Our Vision

A good neighbor whose support has contributed to neighborhoods that are safe, vibrant, and celebrated, and where residents are healthy and enabled to reach their full potential
About McAuley Ministries

McAuley Ministries names new Executive Director

We welcome Marisol Wandiga Valentin as the new executive director of McAuley Ministries. Wandiga Valentin succeeds Michele Rone Cooper who, following an accomplished 37-year career with Pittsburgh Mercy, is retiring effective December 31, 2020.

McAuley Ministries awards 13 new grants totaling $757,000

to support health & wellness, community & economic development, and education initiatives in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, Uptown, and West Oakland communities. McAuley Ministries continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, awarding new grants of $75,000 to four community partners that are serving vulnerable populations by providing basic needs and educational supports.

A Thorn in the Side of Injustice

McAuley Ministries Board member, Sr. Patricia McCann, discusses the parallels with the 1965 march in Selma, voting rights, and current protests asserting that Black Lives Matter.

COVID-19 Pandemic

McAuley Ministries responds to the COVID-19 pandemic through support to our community partners who are on the front lines, serving our neighbors.

McAuley Ministries works collaboratively in the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of the Hill District, Uptown, and West Oakland.

"If we love God, we will undoubtedly love our neighbor also; they are as cause and effect."

Catherine McAuley, Founder of the Sisters of Mercy

How We Help

Health & Wellness
Community & Economic Development
Education
Capacity Building
Legacy Programs
Special Initiatives

Grant Application Dates

Major Grants

  • May 21, 2021

    Letter of Inquiry

  • Aug. 20, 2021

    Invited Full Applications For Review in November 2021

Outreach Grants

  • Closed

    For Review in March 2021

  • April 16, 2021

    For Review in July 2021

  • Aug. 6, 2021

    For Review in November 2021