Strategic Grantmaking
2010 Grant Opportunities
RFPs and Applications for two grants are now available for Women's Economic Self Sufficiency (due August 20) and Girls' Health in Girls' Hands (due August 26).
There is a recommended information session on Thursday, August 5th from 3:30 - 5:00 PM for the Girls' Health in Girls' Hands grant at the Community Foundation for Monterey County at 2354 Garden Road in Monterey.
Please RSVP to Ana Paz-Rangel at 831.375.9712 x122.
2009 Grants Supported Basic Needs and Education/Leadership Development
The Women’s Fund held its 4th Annual Breakfast at the Plaza in 2009. The gathering was truly remarkable. Together, 90 community-minded individuals identified two priority issues for women and girls in Monterey County through a giving circle exercise. Together, we raised $17,000 and made the collective decision to make grants supporting women and girls in the priority areas of Basic Needs and Education/Leadership Development. The Grants Committee of the Women’s Fund met in June to allocate the individual grants and selected Girls Inc. and the Women Alive! Emergency Shelter program at Dorothy’s Place as our grant recipients for 2009. The Women’s Fund hosted a gathering in the fall of 2009 to enable the donors and grantees to get together. We created real change with the power of our combined knowledge and resources.
Learn more about our 2009 grantee partners
Strong, smart and bold: Girls Inc. of the Central Coast
Girls Inc.’s innovative programs help girls confront subtle societal messages about their value and potential, and prepare them to lead successful, independent and fulfilling lives. Locally the organization offers programs for girls ages 9-19 that focus on leadership development, postsecondary education, healthy relationships, and pregnancy prevention. This teen-facilitated group works in seven cities throughout Monterey County reaching over 800 girls a year.
Live, love and work: Women Alive! Emergency Shelter
The Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra “live, love and work” with the homeless and most marginalized in Monterey County. This multidenominational non-profit organization opened Dorothy’s Kitchen in 1982 to serve meals to the homeless and also operates the Women Alive! Emergency Shelter in Salinas. Women Alive! serves 16 women each night with shelter and twice that number with meals, showers, laundry and advocacy. In 2008, Women Alive! served 213 different women.
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