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Prior to 2014, The Women’s Fund rotated our grantmaking fields of focus each year between Economic Self Sufficiency and Security, Health and Well Being, and Leadership and Empowerment.
2015 Grant Awards
$230,000
LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT | $47,000
ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY & SECURITY | $52,000
HEALTH & WELL BEING | $131,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill - SMART Girls, SMART Leaders
Boys & Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley - Power of Paint, Girls on the Run
Children’s Friend and Family Services - Healthy Relationships Girls' Group
Community Action, Inc. - Homeless Mothers Self-Sufficiency Program
Compass Working Capital - Compass Family Self-Sufficiency Program in Lynn
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley - Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program
For Kids Only Afterschool - Girls on the Move
Girls Inc of Lynn - Teen Health Ambassadors
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center - GLFHC Doula Program
Lynn Community Health Center - Lynn Baby Café
Merrimack Valley YMCA - Leadership Academy at Camp Nokomis for Esperanza Girls
Northeast Hospital Corporation - Connecting Young Moms
Operation Bootstrap - Immigrant Women’s Personal Growth Group
YMCA of the North Shore - Greater Beverly YMCA Girl Power
YWCA of Greater Lawrence - YWCA Women’s Economic Empowerment Program
2014 Grant Awards
$200,000
LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT | $63,000
ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY & SECURITY | $78,50
HEALTH & WELL BEING | $58,500
Amirah, Inc. - Leadership Development: Career-Readiness Workshop for Women Survivors of Commercial Exploitation
Beverly Bootstraps Community Services - Cooking Matters
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston - Community-Based Mentoring in Essex County
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem - SMART Girls
Building Bridges Through Music - Girls E3- Educate, Engage and Empower Program
Citizens for Adequate Housing - Career Link
COMPASS for kids - COMPASS Community Collaborative Lawrence
Express Yourself - Who Runs the World? Girls!
Family & Children’s Service of Greater Lynn - Parenting Education & Family Support Programs
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley - Stand and Deliver
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts - FabFactor—Finance and Business Series
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center - GISA Project Bold: Action for Safety
Lawrence CommunityWorks - Community Education Circles
Pathways for Children - Cape Ann Families Nurturing Parent Program
SeniorCare - Empowering Senior Women Through Financial Literacy
The Plummer Home for Boys - Therapeutic Groups for Girls and Young Women at Plummer Home’s On Point Program
Wellspring House - MediClerk Job Training and Placement
YWCA of Greater Lawrence - YWCA Women’s Health Advocacy Project
YWCA of Greater Newburyport - YWCA Encore +
2013 Grant Awards
LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT | $125,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence - Girl Talk
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley - Big Friends Little Friends
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts - FaBFactor–Faroahs & Beacons
Girls Inc of Lynn - Beach Sisters & Peer Leaders
Gloucester Writers Center - A Room of One's Own
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center - Lawrence Latino Nursing Program
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, Girls Inc of the Seacoast Area-Girls Make the Message
Lifebridge - Women's Group
Pathways for Children - Parent Connection, Parent Mentor
Raw Art Works - Free Art Group
Tri-Town Council - Stand Tall!
YMCA North Shore- Salem - Girl Power
YWCA Greater Lawrence - Strong Voices, Safe Choices
2012 Grant Awards
ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY AND SECURITY | $100,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence - Planning for the Future
Citizens for Adequate Housing - Career Link
COMPASS for Kids - COMPASS Community College Collaborative
Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc. - Financial Literacy for Spanish Speaking Women
Girls Inc of Greater Haverhill - Economic Literacy Program
HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change) - Housing & Economic Stability for Victims of Domestic Violence
Healthy Directions - Computer Training for Family Child-Care Providers
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center - GISA: Financial Literacy Program
Wellspring House - Medi-Clerk Job Training & Placement Program
YMCA of the North Shore - Life Skills 101 for Y Girls
YWCA of Greater Lawrence - Economic Empowerment Program
Girls Inc of Lynn - College Mentoring Program
2011 Grant Awards
HEALTH AND WELL BEING | $84,000
CAB Health and Recovery Services - Healthy Streets Outreach Program: Women’s Project (Northeast Health Recovery)
Family & Children's Services of Lynn - The Right Moves
Family Self-Sufficiency Center Inc. - Health Literacy
Family Services Inc. - Parenting Journey
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts- FaBFactor–Fit & Beautiful
Girls Inc of Lynn - Sister to Sister/Girls enCourage
Greater Lynn Senior Services - Older Battered Women’s Program Annual Retreat
Health Quarters - Health Education Pregnancy Prevention Project
Northeast Health Systems - CYM Volunteer Doula Program
YMCA of the North Shore - In Step Summer Camp
YWCA of Greater Lawrence - Women’s Health Advocacy Project
YWCA of Greater Newburyport - The Encore Program
2010 Grant Awards
LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT | $65,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence - Academic Basketball Leadership Program
Esperanza Academy - Student Leadership Program
Lynn Community Health Center - Latina Health Support Program
Lynn Home for Young Women - In-House General Educational Development (GED) program
North Shore Community College Foundation - Strength-Based Transitions and Change Initiative
Raw Art - Women 2 Be, Art for Girlz
S.A.F.E. Studio - Females at Risk
The Salem Mission - The Women’s Program
The YMCA of the North Shore - Girls Today
2009 Grant Recipients
ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY AND SECURITY | $60,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence - Job Smart/Job Ready
Emmaus Inc. - The Bethel Learning Center
Girls Inc of Lynn - Career Path
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center - Economic Independence Program
Lawrence Community Works - New Skills Academy
Notre Dame Education Center - Friday Finance
Wellspring House - The Medi-Clerk Program
YWCA of Greater Newburyport - Economic Empowerment Program
2008 Grant Recipients
HEALTH AND WELL BEING | $50,000
Beverly Hospital - Connecting Young Moms Doula Volunteer Program
Catholic Charities North - Healthy Living For Young Mothers
The Family Self-Sufficiency Center, Inc. - Health Literacy: Risk, Recognition and Response
Greater Lynn Senior Services - Older Battered Women's Program
Health Quarters, Inc. - Cervical Cancer Prevention Program
Lynn YMCA - My Time
North Shore Health Project - Healing Our Community Collaborative
YWCA of Greater Lawrence - Women’s Health Advocacy Project
2007 Grant Recipients
LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT | $30,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley - Stable Teens Program
Family & Children Services of Greater Lynn - Civic Engagement Program
Girl Scouts of Spar and Spindle Council, Inc. - Real Girls – The Real Deal
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc. - High School Internship Program
Home for Abused Women and Children (HAWC) - Girls Creating Change
Merrimack Valley Community Service Corps, Inc. - Grandparent Program
Northern Essex Community College Career Counseling Center - The Women’s Network Women Returning To School Information Fair
Raw Art Works - Women 2 Be and Art 4 Girlz
Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation, Inc. - Riding Therapy for Women
2006 Grant Recipients
ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY AND SECURITY | $39,000
Essex County Community Organization - The E-Team Program
Girls Inc of Lynn - Strong, Smart and Bold Program
Help for Abused Women and Their Children - Making Money Work
Northern Essex Community College - The Women’s Network
Wellspring House - Foundations Program
YWCA of Greater Lawrence - Economic Literacy Program
2005 Grant Recipients
HEALTH AND WELL BEING | $47,000
Greater Lynn Senior Services - Older Battered Women's Program
S.A.F.E. Studio, Inc. - Females at Risk Program
The YWCA of Newburyport - Women’s Health Advocacy Program
Health Quarters, Inc. - The North Shore Cervical Cancer Prevention Program
The Women's Crisis Center - The Domestic Violence Legal Advocacy Program
Lawrence Boys & Girls Club - Smart Moves, The Real Deal, Fitness Authority and Baby Think it Over
2004 Grant Recipients
LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT | $27,500
Beverly Hospital - Connecting Young Moms Program
Haverhill Family Network, Community Action Inc. - Mapping Yourself
Girls Scouts of Spar and Spindle Council - Jump Smart