Organizations Filed Purposes:
SISTERS PLACE FAITHFULLY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO OVERCOME POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS THROUGH EMPOWERMENT, HOUSING, WELLNESS, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT SERVICES.
TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO OVERCOME POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS
HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR HUD SUBSIDIZED PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM MUST HAVE A DISABILITY PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, HIV/AIDS, AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE ADDICTION, TO QUALIFY. THEY ALSO HAVE TO HAVE CUSTODY OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN OR BE AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT TO BE ACCEPTED. CLIENT HOMES ARE SCATTERED-SITE IN THE HILLTOP AREA OF PITTSBURGH, PA. A PAST PARTICIPANT SHARED THAT SHE IS SO GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO MAKE THIS PROGRAM POSSIBLE. SHE SHARED THAT SHE FELT IT REALLY SAVED THEIR LIVES. SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO LEAVE HER SITUATION AND THAT SHE WOULD NOT BE ALIVE TODAY IF SHE DIDN'T. SHE FURTHER INDICATED THAT IT GAVE SOME NEEDED STABILITY TO THE CHILDREN. WHEN THEY FIRST MOVED IN, THEY WERE PLACED IN A 4 BEDROOM HOME, HOWEVER THEY ALL SLEPT ON THE LIVINGROOM FLOOR FOR A MONTH BEFORE THEY COULD STAY IN THIER OWN ROOMS. IT WAS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THEY FINALLY HAD A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR HUD SUBSIDIZED SUNRISE PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM MUST HAVE A DISABILITY PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, HIV/AIDS, AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE ADDICTION, TO QUALIFY. THEY ALSO HAVE TO HAVE CUSTODY OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN OR BE AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT TO BE ACCEPTED. IN 2021 THIS PROGRAM MERGED WITH THE PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM.
OUR EMPOWERMENT HOUSING PROGRAM IS A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES THAT DO NOT MEET HUD HOMELESSNESS DEFINITIONS. THE FAMILY MUST INCLUDE A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 24. PARENT(S)/GUARDIAN(S) MUST BE WORKING AND/OR ATTENDING SCHOOL AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A DISABILITY. FAMILY MEMBERS MAY HAVE AN UNDOCUMENTED STATUS. ACCEPTANCE INTO THE PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO AN INTAKE INTERVIEW. WE HAVE ACCEPTED FAMILIES INTO THIS PROGRAM WHO WERE FLEEING RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, LIVING IN AN ABANDONED BUILDING WITH NO UTILITIES, HEALING AND RESTAIBILIZING AFTER THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A SPOUSE, AND MOANY MORE ACUTE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF A FAMILY'S LIFE. HERE, IN EMPOWEREMTN HOUSING, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND BARRIERS TO SUCCESS AND MOVE ON TO INDEPENDENT LIVING SITUATIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Melissa Ferraro | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $85,797 |
| Karen Brink Osb | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Gardner Osf | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Colette Hanlon Sc | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Francis Marie Duncan Osf | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Ann Andrako Osbm | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ana Lydia Sonera Matos Cdp | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Geraldine Wodarczyk Csfn | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Immaculee Dana Rsm | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Wessel Shs | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Parks Csj | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Bernadette Schaad Osf | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Kull Scn | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| M Delourdes Macurak Cssf | CORE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tiffany Huff-Strothers | BOARD MEMBER BEGINNING 7/1/20 | 1 | $0 |
| Tia Baker | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Clay Csj | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Liotus | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Brannigan | BOARD MEMBER BEGINNING 7/1/20 | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Jo Mutschler Sc | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kelle Gressem | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Mcgrady Sc | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Cappelli | BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 6/30/20 | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Smith Shs | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Donley | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Damian Gilliard | BOARD MEMBER BEGINNING 7/1/20 | 1 | $0 |
| Cyndi Bloise | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Zwergel | BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 6/30/20 | 1 | $0 |
| Candice Moore | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Betty Sundry Cdp | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bette Nelson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ashli Molinero | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Amelia Brett | BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 6/30/20 | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Bielick | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa D'Onofrio | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| April Witkowski | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Althea Anne Spencer Osf | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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