Goff station.
The Progress Fund's enterprise development project
which targets rural Pennsylvania by increasing access to capital for owners
of small businesses.
Homeless Children's Education Fund for its Computer
Learning Center project that ensures that homeless children have equal access
to educational opportunities.
Southwestern PA Human Services, Inc., for its Reed
Avenue Place real estate project in Monessen.
Adams Memorial Library, for a weekly Bookmobile
project that helps increase library circulation by the thousands every month.
Conservation Consultants, Inc., for the Green Neighborhood
Program, which provides energy efficiency and environmental education to targeted
neighborhoods.
Nazareth Housing Services, for its Senior Homeowner
Assistance Program, which assists income-eligible individuals in maintaining
safe and affordable housing.
Dominion has a diversified and integrated energy portfolio
consisting of about 24,000 megawatts of generation. Dominion also serves more
than 3.8 million franchise natural gas and electric customers in five states.
For more information about Dominion, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.
