The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls will honor Susan Elko, a long-time advocate for social change in Chester County, with its annual Kitchen Table Award at the CCFWG Making a Difference Luncheon on Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern, PA.
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) will honor Patricia Yoder – a passionate advocate for women and children in Chester County – with their Kitchen Table Award at the 15th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on Friday, May 1, 2020.
CCFWG will present two innovative programs -- the Virtual Girls in Action Summit on May 18th and Virtual 15th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on June 5th -- to raise awareness about the pandemic’s impacts on local women and girls.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges faced by working mothers, but it has also provided an opportunity to not only address longstanding inequities but to strive for healing and change of systems that have consistently put women at a disadvantage.
A new mural unveiled days before the 2020 election honors the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted many women the right to vote, and serves as an inspiration for the community to get out and vote.
Nearly 100 people tuned in for the virtual event that raised over $27,000 in support of local women and girls.
The Fund for Women and Girls marked 25 years of serving local women and girls at the 16th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on May 7th at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern.
The Fund for Women and Girls says goodbye to current Executive Director, Michelle Legaspi Sánchez, and announces Mary Beth Morrissey as Interim Executive Director effective September 20, 2021.
Nearly 75 business leaders, community supporters and elected officials gathered for the annual event that raised over $45,000 in support of local women and girls.
Published every five years, The Fund’s Blueprint Report is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County.
