Back to top

Site Search

Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
At the Leeway Foundation the true heart of our programming and the work of ... and feminism were highlighted as trending areas of focus for this round.    Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides ... Arts, $2,500 Tezarah Wilkins (Highland Park, Delaware County), Media Arts, $2,500 Yolonda Johnson-Young ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Arts & CultureSocial JusticeWomen and Girls
15Feb2023

Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Blueprint Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Chester County

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
8:30am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the next Chester County Funders Community of Practice for a conversation with ... in Chester County. The report provides critical data to identify areas of progress for women and girls and ...

Health Department Announces Significant Contributions to the Philly Joy Bank from the William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners

Monday, March 20, 2023
... to announce generous contributions from the William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners to support the ... funding will help provide a monthly guaranteed income for approximately 250 pregnant Philadelphians with the aim of ... data by race and ethnicity, Black infants in our city are over four times more likely to die before their first ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Health CareWomen and Girls
Areas of Focus 
Collective ActionEquity and Social Justice

Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... justice with grantees from Philadelphia, Bucks and Delaware County. In the wake of COVID-19, it is imperative to ...

Leeway Foundation Introduces Immediate Relief Funds for Individual Artists in the Launch of the 2021 Community Care Fund

Leeway Foundation Community Care Fund
Thursday, February 4, 2021
... impacts on the arts and culture community, Leeway Foundation is launching the WOO Community Care Fund in 2021. ... as part of their joint relief and recovery support effort for Philadelphia arts and culture organizations. Last March, ... Care Fund will provide financial assistance of up to $1,000 to Leeway grant or award recipients experiencing ...

Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation continues to be led by our community and grantees ... fat queer, trans, and nonbinary femmes/fems, documenting over 50 years of disability advocacy, or using culinary arts ...

Cheryl Brubaker named Executive Director for The Fund for Women and Girls

Cheryl Brubaker
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
... (2).png WEST CHESTER, PA (June 26, 2024) – The Fund for Women and Girls, a leading nonprofit organization in Chester County dedicated to empowering women and girls through ... and a deep commitment to advancing gender equity. With over 7 years in nonprofit leadership at the Women’s ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Women and Girls

The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank at Sixth Annual Champions of Change Event

Fredda Maddox
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
WEST CHESTER, PA (September 19, 2022) - The Fund for Women and Girls will host its sixth annual Champions of ... leader and supporter of women and girls in Chester County, Gladys left a lasting impact on our community. This ... who represent the communities it serves. For instance, over 30% of the Board of Directors is comprised of women. In ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Women and Girls

CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... community leaders, and residents joined the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), West Chester Public Arts ... Movement because the fight for the right to vote is not over…This mural is an awesome reminder of the tenacity of ...

Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Monday, October 7, 2019
Leewaylogo.jpg (Ocotber 7, 2019) - Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming ... producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues. The fall 2019 ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
WEST CHESTER, PA (October 6, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls launched its highly anticipated 2022 ... needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County. This fourth edition of the Report highlights pressing ... levels, with a deep dive on conditions in Chester County. Over 120 community members, grantee partners, and ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Topic(s) 
Facts, Figures, TrendsPublications
Funding Area 
Women and Girls
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... Sexual Harassment survey, supported by the Chester County Commissioners and undertaken by the Chester County Women’s Commission (CCWC) and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people ... needs of women and girls, and has awarded almost $3 million to 70 local non-profit organizations. To learn more ...

Op-Ed: Families Need Child Care Resources Now More than Ever

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
Families in Chester County are working harder than ever. COVID-19 has not only ... health crisis, but it has exposed the existing crisis for quality and affordable child care as well. Parents have ... will pay $2,649 a month while the average housing cost is $1,285 for that same family. COVID-19 has particularly exposed ...

Chesco Residents Gather to Reflect on Lessons Learned and Strategies for Sustaining a Female-Led Cultural Movement

Friday, February 2, 2018
WEST CHESTER, PA (February 2, 2018) - The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls hosted a panel discussion in our ... Fund for Women and Girls is a grantmaking and education foundation that addresses needs of women and girls in the ...
Find More By
News type 
Press Release
Topic(s) 
Advocacy
Funding Area 
Women and Girls

A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... have imagined. My “third shift” job has been preparing for the start of this school year and worrying about how to ... with a job that gives me a fair amount of flexibility over my schedule and a spouse who contributes to our ... a few weeks ago, the organization I lead, the  Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) , hosted the virtual ...

The Alliance for Health Equity announces the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship

Judy Spangler
Monday, May 8, 2023
Press release Alliance for Health Equity.png   Coatesville, Pennsylvania - The ... with both The Alliance for Health Equity and the Newlin Foundation as we remember the distinguished life of Judy ... and as a colleague in the non-profit community in Chester County.  This scholarship pays tribute to a wonderful role ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... such a momentous decision could have on our communities for generations to come. Poverty, education, child welfare, ... boards of the Abortion Liberation Fund and the Valentine Foundation, as well as Bread & Roses Community Fund. Ms. ... of Pennsylvania. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors and is frequently featured in local and ...

The Fund for Women and Girls Bids Farewell to Current Executive Director, Announces Interim Appointee, and Looks Ahead to Diverse Executive Search

Mary Beth Morrissey
Thursday, September 16, 2021
WEST CHESTER, PA (September 16, 2021) - The Fund for Women and Girls says goodbye to its current Executive ... expressed her deep gratitude for their support of her over the past six years, five as Executive Director: “I am ... all of you in service to the women and girls of Chester County.” For questions about The Fund’s leadership ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Women and Girls
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Pages