APRIL 2010 - $48,173

ANNUAL COMPETIVE GRANT CYCLE

These grants were made possible by distributions from our endowment and generous annual gifts from supporters like you.  Special thanks to Great Northern Corporation for their grant collaboration funding.  The Women’s Fund has awarded grants annually since 1997.  Total competitive grants now exceed $389,000.

 

American Red Cross – Outagamie Chapter, Shopping & Errand Services - $1,000: Helps older adults and those with disabilities meet their basic needs and continue to live independently.

 

Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs of the Fox Valley, SMART Girls - $2,500: Offers girls age 7-15 opportunities to develop positive choices and healthy life skills in an interactive, small group setting.

 

CAP Services, Inc., Skills Enhancement Program - $3,350: Helps single female heads of households receive education, training and life skills that allow participants to compete for living wage jobs with employer-sponsored health insurance benefits.

 

CHAPS Academy, Inc., Hope Lives! Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention Program - $2,500: Provides adolescent girls with equine-assisted psychotherapy to address and treat the issues of depression and prevent suicide.

Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services, Inc., “Breathing Underwater” Teen Girls Support Group - $782: Addresses teen dating violence through an eight-week program to help teen girls identify the qualities of a healthy relationship and improve safety from violence.

 

Elizabeth Ministry Retreat & Resource Center, Reclaim Dignity - Mother & Daughter Retreats - $1,500: Offers mother and daughter retreats to equip mothers with the resources to raise confident girls who develop strong self-esteem and healthy living habits.

 

Fox Valley Sibling Support Network, Summer Sibling Camps - $2,675: Offers respite and leadership opportunities to girls who have siblings with special needs and renews healthy family relationships.

 

Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, Wo/Men’s Educational Bureau - $7,500: Helps Fox Valley women gain access to education, develop important job skills, increase self-confidence, and achieve lifelong self-sufficiency.

 

Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, Inc., New Vision - $4,866: Creates an opportunity for girls at the Outagamie County Juvenile Detention Center to improve their lives, build self-esteem through leadership skills and connect with positive role models.

 

NAMI Fox Valley, Wings of Change Support Group - $5,000: Provides support, information, education, fellowship and emotional healing to women with mental illness who have experienced violence in their lives.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Expanding Access to Health Care for Latina Women - $1,500: Increases access to reproductive health care, cancer screening and education for Latina women in the Fox Valley to empower them to make healthy choices and to reduce negative health outcomes.

 

Reach Counseling Services, Inc., Sexual Assault & Eating Disorders Support - $2,000: Provides direct, therapeutic services to young women who are survivors of sexual abuse and struggling with the debilitating effects of anorexia and/or bulimia.

 

Samaritan Counseling Center of the Fox Valley, Inc., Samaritan Fund - $5,000: Provides access to counseling services for every woman and girl who seeks counseling, regardless of their ability to pay.

 

Sexual Assault Crisis Center - Fox Cities Inc., School Age Prevention Education Programs - $5,000: Offers classroom safety presentations to give children and teens the skills to avoid sexual abuse and sexual assault.

 

The Arc Fox Cities, Healthy Lifestyles Education Program - $3,000: Educates participants with developmental disabilities about healthy relationships to prevent them from becoming victims of sexual assault.